OPTIMIZING THE ROLE OF CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INMATES (STUDY AT CLASS II B CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION IN TEBING TINGGI CITY)

The purpose of punishment is to make inmates aware of regretting their actions and return them to being good citizens, obeying the law, upholding moral, social and religious values, but in reality there are still inmates who commit crimes in correctional institutions. The results of the study indicate that the legal regulations regarding the process of coaching for inmates at the Class II B Correctional Institution in Tebing Tinggi City are regulated in Law Number 22 of 2022 concerning Correctional Institutions and Regulation of the Minister of Law and Human Rights Number 8 of 2024 concerning the Rules of Procedure for Correctional Institutions and State Detention Centers. The implementation of coaching for inmates in correctional institutions at the Class II B Correctional Institution in Tebing Tinggi City is to provide guidance to inmates to be coached into good people. The obstacles to coaching for inmates at the Class II B Correctional Institution in Tebing Tinggi City are the lack of facilities and infrastructure in the coaching process. Efforts made to overcome this are to improve training programs for officers and inmates, improve and complete physical facilities for coaching, and add blocks or residential rooms.