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{{short description|Prison on Bali, Indonesia}} |
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[[File:KerobokanPrison.jpg|thumb|right|The entrance to the prison]] |
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'''Kerobokan Prison''' is a [[prison]] located in [[Kerobokan]], [[Badung Regency]], on the [[Indonesia]]n island of [[Bali]]. The prison opened in 1979 and was built to hold 300 inmates. As of 2017, the Kerokoban Prison contains about 1500 male and female prisoners of various nationalities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bali-prison-escape-american-christian-beasley-indonesia-jail-hashish|title=U.S. man escapes prison on resort island of Bali|last=|first=|date=December 11, 2017|website=CBS News|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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| population = 1,400<ref name="NYT"/> |
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| opened = 1979 |
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| governor = Tonny Nainggolan<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bali-prison-escape-american-christian-beasley-indonesia-jail-hashish-drugs/ |title=U.S. man escapes prison on resort island of Bali |language=en |access-date=2018-05-07}}</ref> |
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| warden = Tonny Nainggolan<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2125078/american-escaped-balis-kerobokan-jail-because-extortion |title=American escaped Bali jail because of ‘extortion threats’ |website=South China Morning Post |language=en |access-date=2018-05-07}}</ref> |
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| city = [[Badung Regency]] |
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| county = [[Kerobokan]] |
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| state = [[Bali]] |
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| country = [[Indonesia]] |
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'''Kerobokan Prison''', also known as '''Hotel K''',<ref name=NAU>{{Cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-ideas/weird-and-wacky/how-tourists-are-getting-inside-balis-kerobokan-prison/news-story/0b3fee19bed8f9d7714170f13f1b821d |title=Bali tourists are visiting prisoners inside Kerobokan |website=NewsComAu |access-date=2018-05-07}}</ref> is a [[prison]] located in [[Kerobokan]], [[Badung Regency]], on the [[Indonesia]]n island of [[Bali]]. Located 4 km (2.49 miles) away from the [[Canggu]] village,<ref name=NAU/> the prison opened in 1979 and was built to hold 300 inmates. As of 2017, the Kerobokan Prison contains over 1400 male and female prisoners of various nationalities.<ref name="NYT"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bali-prison-escape-american-christian-beasley-indonesia-jail-hashish|title=U.S. man escapes prison on resort island of Bali|last=|first=|date=December 11, 2017|website=CBS News|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=yes|access-date=}}</ref> More than 90% of the prisoners are Indonesian and 78% were convicted on drug charges. 15,000 rupiah ($1.60) per day is allocated for each prisoner.<ref name="ABC1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-13/foreign-correspondent-bali-kerobokan-behind-prison-walls/8600812 |title=Behind prison walls: Inside Bali's Kerobokan jail |date=2017-06-13 |website=ABC News |language=en-AU |access-date=2018-05-07}}</ref> |
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== Notable prisoners == |
== Notable prisoners == |
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*[[Schapelle Corby]]: 20 years; she was granted parole on 8 February 2014 and was released on 10 February 2014. |
* [[Schapelle Corby]]: 20 years; she was granted parole on 8 February 2014 and was released on 10 February 2014. |
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*[[Michael Blanc]]: Life sentence; granted parole and released in January 2014. |
* [[Michael Blanc]]: Life sentence; granted parole and released in January 2014. |
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*Bali Bombers: [[Amrozi bin Nurhasyim]] and [[Imam Samudra]]; executed by firing squad for their key roles in the [[2002 Bali bombings|2002 nightclub bombings]] in [[Kuta]], Bali |
* Bali Bombers: [[Amrozi bin Nurhasyim]] and [[Imam Samudra]]; executed by firing squad for their key roles in the [[2002 Bali bombings|2002 nightclub bombings]] in [[Kuta]], Bali |
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*[[Bali Nine]]: |
* [[Bali Nine]]: Australians, including [[Andrew Chan]] and [[Myuran Sukumaran]], apprehended at Denpasar Airport with heroin strapped to their bodies, one arrested at Denpasar Airport for allegedly being responsible for collecting the drugs on arrival at the destination and four arrested for related offences at their accommodation in Kuta. |
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*[[Lindsay Sandiford]]: British woman sentenced to death for drug trafficking<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/lindsay-june-sandiford-sentenced-death-indonesian-court-after-smuggling-25-million-worth-cocaine |title=Lindsay June Sandiford Sentenced To Death By Indonesian Court After Smuggling $2.5 Million Worth Of Cocaine Into Bali |publisher=Etienne Uzac |newspaper=International Business Times |date=22 January 2013 |accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref> |
* [[Lindsay Sandiford]]: British woman sentenced to death for drug trafficking<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/lindsay-june-sandiford-sentenced-death-indonesian-court-after-smuggling-25-million-worth-cocaine |title=Lindsay June Sandiford Sentenced To Death By Indonesian Court After Smuggling $2.5 Million Worth Of Cocaine Into Bali |publisher=Etienne Uzac |newspaper=International Business Times |date=22 January 2013 |accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref> |
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== Riots and history of violence == |
== Riots and history of violence == |
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Kerobakan Prison has had a long and complicated history of riots and other types of indoor violence |
Kerobakan Prison has had a long and complicated history of riots and other types of indoor violence involving prisoners and guards. |
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In December 2015, two inmates had been killed as a result of a riot between rival gangs |
In December 2015, two inmates had been killed as a result of a riot between rival gangs. As a result of this, the police transferred more than one hundred inmates to other local prisons.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-18/four-dead-after-unrest-in-bali's-kerobokan-prison/7039328|title = Deadly gang violence inside Bali prison spreads to streets of Denpasar|website = ABC News|language = en-AU|access-date = 2016-03-31}}</ref> |
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Allegations had been made that the prison is "overflowed" with drugs and corruption.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2959927/Murder-drug-overdoses-bashings-Former-inmate-notorious-Kerobokan-prison-reveals-like-inside-squalid-cells-Bali-Nine-await-execution.html|title = Ex-inmate of Bali's Kerobokan prison reveals what it's like inside|website = Mail Online|access-date = 2016-03-31}}</ref> |
Allegations had been made that the prison is "overflowed" with drugs and corruption.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2959927/Murder-drug-overdoses-bashings-Former-inmate-notorious-Kerobokan-prison-reveals-like-inside-squalid-cells-Bali-Nine-await-execution.html|title = Ex-inmate of Bali's Kerobokan prison reveals what it's like inside|website = Mail Online|access-date = 2016-03-31}}</ref> |
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==Escapes== |
==Escapes== |
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* On 19 June 2017, four prisoners—Shaun Davidson (Australia), Dimitar Nikolov Iliev (Bulgaria), Saye Mohammed Said (India), and Tee Kok King (Malaysia)<ref name="TG">{{Cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/19/australian-escapes-from-bali-jail-through-15m-long-tunnel-police-say |title=Australian escapes from Bali jail through 15m-long tunnel, police say |date=2017-06-19 |website=the Guardian |language=en |access-date=2018-05-07}}</ref> escaped via a hole dug under a wall.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40299713 |title=Four inmates tunnel out of Bali jail |date=2017-06-19 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB |access-date=2018-05-07}}</ref> The tunnel was 50cm by 75cm wide and 15 metres long.<ref name="TG"/> |
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* On 10 December 2017, two prisoners (Chrishan Beasley, 32<ref name="NYT">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/18/world/asia/american-indonesia-prison-escape.html |title=American Who Escaped Crowded Bali Prison Is Recaptured |date=2017-12-18 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US |access-date=2018-05-07}}</ref> and Paul Anthony Hoffman, 57) from the [[United States]] escaped, allegedly using a ladder to climb the prison wall.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42305164 |title=US inmate escapes notorious Bali prison |date=2017-12-11 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB |access-date=2018-05-07}}</ref> These reports, however, are unconfirmed, as others state the two "had cut a hole in the roof with a hacksaw first."<ref name=":0" /> Hoffman was caught "immediately" according to authorities, while Beasley was able to get away. A manhunt was started following his escape. Beasley was arrested in August 2017 on suspicion of possessing more than 5 grams of [[hashish]].<ref name="NYT"/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.phaseloop.com/foreignprisoners/prison-indonesia02.html| title = Prisoners held in Kerobokan Prison| date = 2005-07-22| publisher = Foreign Prisoners Support Service| accessdate = 2009-01-09}}</ref> |
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== Tourist's trend to visit == |
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*On 19 June 2017, four prisoners from Australia, India, Malaysia, and Bulgaria escaped via a tunnel dug under the wall.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40299713</ref> |
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in recent years it has been reported that many tourists and locals alike have started to visit Kerobokan Prison even whilst not being related to any of the prisoners serving their sentence there. |
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*On 10 December 2017, two prisoners (Christian Beasley and Paul Anthony Hoffman) from the [[United States]] escaped, allegedly using a ladder to climb the prison wall.<ref name=":0">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42305164</ref> These reports, however, are unconfirmed, as others state the two "had cut a hole in the roof with a hacksaw first."<ref name=":0" /> Hoffman was caught "immediately" according to authorities, while Beasley was able to get away. A manhunt was started following his escape. |
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Even though this trend might be depending on the recent phenomena of "[[Voluntarism (action)|Voluntarism]]" prisoners and guards seem to not dislike the trend, no action has been taken against it to this day. |
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==Books about Kerobokan== |
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*"Hotel Kerobokan: The Shocking Inside Story of Bali's Most Notorious Jail" by [[Australian]] journalist Kathryn Bonella. |
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*"I Survived Kerobokan: A shocking story from behind the bars of Bali's most notorious prison" by [[New Zealand]] prisoner Paul Conibeer. |
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== References == |
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*{{cite book |last=Bonella |first=Kathryn |date=2009 |title=Hotel Kerobokan: The Shocking Inside Story of Bali's Most Notorious Jail |location=Sydney |publisher=Pan Macmillan |isbn=9781405039369}} |
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*{{cite book |author1=Paul Conibeer |author2=Alan Whittaker |date=2017 |title=I Survived Kerobokan: A shocking story from behind the bars of Bali's most notorious prison |location=Chatswood |publisher=NSW New Holland Publishers |isbn=9781921024702}} |
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[[Category:Kerobokan Prison]] |
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