Dessy Sagita – A string of state institutions agreed on Thursday to tighten regulations and improve standard operating procedures at penitentiaries and detention centers across Indonesi

Candra Malik, Solo – The Central Java Police said on Wednesday that officers in the province were being encouraged to find amicable, mediated solutions to frivolous cases and petty crim

Anita Rachman & Camelia Pasandaran – The imminent passage of amendments to the 2003 Law on the Constitutional Court could see key changes in the way the country's most highly regard

Elisabeth Oktofani& Heru Andriyanto – The Attorney General's Office indicated on Friday that it would continue pursuing a teenager accused of stealing a Rp 10,000 cellphone voucher,

Made Arya Kencana, Denpasar – The Bangli Prison warden accused of taking bribes to allow a convicted narcotics dealer out of his cell has been captured on video at a drug party with the

Jakarta – There is still very little public trust in Indonesia's legal system, a member of the Judicial Commission says.

Heru Andriyanto – Prosecutors on Tuesday said they had no knowledge of the whereabouts of former antigraft czar Antasari Azhar's laptop, which contains classified information on major c

Elisabeth Oktofani – A preliminary verdict handed down by the Central Jakarta Disctrict Court on Wednesday dropped the case against a 14-year-old boy on trial for allegedly stealing a R

Ulma Haryanto – Prospective whistle-blowers are one step closer to being assured of stronger protection and "rewards" in the eyes of the law after a draft bill left the witness protecti

Jakarta – Activists from several legal organizations grouped under the Justice Monitoring Coalition said the Judicial Commission should not have the authority to wiretap as it was not a

Dessy Sagita – The Judicial Commission announced on Monday that it had received more than 1,000 complaints so far this year about the conduct of judges.

Elisabeth Oktofani & Eddy Pratama – A 14-year-old student accused of stealing a Rp 10,000 ($1.15) cellphone voucher went on trial on Thursday, even as defense lawyers insisted such

Ulma Haryanto – A forensic expert faced the Judicial Commission on Monday to clarify testimony he gave during former antigraft chief Antasari Azhar's murder trial last year.

Heru Andriyanto – The Supreme Court has questioned a female judge for allegedly instigating a protest movement on Facebook to demand a pay rise and better facilities for judges, bringin

Bagus BT Saragih and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Judicial Commission (KY) has found indications that judges in Antasari Azhar's trial ignored important evidence and testimony that might

Camelia Pasandaran – A disgraced Indonesian politician from who was jailed for his role in a number of high-profile corruption scandals has allegedly been seen enjoying outings from pri

Elisabeth Oktofani – The 14-year-old boy detained for 25 days on suspicion of stealing a Rp 10,000 ($1.15) phone card was released on Tuesday, the day after the story was reported by In

Nivell Rayda – A group of about 10 detainees in a cramped cell at a Depok police station jostled to be first in line when guards brought around their lunch rations.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – Drug trafficking has surged in Indonesia, say authorities, who are cracking down on more smugglers, dealers and producers than ever before.

Anita Rachman – The government announced on Monday that it was drafting a new bill on juvenile offenders that would offer minors better protection from discrimination and physical abuse

Camelia Pasandaran – Constitutional Court Chief Justice Mahfud M.D.

Apriadi Gunawan and Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Constitutional Court chief Mahfud MD says that injustice in Indonesia is rife – partly due to unprincipled implementation of the la

Bagus BT Saragih – Lawmakers have proposed delegating the supervision of Constitutional Court justices, along with other judges, to the Judicial Commission.

Candra Malik, Magelang, Central Java – Nearly 7,000 minors face criminal trials in Indonesian courtrooms each year, and 90 percent of them end up behind bars either for the duration of

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – In September 2008, Indonesia's judicial system was ranked the worst in Asia by a Hong Kong-based consulting firm that dubbed the country's judiciary as one of "th

Heru Andriyanto – If all goes according to plan, prosecutors suspected of corruption will not simply face disciplinary sanctions but could end up on the wrong side of the courtroom as d

The head of the Nusakambangan narcotics detention center has been detained for allegedly receiving money from drug transactions.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Amid the unfortunate recent outbreak of what is now called "mob justice", groups are pushing legislators to issue a new law to define such violence and disorder c

Ronna Nirmala – The Constitutional Court on Thursday partially revised a law governing how juvenile offenders should be tried in court, but child rights campaigners say it is not enough

Putri Fitria, Sleman, Yogyakarta – Arief Johar Cahyadi Permana is at a loss for words.

Arief Johar Cahyadi Permana is not the only Indonesian facing jail time for what seems like a minor offense. Such cases have been reported frequently over the past two years.

Dessy Sagita – A Constitutional Court judge resigned on Friday, the first on that bench to do so, after an ethics tribunal ruled that he must take responsibility for bribes allegedly re

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Supreme Court is concerned about the rising number of incidents where angry mobs have intimidated judges and prosecutors during court hearings, and called the

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) announced plans to look into the trial process of former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief and murder convict

Mariel Grazella, Jakarta – Anticorruption activists did the only thing they could on Friday in response to the release of Artalyta "Ayin" Suryani from prison: Raising their voices by pr

Heru Andriyanto – Artalyta Suryani, the wealthy Indonesian businesswoman convicted of bribing a prosecutor and later busted enjoying spa treatments in prison, is now a free woman.

Controversial graft convict Artalyta Suryani walked out of the Tangerang Women's Penitentiary on Friday after the decree approving her release was issued by Justice and Human Rights Min

Heru Andriyanto – The National Commission for Human Rights said on Thursday it would look into the murder conviction of former anti-graft czar Antasari Azhar following claims that the c

Camelia Pasandaran – Convicted businesswoman Artalyta Suryani will walk free from Tangerang prison in two weeks, after serving just half of a five-year sentence for graft.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Legal analysts called on the Supreme Court to clarify its double verdict in the graft case of Sumita Tobing, the former director of state-owned TV broadcaster TVR

Jakarta – When Kasiem, a 55-year-old Indonesian woman, was condemned to seven months in prison she decided she would prefer not to serve the sentence.

Amir Tejo, Heru Andriyanto & Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – The war of blame between two law enforcing government institutions over a prisoner-substitution scandal in East Java continue

Camelia Pasandaran & Nivell Rayda – The Constitutional Court on Monday announced it had set up an ethics tribunal for two justices alleged to have taken bribes for favorable rulings

Heru Andriyanto – The country's much-derided penal system has taken yet another hit as reports emerge of a female convict in East Java paying another woman Rp 10 million ($1,100) to ser

Jakarta – The government says it will build or refurbish 63 penitentiaries in Indonesia early next year in a bid to reduce prison overcrowding.

Jakarta – The Judicial Commission is scheduled to select a chairman Monday in an election observers are calling crucial to improving the watchdog's performance.

Jayapura – Some 564 of the total of 939 inmates in Papua province will enjoy a remission in this year's Christmas celebrations.

Made Arya Kencana, Denpasar – Fifty-seven percent of the more than 6,000 children incarcerated across the country are locked up alongside adult offenders rather than in juvenile detenti

Ulma Haryanto & Zaky Pawas, Jakarta – Discrepancies in the sentencing of defendants in two recent cases involving a loss of life have raised questions regarding the sense of justice

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – The government and the House of Representatives on Thursday agreed to the creation of an ad hoc tribunal to deal with judges who break the law, which would ef