A Day on Nusakambangan

The state of the island prison of Nusakambangan is deplorable. The government plans to renovate it, with limited funds.

December 11, 2000

It is 6:15 in the morning. Nusakambangan island is shrouded in fog. The people in and around Cilacap understand this sign of nature. It means it will rain endlessly the entire day. Sure enough, rain drenches the town from dawn to long after dusk. Nevertheless, staff at the correctional facility presses ahead with their routine tasks. Just like any other day, they turn up at Sodong Harbor and wait for the first boat to ferry them to the islan

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