61 'High Risk' Prisoners from Central Java and East Java Moved to Nusakambangan Prison

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JAKARTA - A total of 61 high-risk inmates were transferred to the Super Maximum and Maximum Security Prisons on Nusakambangan Island, West Java on Sunday, February 01, 2026.

They were placed in various different prisons, namely the Class 1 Batu Prison, Karang Anyar Prison, Iron Prison, Gladakan Prison and Nusakambangan Narcotics Prison.

"We have relocated two times to 61 inmates in the high-risk category. So a total of 1,948 high-risk inmates have been transferred to Nusakambangan to receive proper training and security," said Director General of Corrections, Ministry of Immigration and Corrections, Mashudi.

Mashudi said that the transfer came from Central Java, especially the Surakarta Prison with 15 inmates. In East Java, there were 22 inmates from Pamekasan Prison, 14 inmates from Surabaya Class 1 Prison and 10 inmates from Madiun Youth Prison.

"This transfer to Nusakambangan is not only a repressive action, but also a rehabilitative step," he said.

"In accordance with the breath of the Penitentiary, the training is the main program given as a medium to send inmates back to society as good citizens, obedient to rules and become independent human beings," he continued.

He said that assessments would be carried out every 6 months and if there was a decrease in risk, the high-risk residents would be moved to a lower level of security and guidance.

The escort during the transfer process was carried out together with officers from the Directorate of Intelligence Security, Internal Compliance Directorate, Ditjenpas Regional Office Officers for Java Tengan and East Java, Surakarta Police and East Java Police Brimob.