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Emergency Call for Improvement of Prison Management

The fire at the overcrowded prison broke out at 1.50 a.m. At that time, the prison guards saw the hotspots in the Block C area, which consisted of 19 rooms occupied by 122 inmates.

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kompas team
· 6 minutes read
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The atmosphere of Block C2 after the fire at the Class 1 Adult Prison in Tangerang, Tangerang, Banten, on Wednesday (8/9/2021).

The bodies of the 41 inmates killed in a fire that raged a Tangerang prison are being identified by the police. The fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical short circuit. Therefore, an evaluation of the prison building and security standards is urgently needed.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The death of 41 inmates in a fire that ravaged Block C2 of the Tangerang Penitentiary, Banten, in the early morning on Wednesday (8/9/2021), allegedly caused by an electrical short circuit, should be seen as an emergency warning for the improvement in the management of the country’s prisons. The problem of overcrowding and the poor security and safety standards need to be urgently addressed.

Editor:
naranasrullah
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