The Bell Ringers of Tangerang

Violence and sexual harassment are rampant in the Tangerang penitentiary, a correctional facility for girls.

October 29, 2002

The bell rings at dawn, the sound traveling along the length of the penitentiary corridor, marking the beginning of a new day in Banten's Tangerang correctional home for girls. This is the signal for Endah and her fellow inmates to put away their thin mattresses. (Endah is not her real name, neither are the names of other victims in this report.) The teenage girls then have to quickly go through their daily routine: take a bath, have breakfa

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