15 Foreign Inmates in Kerobokan Prison Get Christmas Clemency
The Class II A Kerobokan Penitentiary has announced the 2021 Christmas clemency list. The Christmas clemency was announced after the...
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Ex-minister Gets 12 Years for COVID-19 Aid Corruption
Former social affairs minister Juliari Batubara has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined Rp500 million for receiving...
Rizieq Shihab Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
Rizieq Shihab in Prison The defendant in the swab test case at the Ummi Hospital in Bogor, Rizieq Shihab, has...
Beware – Different Strokes for Different Folks
Two crimes: One involving the death of a policeman, the other a failed attempt at drug smuggling. One criminal gets...
Indonesian Police Nab American Bitcoin Fugitive for Child Sex
Police in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta have arrested a convicted American paedophile wanted by the US Federal Bureau of...
Over 100 Inmates Escape from Riau Prison
More than 100 prison inmates have escaped from a jail in Siak district in the province of Riau, Sumatra. The...
Australian Tourist and Indonesian Girlfriend Sentenced to 6 years of Prison for Drug Possession
Australian Brendon Johnsson and his Indonesian girlfriend, Remi Purwanto, both 43 were sentenced to nearly 6 years of prison by...
British Woman Who Slapped Immigration Officer Sentenced to Six Months in Prison
The British woman who went viral for slapping an immigration officer was sentenced to six months in jail by an...
Top 10 Controversial Convictions in Indonesia
Baiq Nuril Maknun Sexual harassment victim jailed for six months In August 2012, Baiq Nuril Maknun (born 1978) was working...
Over 100 Inmates Escape During Prayer Time
More than 100 inmates escaped from a prison in western Indonesia after overpowering a guard during prayer time, police said...
Prison Guard Caught Allegedly Smuggling Drugs into Prison
The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) arrested a prison guard and a prisoner for allegedly trafficking methamphetamine and ecstasy in Lubuk...
One and Half Year Prison for Editor of Ahok Blasphemy Video
The Bandung District Court has sentenced Buni Yani, the man accused of uploading an edited video of a speech by...
Ahok to Stay in Mako Brimob Prison Amid Security Concerns
Former Jakarta governor Basuki ‘Ahok’ Tjahaja Purnama will not be moved to East Jakarta’s Cipinang Prison as initially planned but...
Anti-Drug Chief Reveals Half of Drug Trade Run From Prisons
The ongoing war on drugs in Indonesia has faced a fresh hurdle with the National Narcotics Agency revealing half of...
Indonesian Prisoners Display Handicrafts in Bid for Rehabilitation
Despite Indonesia’s enthusiasm for the death penalty over rehab, a Jakarta expo will feature handicrafts from prisoners honing skills before...
Report: ISIS Exploits Structural Problems in Indonesia’s Prisons
Structural problems in the prison system such as overcrowding and understaffing make it easier for ISIS to recruit, says a...
In Spite of Injustice, Hope Still Shines from Cipinang
Cecillia Bae talks to Tracy Bantleman, wife of incarcerated Neil Bantleman, who has just spent his second birthday behind bars,...
A Really Scary Thing
In 1995 I was the tour promoter for the Philippines leg of the Asian tour of the British band The...
Inside Story
When I was in my twenties, I spent some time in prison and I can honestly say it was one...