Govt agrees in principle on home detention for prisoners

The government has agreed in principle to implement the Licensed Release of Prisoners, through home detention, for prisoners serving jail time of four years and below, as an effort to reduce overcrowding in prisons.

Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said his ministry is in the process of examining the implementation method from the point of view of relevant legal provisions, to ensure whether the existing laws and regulations need to be enacted.