Jakarta – Director -General (Dirjen) of Corrections of the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections (Imipas), Mashudi, explained that strict rules were prohibited from wearing cell phones (HP) in prisons. LTU rules also apply to officers who are also prohibited from wearing cell phones in residential blocks. It was transferred by Mashudi in a meeting with the House of Representatives Commission XIII, Thursday (5/22/2025). Mashudi answered the question of commission XIII members about the ban on carrying a cellphone as an action to prevent a cellphone from entering prison. “It is for officers when they entered the block area, rather than in the residential prison, placed it in the locker room, placed at the locker room itself,” Mashudi said. Browse to continue with the content that Mashudi explained, employees put their cell phones on a locker box. This is one of the rules that applies to employees. “It’s one of them, actually the soup is banned from bringing in the blocks of homes,” he said. In the meeting, Mashudi also had the implementation of the correctional system in Indonesia a number of challenges. From excessive capacity or over -capacity, to human resources. “These challenges begin from high over -capacity, problems with human resources and limited penitentiary upt infrastructure,” he said. In the same meeting, a member of the House of Representatives Commission XIII, Teuku Ibrahim, gave an appreciation for the actions Mashudi did. One of them when they handled a number of prisoners who escaped in Lapas Kutacane, Aceh. “I just gave the Director General exceptionally appreciation because I came straight down when the incident was in Kutacane,” he said. “The direction and guidance of the director -general of Director -General is therefore extraordinary, the problem of cell phones and safety issues, order, the eating problem is extraordinary given directions,” he added. (IAL/JBR) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here