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Indonesia: Prabowo’s prison island plan for corrupt officials raises eyebrows
President Prabowo Subianto’s pledge to construct a remote island prison for corrupt officials has been met with scepticism from experts, who argued that deeper structural reforms of the prison system were needed to address chronic overcrowding and underfunding.
Source: SCMP (19/03/2025)