Peran Program Community Based Corrections sebagai Alternatif Pemidanaan dalam Mengurangi Overcrowding di Lembaga Pemasyarakatan

The penal system in Indonesia must undergo reforms, considering the complexity of legal violations and the demands for the protection of human rights. The transformation from a prison-based system to a correctional system aims to improve the approach toward prisoners, focusing on rehabilitation and social reintegration. This research employs a descriptive qualitative approach. One of the major issues in the correctional system is overcrowding, which results from repressive penal regulations that do not prioritize the principle of ultimum remedium. To address this, alternative approaches such as Community-Based Corrections (CBC) are being explored. Through this program, prisoners can be rehabilitated outside correctional facilities under community supervision, which reduces pressure on prisons and accelerates the social reintegration process. However, the implementation of CBC faces challenges related to unclear regulations and complex bureaucracy