Fostering Prisoners in the Correctional System in Indonesia

Abstract

The correctional system is an order regarding the direction and limits and ways of fostering correctional prisoners based on Pancasila, which is carried out in an integrated manner between the coach, the fostered, and the community to improve the quality of correctional prisoners so that they realize their mistakes, improve themselves, and do not repeat criminal acts so that they can be accepted back by the community, can actively participate in development, and can live reasonably as good and responsible citizens. However, the quality of the implementation of the correctional system is not optimal and is still in the public spotlight. The suboptimal implementation of the correctional system has an impact on the quality of treatment of detainees and prisoners, as well as the emergence of tactical problems that then surface. Various problems such as riots in prisons, drug trafficking networks controlled from within prisons, the growth of radical ideas, service discrimination, overcrowded, and others are very disturbing in achieving the objectives of the correctional system. This research is normative juridical in nature. This research focuses on examining the application of rules or norms in terms of theoretical, principles, conceptions, legal doctrines and the content of positive legal rules. The approaches used in this research and dissertation research are conceptual approach, statute approach, comparative approach and case approach. The results of this research, the development of prisoners can be through policy programs that include, assimilation and social reintegration. In addition, also through revitalization. Revitalization of Correctional Implementation is an effort to optimize the implementation of the correctional as a form of treatment of detainees, prisoners and clients as well as protection of ownership rights to evidence.