Jakarta, March 11 -- Minister of Immigration and Corrections, Agus Andrianto, has said that his ministry will address the problem of prison overcapacity following the escape of dozens of inmates from a correctional facility in Kutacane, Southeast Aceh, Aceh.

"The first thing is that we will work on addressing the overcapacity issue," he informed in response to a question from ANTARA at the ministry's office here on Tuesday.

He noted that prison overcapacity is a well-known issue. He said that the Kutacane Correctional Facility can only accommodate 100 prisoners, however, it is currently housing around 368 inmates.

As part of efforts to address overcrowding at correctional facilities, drug addicts and substance abusers should be rehabil...