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Indonesia Ranks Among Top 10 Countries with the Highest Number of Prisoners

21/11/2016 14:09 WIB

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The United States (US) has the largest prison population in the world. According to 2016 World Prison Brief data, the US holds at least 2.2 million prisoners in various prisons nationwide. This makes the US the second highest in prison density, with 693 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, second only to Seychelles, a small country with a density of 799 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.

Indonesia ranks ninth, with 197,000 inmates spread across the country. This number exceeds the capacity of available correctional facilities (Lapas), which is approximately 120,000 prisoners. Besides overcrowding, other problems include inadequate prison facilities, a shortage of prison officers, and an insufficiently effective inmate surveillance system.

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