This photo released by Indonesian Ministry of Justice and Human Rights shows debris inside a charred prison cell after a fire at Tangerang Prison in Tangerang, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. A massive fire raged through the overcrowded prison near Indonesia's capital early Wednesday, killing a number of inmates. - AP
JAKARTA, Sept 11 (AP): Overcrowding, mass escapes, protest riots, extremism and corruption: Indonesia’s prisons have long been a hotbed of problems in Indonesian prisons.
On Wednesday(Sept 8) it was tragedy, as a fire ripped through a block of the Tangerang prison on the outskirts of Jakarta, killing 41 and injuring 80. Authorities say their initial investigation is pointing to an electrical short circuit as the cause of the blaze. Here is a look at some of the issues the prison system has faced in recent years:
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