Lampung prison 'full house'

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The Rajabasa penitentiary now houses 800 people, 300 more than its capacity, according to Antara.

The news agency quoted head of the provincial office of the Ministry of Justice JB Mathaus saying yesterday that the cells were packed with inmates and detainees, including those detained temporarily on requests from police offices, the prosecutor's office and the local courts.

Of the number incarcerated, 300 were inmates; the other 500 were detainees awaiting trials or other solutions to their cases.

"This situation is a burden on the justice office," he said.

The Ministry plans to build a new facility to serve as a detention center in Lampung. (swe)