A recent prison break has exposed the flaws in Indonesia’s overstretched correctional system. Experts say a complete overhaul ...

However critics said a more enduring solution did not require flashy proposals, just stronger anti-graft laws to ensure ...

Five Dutch nationals are currently serving jail time in Indonesia, according to senior minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra.

At least 53 inmates escaped a prison in Aceh, Indonesia, with officials acknowledging overcapacity issues at the facility.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s pledge to construct a remote island prison for corrupt officials has been met with scepticism from experts, who argued that deeper structural reforms of ...

At least 52 inmates escaped from an overcrowded prison in the westernmost Aceh province of Indonesia after breaking through ...

JAKARTA – Medan District Court in North Sumatra has sentenced Ratu Thalisa, a trans influencer who is widely known as Ratu ...

Jakarta has recently repatriated a number of Indonesian nationals imprisoned abroad. The case of Reynhard Sinaga may present ...

Sorry, this video isn't available any more. More than 50 inmates in an Indonesian prison staged an escape as officers scrambled to stop them. Video showed the ...

A manhunt is underway after more than 50 inmates escaped from an Indonesian prison in a mass breakout. Footage on social media shows men jumping fences, crashing past food vendors and scrambling ...

Legislators revised a law to allocate more civilian posts for military officers, a move that harked back to the era of the ...

JAKARTA: Indonesian security authorities have intensified their search for 26 prisoners who remain at large after escaping from a state prison in Aceh province on Monday (March 10).