Implementation Of Community-Based Mentoring Models In Indonesia

Abstract

Community-Based Corrections is a type of mentoring program for inmates as they serve the remainder of their sentences. However, it is not easy for former convicts to reintegrate into society because the negative stigma as a convict is difficult to erase in the eyes of the public. This research is normative research using a statutory approach. The results of this study indicate that to implement the necessary operational programs, open prisons adhere to five basic principles, including: the first principle is that prisoners must have the opportunity to obtain employment; the second principle is that prisoners must be screened beforehand; the third principle is that prisoners must not be exploited; the fourth principle is that the security system must be minimal; and the fifth principle is the transfer of responsibility for prisoners. Community-based corrections is a non-custodial alternative method that aims to reintegrate offenders into society. In other words, the perpetrator is not imprisoned but serves their sentence in the community, allowing society to participate in the process of rehabilitating the convicted individual. This study aims to analyze alternative methods for addressing overcrowding. The method used in this study is descriptive, with qualitative methods as the primary data source. Secondary data was obtained thru a review of library materials and Law Number 12 of 1995 concerning Corrections, which served as supplementary data. The results and conclusions obtained from this study indicate that several basic principles are needed to implement the open prison operational program.