Mandalika Law Journal
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): Mandalika Law Journal

Industrial-Based Corrections Training in Lapas Class I Cirebon: Prisoners’ Achievements and Post-Release Impacts

Rahma Melisha Fajrina (Institut Seni Indonesia Padangpanjang, Indonesia)
Sigid Riyanto (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 May 2026

Abstract

This study investigates the industrial-based correctional training implemented at Lapas Class I Cirebon and examines how prisoners’ achievements and post-release impacts relate to achieving the aims of the Indonesian correctional system. Guided by the legal framework of Law Number 12 of 1995 and Government Regulation Number 31 of 1999, the research focuses on independence development through structured industrial training. The study uses an empirical descriptive legal research approach based on data contained in the thesis materials. Industrial training in the institution is implemented through five stages: orientation, apprenticeship, industrial production implementation, marketing of industrial outputs, and monitoring by relevant authorities. The study reports that fifty prisoner respondents participating in active industrial posts evaluate the training as beneficial, with three documented achievement themes: (1) skill and knowledge enhancement related to industrial activities, (2) increased productivity and constructive engagement during incarceration, and (3) optimism for independent living after release. In addition, the thesis materials provide narrative evidence of post-release business initiation by former prisoners whose work was linked to industrial skills developed during incarceration. Overall, the findings suggest that industrial-based training functions as an institutional mechanism aligned with reintegration and non-repetition objectives by strengthening work-based competence and post-release livelihood readiness.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

mlj

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

Mandalika Law Journal : Journal of Legal Studies (MLJ) is an international journal established by yayasan baru haji samsudin. It has 2 issues per year (May and November). MLJ is an open access, double peer-reviewed e-journal which aims to offer an international scientific platform for national as ...