Kamis , 19 Apr 2018, 21:45 WIB

Penal code revision to solve overcrowding in prison: Laoly

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Law and Human Rights Minister, Yasonna Laoly, stated here on Thursday that the revision of penal code bill (RUU KUHAP) would offer an alternative penalty for...

Sabtu , 06 May 2017, 09:20 WIB

Overloaded prison, Criminologist: It's a time bomb

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PEKANBARU -- A criminologist from Riau Islamic University, Syahrul Akmal Latif, said prison capacity problem is like a "time bomb". It was the cause that trigger hundreds of prisoners fled from Class IIB of detention center in Pekanbaru.   In an overloaded prison, Syahrul said frictions between inmates easily occured. It could end up with a riot. "Overload condition whether...