Indonesia's Prison Population Explodes: The Number of Inmates
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According to the World Prison Brief (WPB), the number of inmates in Indonesia has steadily increased over the last decade, as shown in the graph.
The WPB recorded the number of inmates in Indonesia reaching approximately 249,000 in 2020, while the national prison capacity is only around 132,000.
As of May 3, 2022, the WPB assessed that the occupancy rate of prisons or correctional institutions (lapas) in Indonesia had reached 208%, ranking 21st highest out of 207 countries worldwide.
Based on a report from the Directorate General of Corrections (Ditjenpas) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham), the majority of Indonesian prison inmates are involved in drug-related cases, reaching 145,413 individuals as of August 2021.
Of these, 116,930 drug convicts are categorized as traffickers, while 28,483 are users.
(See also: List of Countries with the Highest Number of Inmates in the World, Where Does Indonesia Rank?)
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