Kemenkumham Says Four Prisons In Riau Have Drug Control Blocks

Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights Riau Mhd. Jahari Sitepu/Photo: Antara

PEKANBARU - A total of four prisons/detention centers in the Riau Kemenkumham Regional Office now have a drug control block as an effort to control drug trafficking from within prisons. has the potential to control drug trafficking from within the prison," said Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) Riau Mhd. Jahari Sitepu in his statement, in Pekabaru, Wednesday, April 6. He said that the drug control block followed the same system as the Nusakambangan Prison. The activities of the inmates have been severely restricted, including not being allowed to have cellphones and others by implementing high-level security. The construction of this drug control block, he also said, is part of an effort to suppress potential disturbances in security and order, as well as controlling drugs related to the current capacity of prisons/remand centers in Indonesia. The scope of the Riau Ministry of Law and Human Rights has 11,528 inmates or more than 300 percent. "Whatever problems or obstacles you face while on duty, no matter how small, tell me. So that together we can find a solution," said Jahari Sitepu, quoted by Antara. Those that already have the drug control block are the Pekanbaru Class IIA Penitentiary, the Bangkinang Class IIA Correctional Institution, the Bengkalis Class IIA Penitentiary, and the Tembilahan Class IIA Correctional Institution. officers and inmates, and incidental search of residential rooms to prevent the entry of prohibited items.