Devil’s Island II for the Devil’s Disciples

Convicts of drug-related crimes are currently whiling away their hours at a special island retreat. Alas, the actual drug lords have yet to join them.

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November 6, 2000

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Johannes Williem Jacob never dreamt that one day he would find himself in a place like Nusakambangan. A recent graduate from the Chistian University of Satyawacana’s law school in Salatiga, the 29-year-old Hani—as he is fondly referred to—must now spend time at the Besi State Penitentiary, one of four prisons located on Nusakambangan Island. So, he’s a prison chief or a warden, right? Wrong. Hani is just one of the many co...

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