JAKARTA - The Indonesian correctional system is moving towards a new face that is more humane and oriented towards social rehabilitation.
The change was emphasized by the Director General (Dirjen) of Corrections of the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections (Kemen Imipas), Irjen (Purn) Mashudi, in a Public Discussion "Prison Transformation in Realizing a Modern Corrections that is Socially Just". This discussion was initiated by Hallonews in collaboration with the Faculty of Law, Pancasila University in Jakarta, Friday, June 12.
Mashudi assessed that at present, the penitentiary can no longer be seen as an institution that only accepts and carries out court decisions.
"Previously, punishment was identical to retaliation for mistakes, now imprisonment is directed at improving the behavior of perpetrators, restoring social relationships that were damaged by criminal acts, and preparing inmates to live productively in the community," said Mashudi in a public discussion held at the Nusantara Hall of the Faculty of Law, Pancasila University, South Jakarta.
"Prison is no longer at the end of the legal process. We have been an important part since the beginning of the criminal justice system to support the realization of more humane justice," added Mashudi.
One of the important breakthroughs discussed is the presence of alternative sentencing, such as probationary imprisonment and social work imprisonment. This approach is designed to reduce dependence on prison sentences and make imprisonment the last option, or what is called in legal terms ultimum remedium.
Meanwhile, in the context of narcotics cases, imprisonment can take the form of rehabilitation. Deputy Rehabilitation of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), dr. Bina Ampera Bukit, M.Kes., stated that rehabilitation is not an alternative to punishment, but rather the responsibility of the state to restore the physical, mental, and social functions of a person through a medical and social approach.
"Through social recovery, reintegration into society is the main benchmark for the success of every recovery program," said Dr. Bina Ampera Bukit who attended as a resource person.
This discussion was attended by hundreds of students from the Faculty of Law, Universitas Pancasila who were very enthusiastic to listen to the presentation. When the question and answer session was opened, the students rushed to ask critical questions, including regarding the current situation in several correctional institutions (prisons) that they knew from mass media reports.
On the same occasion, the Editor-in-Chief of Hallonews, Sumber Rajasa Ginting, stated that the holding of this discussion is a form of media contribution in educating the public about a more humane penitentiary system.
"We hold this discussion so that the public can better understand the development of our criminal justice system," he said.
On the other hand, the Dean of the Faculty of Law at Pancasila University, Lisda Syamsumardian, emphasized that the Indonesian correctional system must completely abandon the colonial legacy sentencing paradigm and switch to an approach based on Pancasila values.
"Indonesian correctional institutions must be based on the Pancasila values, namely humanizing every individual," said Lisda.
According to Lisda, the problem of overcapacity (overcrowding) is not merely an issue of physical discomfort. This has a direct impact on the decline in the effectiveness of coaching and the increased potential for recidivism - a vicious circle that actually exacerbates the problem of criminality in the long term.
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