Policy Concerning the Granting of Prisoners’ Rights on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Pandemic Period in the Indonesian Prison System

Abstract

Remission and assimilation are the rights granted to prisoners by the government through laws and regulations. During the Covid-19 pandemic, correctional institutions took steps to secure the inmates by referring to the health protocol in The Instruction of the Director-General of Corrections^[1] Number PAS-08.OT.02.02 of 2020, by carrying out prevention and handling in the yellow zone and carrying out control and recovery in the red zone according to WHO recommendations and applicable laws and regulations.

Keywords: Prisoners' Rights, Remission, Assimilation, Covid-19

DOI: 10.7176/JLPG/124-05

Publication date:September 30^th 2022

[1] Instruksi Direktur Jenderal Pemasyarakatan Nomor PAS-08.OT.02.02 Tahun 2020 Tentang Pencegahan, Penanganan, Pengendalian dan Pemulihan Coronavirus Desease (Covid-19) Pada Unit Pelaksana Teknis Pemasyarakatan