Directorate General of Corrections Takes Firm Action Against Staff Involved in Disciplinary Violations
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Director General of Corrections (Dirjenpas) Mashudi has affirmed that his agency will take firm action against correctional staff involved in disciplinary violations, such as involvement in drug distribution, extortion, fraud, and mobile phone use, among others.
He stated that during the first quarter of 2026, a total of 27 violations were addressed by Ditjenpas, with 50 percent of them being serious offences, such as drug involvement.
“The results of the analysis and evaluation for the first quarter have been submitted to the minister. This includes the number of disciplinary violations committed, whether minor, moderate, or severe. The majority were serious violations. Out of the 27 violations, the highest percentage were serious ones,” said Mashudi after leading the “Zero Halinar” (handphones, extortion, and narcotics) pledge ceremony at the Ditjenpas Office Field, Jakarta, on Thursday.
According to him, this commitment applies across the entire Ditjenpas work environment throughout Indonesia, from regional offices, technical implementation units, prisons, detention centres, child protection agencies, to correctional training centres.
“Today, we are pledging that in prisons, there will be zero handphones, zero narcotics, zero fraud. This is what we did this morning to ensure everyone is committed to making corrections beneficial for society, in line with our motto,” he said.
He added that this pledge is one of the efforts to strengthen the commitment of the entire Ditjenpas apparatus, from top leadership to staff levels in corrections.
If violations are still found among staff or inmates after this declaration or pledge, legal sanctions will be imposed.
“So we do not discriminate; we have already taken strategic steps, and if violations continue, we will have no choice but to enforce the necessary actions, like it or not,” said Mashudi.
He also reminded his subordinates not to complain about staff shortages in carrying out security duties in corrections. Currently, the ratio of Ditjenpas employees to the population served is 1 to 4. For security personnel, it is 1 to 36, meaning one officer secures 36 inmates.
This situation is similar to that in the police force, where the ratio is even larger, with one police officer overseeing residents in a village up to a sub-district.
“Make use of the available resources, do not delay work until it piles up and becomes overgrown like weeds here,” he said.
“The key to work is discipline; attending the morning roll call is already one form of discipline,” he added.