Comments on: Indonesia opens its first prison for corruption crimes http://akhilak.com/blog/2010/04/27/indonesia-opens-its-first-prison-for-corruption-crimes/ By Akhila K. Sat, 19 May 2012 19:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Akhila http://akhilak.com/blog/2010/04/27/indonesia-opens-its-first-prison-for-corruption-crimes/#comment-2617 Akhila Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:51:19 +0000 http://akhilak.com/blog/?p=799#comment-2617 Thanks again for the comment! :) Thanks again for the comment! :)

]]> By: Tariq West http://akhilak.com/blog/2010/04/27/indonesia-opens-its-first-prison-for-corruption-crimes/#comment-2616 Tariq West Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:50:35 +0000 http://akhilak.com/blog/?p=799#comment-2616 Thanks for the additional info, it does sound like they are on the right track. Thanks for the additional info, it does sound like they are on the right track.

]]> By: Akhila http://akhilak.com/blog/2010/04/27/indonesia-opens-its-first-prison-for-corruption-crimes/#comment-2615 Akhila Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:46:46 +0000 http://akhilak.com/blog/?p=799#comment-2615 I think that's a good point, however I think this current prison has been created in order to reduce the lives of luxury that white collar criminals have previously been used to in prison. This prison provides similar conditions to the regular prison, which is a large improvement over the situation up til now. For instance:<br><br>"In January, Indonesians were outraged when a presidential anti-graft task force discovered that Artalyta Suryani, a businesswoman convicted of bribing a prosecutor, had a private prison cell with a queen-sized bed, TV set and air conditioner, as well as access to a karaoke room. " (Source: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/27/AR2010042701513.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a>).<br><br>So, this new prison definitely won't have such amenities and luxuries for the white collar inmates. <br><br>I think the reasoning of the Indonesian government in doing this is that white collar criminals might be under safety risk if they are housed in the regular prison. Maybe there would be a backlash & violence against them (due to their wealth) from the regular prison population? <br><br>However, I do agree that going a step forward will be even better - they should house white collar criminals along with the general prison population. I think that's a good point, however I think this current prison has been created in order to reduce the lives of luxury that white collar criminals have previously been used to in prison. This prison provides similar conditions to the regular prison, which is a large improvement over the situation up til now. For instance:

“In January, Indonesians were outraged when a presidential anti-graft task force discovered that Artalyta Suryani, a businesswoman convicted of bribing a prosecutor, had a private prison cell with a queen-sized bed, TV set and air conditioner, as well as access to a karaoke room. ” (Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar…).

So, this new prison definitely won't have such amenities and luxuries for the white collar inmates.

I think the reasoning of the Indonesian government in doing this is that white collar criminals might be under safety risk if they are housed in the regular prison. Maybe there would be a backlash & violence against them (due to their wealth) from the regular prison population?

However, I do agree that going a step forward will be even better – they should house white collar criminals along with the general prison population.

]]> By: Tariq West http://akhilak.com/blog/2010/04/27/indonesia-opens-its-first-prison-for-corruption-crimes/#comment-2614 Tariq West Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:58:47 +0000 http://akhilak.com/blog/?p=799#comment-2614 Interesting. Agreed, that white-collar criminals should be served penalties commensurate with the material damage they've inflicted+damage to social fabric of society. I'm wondering though whether having a "corruption crimes" wing of a prison does that. It seems like they are setting them apart from the general prison population, kind of like how American corporate convicts make their way into cushy (by comparison with other prisons), minimum-security joints. Interesting. Agreed, that white-collar criminals should be served penalties commensurate with the material damage they've inflicted+damage to social fabric of society. I'm wondering though whether having a “corruption crimes” wing of a prison does that. It seems like they are setting them apart from the general prison population, kind of like how American corporate convicts make their way into cushy (by comparison with other prisons), minimum-security joints.

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