In Indonesia, entering the game is a punishment and may also be a service.
You may be smuggling, drug trafficking, and have a great record of harming society; But after being brought to justice by the police, you can still lie on the sofa in a luxurious prison and watch your illegal achievements through TV.
Merchant Antaretta. Suyani at Pondok Bambu Women's Prison in East Jakarta
Money is king, this is the unwritten rule in Indonesian prisons.
During a raid, anti-corruption officers found a series of illegal equipment in cells in Sukamiskin prison in West Java province, including computers, stereos and even coffee machines.
In order to better serve criminals, the cell has also been modified with air conditioning and hot showers, and the hardware may not be as good as that of the Hilton, but it is definitely more comfortable than fast.
The criminals only need to pay the prison guards 14,000-35,000 US dollars, and the prison guards can help you get the latest payment of your mobile phone, and even let you temporarily leave the prison to regain your freedom.
Sukamiskin Prison, which literally translates from Indonesian as "like to be poor"
Investigators at the Anti-Corruption Agency (KPK) say the emergence of new corruption in prisons known for holding corrupt prisoners is humane, but it is also a huge blow to the credibility of the country's government.
"Investigators couldn't even open some cells because the keys were in the prisoners' own hands."
"Turning prisons into star hotels is a big project, and it is impossible for the General Bureau of Prisons not to know about their business."
"They're probably the ones who steal the most."
Surprise inspection of bulk electrical appliances
This is a systemic disease, and similar dramas are repeated in the news and in prisons.
Freddie who has been executed. Bardman, who was imprisoned several times during his lifetime for possession of small portions of drugs.
However, who can make perfect, several prison disasters helped him get through the prison relationship and complete the class transition from drug dealer to drug lord.
Later, he also remotely coordinated the police and customs in the bureau, which led to the shocking business of importing 1.4 million ecstasy.
The dirty money he earned was used by him to make relationships, work with his lover, and throw drug parties.
"Whatever he wanted to do, he had the money to make it happen," said Owendo, Freddie's cellmate. ”
Prison is supposed to be the strictest place, but in Indonesia, when you have money in your hands, the walls don't really mean anything.
Whether you want to get a beauty or travel abroad with a fake passport, as long as the money is enough, there is a chance to achieve it.
And the prison system has a broad business horizon, serving not only the high-end market, but also ordinary criminals with small budgets.
Give hundreds of thousands of dong a month, that is, two or three hundred yuan, to the guards, you can exchange hot water, mobile phones and other items, and you can also buy food from outside.
For prison staff, this is both a public good and a business, belonging to prisoners spending money to buy their own kindness.
Sanctions rules that were supposed to promote social equity were reconstructed in prisons, crimes were written off and prisoners' living standards were reordered according to money.
We also know that prison corruption is a reflection of Indonesia's public power, which has a tradition of corruption.
In 2022, Indonesia's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranked 112th in the world, which is a lagging player.
Bureaucratic corruption increases the average cost of living for citizens, to put it bluntly, you have to stuff money for medical treatment, you have to stuff money for your children's schooling, even if you don't want to pay bribes under the double blow of justice and balance, they create conditions for you to give money.
Previously, the Indonesian police specially selected ATMs to set up roadblocks next to them, and fined them directly from the place of origin, which circled a lot of black money and notoriety.
The subsequent murder of subordinates by the police chief made the government's credibility fall to the bottom.
The generally low salaries of prison staff in Indonesia are another reason why prisons have become a service-oriented industry.
Indonesia's per capita income of $4,180 per year is already well below the global average.
And the annual income of prison officials here is generally 2,200 to 6,000 knives, which is equivalent to half of the income of the personnel has not yet reached the average line, which is a depression in a depression.
Indonesia's Supreme Security Minister Wiranto has publicly and constructively expressed his views on such prison corruption.
He believes that moving corrupt people to a prison on a desert island, where prisoners cannot communicate with their businesses, will greatly combat corruption.
But he also completely ignored that several of the luxurious prisons that broke out were clearly located on the island.
In addition to making it more difficult for anti-corruption officials to supervise, this approach will not stop corruption from flourishing on the island.
In recent years, the Anti-Corruption Organisation (KPK) has focused on cracking down on prison corruption and has often conducted raids on prisons, with little success.
Criminology passed on Atianath. Maleira pointed out that a few raids will not make the phenomenon of luxury prisons really disappear.
"The culture of corruption is deeply entrenched and difficult to change easily."
"But in terms of details, at least prison guards should be transferred regularly to prevent prisoners from forming a stable relationship with them."
When half of the people within the public power are taking bribes, the rules become cheap, and breaking the law becomes a new normal that society encourages acquiescence.
"The investigation of luxury cells may be the beginning of reform, rather than disappearing into the sea like a wave."
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