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Covid-19, Pemenjaraan Berlebihan, Dan Potensi Katastrofe Kemanusiaan, Iqrak Sulhin
Covid-19, Pemenjaraan Berlebihan, Dan Potensi Katastrofe Kemanusiaan, Iqrak Sulhin
Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan
On March 2, 2020 Indonesia recorded the Covid-19 case for the first time. Since then the trend in the number of infections has continued to increase. Likewise, the number of deaths. To anticipate the spread within the Penitentiary (Lapas), the Ministry of Law and Human Rights is releasing prisoners, through accelerating assimilation and parole. Similar policies have also been carried out by other countries in the world and are recommended by international institutions, such as the World Health Organization and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes. However, the main problem behind this policy is the overcrowding condition in …