Jakarta, Dec. 2 -- Immigration and Corrections Minister Agus Andrianto has pledged to transform idle land owned by the ministry into productive areas that benefit inmates.

During a visit to the Class II B Open Correctional Facility in Kendal, Central Java,on Tuesday, Andrianto said the use of these lands will also support President Prabowo Subianto's national food security program.

"We are working to manage around 100 hectares of land in Kendal. It will be developed into a training and work site for inmates. Based on available information, it can employ around 500 inmates," he said in a statement received here.

Accompanied by Kendal District Head Dyah Kartika Permanasari, Andrianto reviewed the implementation of the food-security progr...