Correctional officials visit Bali

DENPASAR, Bali: Bangli prison for drug-addicted prisoners and Denpasar prison will be visited by 125 correctional institute officials from 25 Asia Pacific countries, who will convene here in October.

Denpasar penitentiary warden Dedi Sutardi told reporters here that the congress participants chose the two Bali prisons as being representative of correctional institute management in Indonesia.

Half of the 330 inmates in Denpasar prison will be moved to Bangli prison, which was built especially for prisoners involved in drug abuse.

Dedi said Denpasar prison had upgraded its environment and been adorned with plants. Such an atmosphere was good for inmates who wished to consider their futures, he said.

The international conference is scheduled to take place between Oct. 13 and Oct. 18. -- Antara