PALEMBANG - Assimilation and education facilities for prisoners or correctional inmates (WBP) were built by the Class II A Lubuklinggau Correctional Institution (Lapas), Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of South Sumatra.

"The assimilation and education arena is a place to foster and educate WBP before they go out and return to society after serving their criminal period," said Head of Lubuklinggau Prison Hamdi Hasibuan, in Lubuklinggau, as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, May 4.

He explained that with adequate facilities, it is hoped that skills and independence and education activities of WBP can run optimally and successfully as expected together.

The construction of assimilation and education facilities in Lubuklinggau Prison in collaboration with the local City Government Fisheries Service by making fish ponds that can be used by inmates as a place to study and practice fish cultivation.

Regarding the measure of the success of coaching prisoners/WBP, now it is no longer just getting the good value listed in the Prisoners' Development Assessment System (SPPN), but can make good practice of the results of coaching and education.

Prisoners are expected to be productive or can practice well the results of the coaching and education processes they have gone through during their criminal period.

"Then how can they reshape confidence in the environment where they live with their families, eliminating unfavorable stigmatization of themselves after being released," said Kalapas Hamdi.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Regional Office of the South Sumatra Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Ilham Djaya, accompanied by the Head of the Administrative Division, Rahmi Widhiyanti, inaugurated the SAE facility and reviewed several developments at the Lubuklinggau Prison recently.

In addition to reviewing these facilities, Ilham Djaya and his entourage also reviewed the renovation of the Lubuklinggau Class II A Prison Office, as well as inaugurating public service hall and supporting facilities.

Then distribute the fish seeds in the pond in the assimilation and educational facilities of the Lubuklinggau Prison WBP.

On that occasion, Kakanwil Ilham Djaya appreciated the Head of Libuklinggau Hamdi who succeeded in carrying out several development and renovation activities.

The building and supporting facilities for WBP coaching in Libuklinggau Prison are getting better, this is proof that the Kalapas really pays attention to the comfort of WBP, visitors, and employees.

"If employees are comfortable, WBP can undergo good guidance and education, as well as the families and relatives of the inmates can be facilitated to visit in an adequate place, of course it can improve the performance of the Lubuklinggau Prison," he explained.

The Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of South Sumatra hopes that through the assimilation and Education (SAE) it can improve the skills of the inmates, especially in fish farming, so that these skills can be applied by the inmates when they return to society.

"Hopefully this SAE can be utilized optimally as a medium for fostering the independence of the inmates to develop and improve WBP skills so that later they can return to work independently, have creativity, are orderly, and be responsible," said Ilham Djaya.


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