Correctional officials visit Bali

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