The Old Issue Of Over Capacity In Prisons, Here Are 2 Strategies Of Minister Of Law And Human Rights Yasonna To Overcome It

Minister of Law and Human Rights (Menkumham) Yasonna Laoly (Photo: Kemenkumham.go.id)

JAKARTA - Minister of Law and Human Rights (Menkumham) Yasonna Laoly said that overcapacity in prisons is a classic problem. So, Yasonna already has two ways to deal with it.

"Over capacity is a classic problem," Yasonna told reporters, Wednesday, September 8.

The first way to solve this problem is to push for a revision of the Narcotics Law. This is because 50 percent of prison inmates are narcotics convicts.

"Our problem is narcotics crime violations which represent more than 50 percent of the capacity of prisons throughout Indonesia," said Yasonna.

In an effort to revise the Narcotics Law, only dealers will be prosecuted and must serve a prison term. Meanwhile, users are required to undergo rehabilitation.

"For example, drug users, we hope that they will be rehabilitated. If all of them are put in the prison it won't fit. 4 million could be (the number of narcotic inmates), now it's 270 thousand, we are already intoxicated," he said.

In fact, the emergence of a solution to build a new prison is not considered the right step. Because it takes a little time and money.

Then, the second way is by redistribution of prisoners. This means placing inmates from crowded prisons to more secluded ones. Even though in the end, that method still leads to an accumulation of inmates.

"That was finally solid. We have been scolded by the Head of the Resort Police, the Kapolda during COVID-19 we restrained those who were detained, not being brought into us, because of COVID, I first issued a policy of assimilation and integration at home. capacity, in the past I was criticized even though I received an award from the United Nations for that policy," said Yasonna.