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    "data": {
        "id": 1776046,
        "msgid": "two-papua-inmates-granted-special-vesak-day-remission-1780280364",
        "date": "2026-05-31 20:19:35",
        "title": "Two Papua inmates granted special Vesak Day remission",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Two Buddhist inmates in Papua have been granted special Vesak Day remission as part of a nationwide initiative that saved Rp840.5 million on prisoner meals and Rp2.1 million for juvenile detainees. The programme, which saw 1,052 Buddhist inmates and juveniles receive remissions across Indonesia, demonstrates measurable progress in rehabilitation efforts within the corrections system, with six individuals granted immediate release.",
        "content": "<p>Jayapura (ANTARA) - Two Buddhist inmates in Papua have received\nspecial remission for Vesak Day 2570 Buddhist Era (BE) 2026. The two\nprisoners granted Special Remission I (RK I), reducing part of their\nsentences, are from Jayapura Class IIA Narcotics Prison and Biak Class\nIIB Prison, one each. \u201cThe special remission for Buddhist inmates was\ngranted as they met the administrative and substantive requirements\nunder applicable regulations,\u201d said Herman Mulawarman, Head of the Papua\nRegional Office of the Directorate General of Corrections (Ditjenpas),\nin a press release received by ANTARA in Jayapura on Sunday. \u201cThe policy\nhas resulted in savings of Rp840,525,000 for inmate meals and\nRp2,145,000 for juvenile detainees\u2019 meals,\u201d he added. He explained that\nthe remission granted to inmates in Papua is tangible proof that\nrehabilitation programs within the corrections system are ongoing and\nyielding measurable results. He added that nationwide, the Directorate\nGeneral of Corrections granted special remission and special sentence\nreduction for Vesak 2026 to 1,052 Buddhist inmates and juvenile\ndetainees. Of this number, 1,047 prisoners received Vesak special\nremission: 1,041 received RK I, six received RK II (immediate release),\nwhile five juvenile detainees were granted special sentence reduction\nI.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/two-papua-inmates-granted-special-vesak-day-remission-1780280364",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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