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Country INDONESIA
Ministry responsible Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Prison administration Directorate General of Corrections
Contact address Jalan Veteran No.11, Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia
Telephone/fax/website tel: +62 21 385 7611
fax: +62 21 345 2155 or 21 231 2140
Web: www.ditjenpas.go.id
Head of prison administration
(and title)
Untung Sugiyono
Director General of Corrections
Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners)
151,723
at mid-2012 (national prison administration, via Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators)
Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population)
62
based on an estimated national population of 244.8 million at mid-2012 (United Nations)
Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
32.8%
(mid-2012)
Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
5.1%
(mid-2012)
Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population)
5.6%
(31.7.2009 - minors)
Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
0.5%
(mid-2012)
Number of establishments /
institutions
430
(2009)
Official capacity of prison system 96,891
(31.12.2011)
Occupancy level (based on official
capacity)
146.5%
(31.12.2011)
Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate)
1992 40,915 (21)
1996 41,353 (20)
1998 48,898 (24)
2001 59,488 (27)
2004 87,185 (39)
2007 128,876 (55)
2010 117,863 (49)

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