
Multa Fidrus , The Jakarta Post , Tangerang Tue, 04/29/2008 Headlines
Justice and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalatta on Monday presented an award to a death row inmate for speaking out against drugs inside the prison.
Also honored for their efforts to fight drugs inside the prison system was a guard at the Tangerang Penitentiary for Adults and another guard at the Jakarta Drugs Prison.
"We honor their success in foiling the distribution of drugs inside the prisons," Mattalatta said.
The inmate, identified as Waluyo, was sentenced to death in Lampung for murder. He was transferred to Tangerang penitentiary six months ago.
"Prisoners on death row are usually frustrated because they have lost hope for life. I convinced Waluyo that he could do something good before he dies, and he proved it by catching some inmates using drugs in their cells," warden Wawan Hendrawan told The Jakarta Post.
The ceremony, held at Tangerang penitentiary, was part of the commemoration of the 44th anniversary of National Correctional Institution Day, which fell on Sunday.
The ministry also recognized 13 correctional institutions nationwide for their performance during a monthlong good management campaign.
Among the institutions honored was Balikpapan Penitentiary for Adult, the Tangerang boy's prison and Malang women's prison.
"(The program) Bulan Tertib Pemasyarakatan is not just for one month, but should be applied as a sustainable program," Minister Mattalatta said.
He said a recent survey by the Corruption Eradication Commission found that correctional institutions rank among the lowest governmental institutions in the country in terms of their public service the public's perception of them.
"It's inevitable the public has a negative opinion of correctional institutions. We will improve the performance and service quality through various efforts," he said.
He said Malang women's penitentiary in East Java is currently applying for ISO 9001-2000 certification for international standard management.
Director general for correctional institutions at the justice ministry, Untung Sugiyono, said the 13 penitentiaries honored on Monday would be re-evaluated.
"We will evaluate their performance again ... to see if they can maintain their good achievements through Independence Day (Aug. 17)," he said.
There are a total of 557 correctional institutions across the country. They consist of 224 prisons, 201 detention centers, 70 correctional centers and 62 storage houses for goods confiscated by the state.
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