More than 60 percent of inmates at Tangerang women's...
More than 60 percent of inmates at Tangerang women's penitentiary, Banten province, are drug-related offenders, with some of them continuing to take drugs while serving their sentences
More than 60 percent of inmates at Tangerang women's penitentiary, Banten province, are drug-related offenders, with some of them continuing to take drugs while serving their sentences.
"Of the total 191 inmates here, 116 were prosecuted for drug-related crimes, as drugs dealers or users," penitentiary warden Amelia Abidin said.
Amelia said most of the drug-abusing convicts were serving sentences of more than one year.
Three of them have been sentenced to death, including Meirika Pranola and Rani, while one named Edith Sianturi is serving a life sentence for carrying heroin.
HIV/AIDS activists warned that the penitentiary could provide a conducive environment for infection, if drug abuse was not seriously dealt with. It is public knowledge that drug abuse is widespread, even in penitentiaries.
"Of the total 191 inmates here, 116 were prosecuted for drug-related crimes, as drugs dealers or users," penitentiary warden Amelia Abidin said.
Amelia said most of the drug-abusing convicts were serving sentences of more than one year.
Three of them have been sentenced to death, including Meirika Pranola and Rani, while one named Edith Sianturi is serving a life sentence for carrying heroin.
HIV/AIDS activists warned that the penitentiary could provide a conducive environment for infection, if drug abuse was not seriously dealt with. It is public knowledge that drug abuse is widespread, even in penitentiaries.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Jakarta Post, 21/04/2002)