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        "msgid": "bali-governors-statement-on-kerobokan-prison-relocation-plan-1776185451",
        "date": "2026-04-14 22:40:01",
        "title": "Bali Governor's Statement on Kerobokan Prison Relocation Plan",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Bali Governor Wayan Koster has stated that the relocation of the overcrowded Kerobokan Prison in Badung Regency to Jembrana Regency remains in the memorandum of understanding phase, aimed at addressing capacity issues and its location amid tourist areas. The new facility will be built on 11 hectares of provincial land and handed over to the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections, while the old site will become a green open space. Minister Agus Andrianto praised Bali's efforts to reduce prison overcrowding as part of a national initiative.",
        "content": "<p>Nusa Dua, Bali (ANTARA) - The plan to relocate the Class II-A\nKerobokan Penitentiary in Badung Regency to Jembrana Regency is\ncurrently still in the discussion phase for a memorandum of\nunderstanding (MoU). \u201cNot yet (construction), just the MoU process\nfirst,\u201d said Bali Governor Wayan Koster during the opening of the 7th\nWorld Congress on Probation (WCPP) in Nusa Dua, Badung Regency, Bali, on\nTuesday. According to him, one reason for moving the Kerobokan\nPenitentiary is that it has exceeded capacity with a small land area of\nfour hectares. Moreover, said he, Bali\u2019s largest prison is located in\nthe midst of a tourism area in Badung Regency, thus intersecting with\nquite dense traffic. At the same time, continued he, the Provincial\nGovernment of Bali has 11 hectares of land in Melaya, Jembrana Regency,\nwhich is representative for use as a new prison building to replace the\nKerobokan Penitentiary. In the future, said he, the prison will be built\nby the Badung Regency Government and is planned to be handed over to the\nMinistry of Immigration and Corrections. Meanwhile, the old Kerobokan\nPenitentiary land, added Koster, is planned to be handed over to the\nBadung Regency Government to be turned into a green open space. The\nKerobokan Penitentiary is one of the largest and densest correctional\ninstitutions in Bali with a dynamic number of inmates and prisoners at\ncertain times. Based on the latest data as of 21 March 2026, the\nKerobokan Penitentiary houses 1,730 inmates or 17 percent over its\nnormal capacity of 1,480 people. Meanwhile, on the same occasion,\nMinister of Immigration and Corrections Agus Andrianto appreciated\nBali\u2019s efforts in reducing inmate density, including the Kerobokan\nPenitentiary relocation plan. The seven prisons are the Kumbang\nNusakambangan Prison, Bagansiapiapi, Lhokseumawe, Jambi, Semarang, Solo,\nand Pagaralam. \u201cThe Governor of Bali will collaborate with the Regent of\nBadung. This Kerobokan Prison is currently in the middle of the city; he\n(the Governor of Bali) will move it to a larger place outside Badung,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>",
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