Eid al-Fitr Remission Saves Rp 109 Billion in Prisoner Meal Budget
The Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Services (Imipas) has granted special Eid al-Fitri remission (RK) for 2026 to 155,908 prisoners across Indonesia. Among them, 1,143 individuals were immediately released from prison.
Special remission in the form of sentence reductions was also given to 1,123 juvenile prisoners. From this remission grant, the state is said to save on financing the needs of prisoners while in prison by Rp 109.2 billion.
Minister of Imipas Agus Andrianto, in a speech read by the Director General of Corrections Mashudi, stated that the granting of remission to the prisoners is their right while in prison. “Special remission and special Eid al-Fitri sentence reductions are given by the state as a form of appreciation to inmates who have shown change and positive behaviour in following guidance programmes well,” said Agus in a press release on Saturday (21/3/2026).
Mashudi added that the granting of special remission and Eid sentence reductions this year was mostly carried out in the West Java Regional Office of the Directorate General of Corrections (Ditjenpas) with 18,335 prisoners. Then in the North Sumatra Ditjenpas Regional Office with 15,621 prisoners and the East Java Ditjenpas Regional Office with 14,244 people.
“The granting of special remission and sentence reductions is hoped to become motivation for all inmates to continue behaving well and actively participating in guidance to prepare themselves to return to the midst of society,” he said.
Furthermore, Mashudi conveyed that the granting of special remission also helps savings for the state. Because while being prisoners or inmates in prison, the food needs of the prisoners become a burden on the government.
The total savings from special remission and sentence reductions this year reach Rp 109.2 billion. “This policy impacts the efficiency of the state budget in fulfilling the meal needs of inmates with potential savings of Rp 109.2 billion,” said Mashudi.