155,000 Prisoners Granted Eid al-Fitr Remission in 2026
Jakarta – The Directorate General of Corrections under the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections has granted Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijriah/2026 CE remission to 155,908 inmates or supervised individuals across Indonesia.
The remission was symbolically presented by Director General Mashudi at the Gunung Sindur Narcotics Penitentiary in Bogor on Saturday.
Mashudi stated that the granting of special remission (RK) and sentence reduction (PMP) to supervised individuals represents the state’s commitment to providing citizens’ rights after they have successfully undergone good rehabilitation.
“Special RK and PMP for Eid al-Fitr are given as a form of the state’s appreciation to supervised individuals who have shown positive behavioural changes and have followed rehabilitation programmes well,” Mashudi said in his statement on Saturday, 21 March 2026.
The 155,908 recipients of the special remission consist of 154,785 inmates and 1,123 child supervisees.
Of the total inmates receiving Eid al-Fitr RK, 153,642 individuals received RK I or partial sentence reduction, while 1,143 received RK II or immediate release.
Meanwhile, 1,104 child supervisees received Special PMP I and 19 received Special PMP II or immediate release.
The highest number of recipients of Eid al-Fitr RK and PMP this year come from the West Java Regional Office of the Directorate General of Corrections with 18,335 individuals, North Sumatra Regional Office with 15,621 individuals, and East Java Regional Office with 14,244 individuals.
During the event, Mashudi delivered a written address from Minister of Immigration and Corrections Agus Andrianto, stating that the remission is a form of the state’s appreciation to supervised individuals.
“We hope this momentum further motivates them to continue improving themselves and preparing to return to the midst of society,” he said.
According to him, the remission policy has a positive impact on state budget efficiency.
“This policy also impacts state budget efficiency in meeting the feeding needs of supervised individuals with potential savings reaching Rp109,261,845,000,” he revealed.
The granting of special RK and PMP, he said, is expected to motivate all supervised individuals to continue behaving well, actively participating in rehabilitation, and preparing to return to society as more productive and responsible individuals.
On that occasion, Mashudi also handed over premiums to working supervised individuals as well as social assistance for the community and families of supervised individuals.