Bogor needs new prison

Bogor needs new prison

BOGOR (JP): Bogor mayoralty is in need of a new and larger
penitentiary to replace the existing over-capacity prison, which
was built by the Dutch colonial government.

Chief warden of Paledang Penitentiary Rachmat Tanoe said on
Tuesday he was discussing with officials of the mayoralty
administration the possibility of building a new prison outside
the town.

Standing on a two-hectare plot in downtown Bogor, the old
prison is home to 613 prisoners. Rachmat said the cells in the
penitentiary "are inhuman and unable to accommodate" all the
prisoners comfortably.

"We're concerned about the conditions faced by our brothers in
the penitentiary. But they understand the situation and have not
complained," Rachmat said.

The Paledang Penitentiary has four blocks, each accommodating
more than 50 prisoners, almost twice the ideal rate of 28,
according to Rachmat.

Apart from inmates, the penitentiary also hosts detainees
under the custody of Bogor and Depok Police. (21)