Prisons And Detention Centers In Central Sulawesi Eliminate Visits During Eid

Palu prison provides four special rooms for video call services for inmates/PHOTO: ANTARA

PALU - Correctional Institutions (Lapas) and Detention Centers (Rutan) in Central Sulawesi eliminate visiting services on Eid Al-Fitr 1443 Hijri. and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) Central Sulawesi Budi Argap Situngkir was met in Palu, Wednesday, April 28. According to Budi, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was the reason why he canceled face-to-face visits. In exchange, prisons and detention centers will provide virtual visits for inmates who want to meet their families during Eid later. "But we will provide virtual visiting rooms, we will facilitate it. , maybe every day the duration is limited, maybe during Eid we will increase the duration," he said. Budi said, most likely Physical visits to the inmates will be re-opened when the government has confirmed that the pandemic has ended and is 100 percent safe from the spread of COVID-19.

"For prisons, we anticipate that if one is exposed to one, all will immediately be affected. If there are government instructions regarding the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be the first to inform the public, visits are opened," he explained. meet in person, but with the virtual service it can cure homesickness and at the same time be able to stay in touch between inmates and their families. "I hope everything goes smoothly," he explained. face also has an impact on reducing the findings of narcotics smuggling in cells. If the visit is what we anticipate, it is indeed goods that are smuggled in," said Sunar when met in Palu, Wednesday.