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Prison escapee dug tunnel for six months using stolen tools, police say

City 5 years ago

Prison escapee dug tunnel for six months using stolen tools, police say

Cai Changpan, a 53-year-old drug convict on death row who recently escaped from the Tangerang penitentiary in Banten, West Java, dug the tunnel that he used to escape the facility over the course of six months using stolen construction tools, the Jakarta Police said on Tuesday

W. Sulawesi warden fired for forcing Muslim inmates to read Quran

National 6 years ago

W. Sulawesi warden fired for forcing Muslim inmates to read Quran

Haryoto told reporters that a riot on Saturday had been started by an inmate who was angry about not being released because he could not read the Quran.

Watchdog lambasts alleged inhumane treatment of Nusakambangan prisoners

National 6 years ago

Watchdog lambasts alleged inhumane treatment of Nusakambangan prisoners

The video showed prison guards dragging bound and handcuffed inmates across the ground.

Indonesian prisons overcrowded, lack guards: Ministry

National 8 years ago

Indonesian prisons overcrowded, lack guards: Ministry

Prisons in Indonesia are holding too many inmates, while at the same time having too few prison guards, leading to various disciplinary problems.

Police hunt for 5 inmates who escaped from Abepura prison

National 8 years ago

Police hunt for 5 inmates who escaped from Abepura prison

Police have dispatched officers to search for five inmates who escaped from the Class II A Abepura Prison in Jayapura, Papua, on Tuesday.

Six inmates escape Abepura prison

National 9 years ago

Six inmates escape Abepura prison

Six inmates have escaped a prison in Abepura district, Jayapura, Papua, during a church service and family visitation on Sunday.

Indonesia needs to double number of prison officers

National 9 years ago

Indonesia needs to double number of prison officers

The government needs to double its number of prison officers to accommodate ever-increasing numbers of inmates, an official has said.

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