Tabanan Prison Transforms Cramped Space into Layer Chicken Farm

Limited facilities have not prevented Tabanan Class IIB Prison (Lapas) from delivering innovative and productive rehabilitation programmes for its inmates. The prison is now utilising its branggang corridor as a laying hen farm managed by the inmates.

The head of Tabanan Prison, Prawira Hadiwidjojo, said that following prior training, inmates have been running the farm for roughly eight months. Despite the limited space, 114 laying hens are routinely cared for and produce an average of 90 eggs per day.

“The harvest is used to meet the raw material needs of the culinary activities under the work programme, while the remainder is sold to prison staff,” said Prawira on Tuesday (4/8/2026).

The laying hen farm is one form of self-reliance training for the inmates. Beyond providing practical skills for the prisoners, the hens also deliver tangible benefits in supporting the prison’s internal food resilience.

“We want every available potential to be optimally utilised in order to create ever better quality rehabilitation,” said Prawira.