Strengthening Correctional Centres Requires Adequate Funding Support

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Coordinating Ministry for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correctional Services assesses that the strengthening of Correctional Centres (Bapas) requires adequate financial support.

During a meeting in Tangerang, Banten, on Wednesday (1/7), the Assistant Deputy for Coordination of Immigration and Correctional Institutional Cooperation, Herdaus, stated that strong institutional presence must be accompanied by sufficient budget support.

“This is so that various programmes and functions of the Correctional Centres can run optimally in supporting the implementation of the Criminal Code (KUHP) and the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP),” said Herdaus, as quoted from a statement confirmed in Jakarta on Tuesday.

On the other hand, he emphasised that accelerating the establishment of Bapas requires strong synergy between ministries and agencies.

Therefore, through the Meeting for the Preparation of Policy Recommendations and Coordination of Central and Regional Institutional Cooperation for the Acceleration of the Establishment of Correctional Centres—as part of strengthening the implementation of the Criminal Code (KUHP) and the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP)—it is hoped that all stakeholders will share a common understanding. This is intended to produce implementable policy recommendations and an actionable plan that can be executed in stages.

Herdaus believes that the current efforts will face various challenges; however, through coordination and collaboration among all parties, the accelerated establishment of Bapas can be realised as part of the strengthening of the KUHP and KUHAP implementation.

In the meeting, the Coordinating Ministry for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correctional Services brought together several speakers from ministries, agencies, academia, and civil society organisations to gather various perspectives for the preparation of policy recommendations regarding the acceleration of Bapas establishment.

“The successful implementation of the KUHP and KUHAP requires strengthening the function of Bapas as an integral part of the criminal justice system, ranging from the assessment process and guidance to social reintegration,” said Adrianus.

The Coordinating Ministry for Law, Human Emigration, and Correctional Services ensured that the various inputs provided by the speakers will serve as material for drafting policy recommendations, which will be further coordinated with relevant ministries and agencies.

The coordination function to resolve various cross-sectoral bottlenecks that could potentially hinder the accelerated establishment of Bapas will also continue to be strengthened.

The activity, held from 30 June to 2 July 2026, serves as a coordination forum to gather cross-sectoral input as material for preparing comprehensive policy recommendations to support the implementation of the KUHP and KUHAP.

Various strategic issues were discussed, ranging from the provision of infrastructure and the optimisation of state assets to institutional strengthening, human resource readiness, and correctional governance.

Through this forum, inputs from ministries, agencies, academics, and civil society organisations are expected to form the basis for comprehensive policy recommendations and strengthen cross-sectoral synergy in accelerating the establishment of Bapas as part of the strengthening of the KUHP and KUHAP implementation.