Kerobokan Prison

Kerobokan Penitentiary Institution
Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Kerobokan
The entrance to the prison
Kerobokan Prison is located in Badung Regency
Kerobokan Prison
Location in Badung Regency
Coordinates8°40′22″S 115°10′5″E / 8.67278°S 115.16806°E / -8.67278; 115.16806
Security classClass IIA
Capacity320[1]
Population1,400[2] (as of 2017)
Opened1979
GovernorTonny Nainggolan[3]
WardenTonny Nainggolan[4]
Street addressKerobokan, North Kuta District, Badung Regency
State/provinceBali
CountryIndonesia
Websitelapaskerobokan.com

Kerobokan Penitentiary Institution (Indonesian: Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Kerobokan, also known as LP Kerobokan, Kerobokan Prison or Hotel K[5]) is a prison located in Kerobokan, Badung Regency, on the Indonesian island of Bali. Located 4 km (2.49 miles) away from the Canggu village,[5] the prison opened in 1979 and was built to hold 300 inmates. As of 2017, the Kerobokan Prison contains over 1,400 male and female prisoners of various nationalities.[2][6] More than 90% of the prisoners are Indonesian and 78% were convicted on drug charges. 15,000 rupiah ($1.08) per day is allocated for each prisoner.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Behind prison walls: Inside Bali's Kerobokan jail". ABC News. 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NYT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "U.S. man escapes prison on resort island of Bali". Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  4. ^ "American escaped Bali jail because of 'extortion threats'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  5. ^ a b "Bali tourists are visiting prisoners inside Kerobokan". NewsComAu. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  6. ^ "U.S. man escapes prison on resort island of Bali". CBS News. December 11, 2017.