Ma'mal: Jurnal Laboratorium Syariah dan Hukum
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026): April

Protection of Prisoners' Rights in Overcapacity Conditions: A Maqāṣid Al-Syarī'ah Perspective

al-Hamidy, Abu Dzarrin (Unknown)
Nazarilmi, Aina Mahda (Unknown)
Syah, Alif Rifdan (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2026

Abstract

The Class IIB Bangil Detention Center is operating under conditions of overcapacity, having reached more than three times its ideal capacity of 200 inmates. This study aims to analyze the extent to which the legal protection of prisoners' rights is implemented at the Class IIB Bangil Detention Center amid overcapacity, and to examine how the principles of maqāṣid al-syarī'ah can be applied to strengthen the humanitarian dimension of correctional practices. This study employs a sociological jurisprudence approach with a legal sociology perspective. Primary data were obtained through interviews with officers at the Class IIB Bangil Detention Center, while secondary data were obtained through a literature review of relevant regulations and previous studies. The data were analyzed inductively by relating field findings to positive legal norms and the values of maqāṣid al-syarī'ah. The findings indicate that, despite limitations in facilities, infrastructure, and human resources, the Bangil Detention Center continues to make efforts to fulfill prisoners' basic rights, including access to healthcare, food, religious guidance, education, and legal assistance through cross-sectoral cooperation. The analysis of maqāṣid al-syarī'ah demonstrates that the protection of religion, life, intellect, lineage, and property has been pursued in correctional practices. In conclusion, legal protection has been implemented both normatively and substantively, although it has not yet been optimal

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Journal Info

Abbrev

mal

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Mamal Jurnal Laboratorium Syariah dan Hukum covers various issues on interdisciplinary Syariah and Law from Islamic history, thought, law, politics, economics, education, to social and cultural ...