Education on the Constitutional Rights of Prisoners
Keywords:
constitutional rights, prisoners, correctional systemAbstract
This community service program focused on providing education about the constitutional rights of inmates at the Class IIA Gunung Sindur Narcotics Penitentiary. The initiative arose from the need to strengthen inmates’ understanding of the fundamental rights that remain with them during imprisonment, as guaranteed by the 1945 Constitution and detailed in the Correctional Law. Many inmates still hold the misconception that losing freedom means losing all civil rights, which often makes them passive and unaware of the rehabilitation facilities designed to support their recovery and social reintegration. Through an educational and dialogic approach tailored to the conditions of the penitentiary, participants received information on their rights to humane treatment, health services, worship, self-development, and communication within regulatory limits. The material delivery was combined with interactive discussions to reinforce the understanding that the protection of rights goes hand in hand with the obligation to maintain order and participate in rehabilitation. The results showed improved legal literacy, increased confidence in accessing available services, and a clearer awareness of their position as legal subjects who retain dignity and the opportunity to improve themselves within a reintegration-oriented correctional system.
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