THE STORY OF Nusakambangan

Measuring about 210 square kilometers, surrounded by the Indian Ocean and about 2.5 km south of Cilacap. Most of the island is still covered by jungles, home to a variety of wild animals.

In 1934, the island was first established as a penal island by the Departement van Recht en Justitie, or Justice Ministry under the Dutch colonial government.

The Dutch prepared the island as a penal island, similar to Alcatraz at the San Fransisco Bay, USA. The

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