Many correctional institutions (prisons) in Indonesia are overcrowded. In early February 2017, the Directorate General of Corrections recorded five prisons with overcrowding exceeding 500 percent of their actual capacity. The Class II A prison in Jambi was the most overcrowded, with an occupancy rate exceeding 700 percent.
According to Akbar Hadi, Head of Sub-Directorate for Communication at the Directorate General of Corrections, several factors contribute to this overcrowding. These include high crime rates, a lack of pre-trial detention in the police and prosecutor's offices, and Government Regulation No. 92/2012, which makes it more difficult to obtain remissions and parole. Akbar stated that this overcrowding significantly impacts living conditions within the prisons.
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