Pidana Kerja Sosial: Kebijakan Penanggulangan Overcrowding Penjara

Abstract

The problem of prison overcrowding is increasing every year and almost occurs in all correctional institutions in Indonesia. One of the efforts to overcome the overcrowding is to use an alternative to imprisonment, it is community service order. The purpose of this research is intended to find out whether community service order can be an appropriate alternative to overcome prison overcrowding. This research is a doctrinal research. That is research that uses normative legal research methods. The result of this research is that community service order is expected to avoid or at least minimize the negative impact of massive imprisonment efforts and can be one of the right alternatives for overcome the overcrowding that occurs in Indonesia.