Jember Prison Raided, Officers Found Knife, Owner Was Given A Note

Officers searched the rooms of prisoners at the Class II-A Prison Jember, Monday, March 28 evening. (ANTARA/HO-Jamber Prison)

JEMBER - A joint team from the Jember Penitentiary (Lapas) conducted a search of all inmates' rooms at the Class II-A Prison, Jember Regency, East Java, Monday, March 28 evening.

The raid, which was carried out with the apparatus together with the TNI and Polri, found prohibited objects such as sharp weapons and cell phones.

"The joint operation is our effort to realize zero halinar prisons and detention centers (mobile phones, illegal fees and drugs), so that all ranks are obliged to carry out routine raids," said Head of the Correctional Division of the East Java Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Teguh Wibowo here Jember, Tuesday 29 March.

Officers from the Satops Patnal Penitentiary Class II-A Jember supported by TNI AD personnel from the 0824 Kodim and Samapta Polres Jember conducted a search of the inmates' housing with a number of items which were found: a cell phone, a knife, dozens of matches and several other dangerous metal objects.

"The goal is to be more transparent, so we appreciate the Jember Prison which invites other parties, namely the TNI and Polri to be directly involved in the search inside the Jember Prison," he said, as reported by Antara.

During the search, he continued, the joint team confiscated dozens of prohibited items, namely matches, a mobile phone, a knife, and several other dangerous metal objects.

"On the findings of the prohibited items, we asked the Head of the Jember Class II-A Prison to record and trace the ownership of the prohibited objects, which could be in the rooms of the inmates," he said.

Officers call and provide notes and provide special guidance for inmates who violate by bringing these prohibited items.

"We will also destroy the found items after they have been inventoried by officers, considering that the joint operation aims to keep the prison situation conducive, safe and orderly," he said.

Meanwhile, Head of Jember Class II-A Prison Hasan Basri said the routine search was focused on searching the block inhabited by 847 inmates with various cases.

"In a search, of course, officers prioritize searches that are firm but still polite, so we emphasize that during the activity always maintain ethics and not be arrogant so as not to make noise," he said.

He hopes that the raids can bring order to the inmates in terms of their belongings and that his party remains committed to cleaning up items that enter the prison that have the potential to disrupt security and order.