Kemenkumham Lapas In Southeast Sulawesi Are Over Capacity

Expert Staff of the Minister of Law and Human Rights for Social Affairs Min Usihen when interviewed on the sidelines of a work visit at the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of Southeast Sulawesi, Thursday (19/5/2022) (ANTARA/Harianto)

KENDARI - Expert Staff of the Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) for Social Affairs made a working visit in Southeast Sulawesi to check the facilities and infrastructure (sarpras) of correctional institutions (lapas) and detention houses (rutan), the majority of which have "over" capacity.

Expert Staff of the Minister of Law and Human Rights for Social Affairs Min Usihen in Kendari, Thursday, May 19, said that his party had discussed adding detention rooms in a number of prisons and detention centers in Southeast Sulawesi.

"If you want to add more prisons and detention centers, of course there will be, but in the meantime what can be done is to redistribute the inmates in prisons and remand centers that are not 'over' capacity," he said as quoted by Antara.

He conveyed that currently efforts are being made to overcome excess capacity by redistributing some inmates or detainees to some prisons or remand centers that have not exceeded the capacity of the detention room.

"Meanwhile, what can be done is to redistribute inmates in prisons and remand centers that are not yet 'over' capacity," he said. redistribution.

"The policy is that if the occupants are above 300 percent, then redistribution must be carried out," he explained.

Based on data from the Regional Office of the Kemenkumham Sultra, a number of prisons and detention centers in this region experience excess capacity by 100 to 150 percent.

During his working visit, he provided performance guidance and strengthened bureaucratic reform to all levels in Southeast Sulawesi so that they could contribute to achieving development goals.

"Our goal is to visit the Southeast Sulawesi Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office to conduct performance development and strengthen bureaucratic reform so that the Southeast Sulawesi Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office contributes to achieving organizational goals at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, especially in order to achieve development goals," he said.