Pre-Release Treatment in Class II A Correctional Institution of Pekalongan

Implementing pre-release treatment for a convict is one of the tasks of a correctional institution as a Technical Implementation Unit in the field of construction. Thus, a correctional institution, in implementing correctional guidance, must consider human right protections aspects for them to be balanced with the public interest. Convict constructions in a correctional institution is an effort conducted to enforce the law. The research examines how the pre-release treatment is a determined in Indonesia positive law and what obstacles are faced in the pre-release treatment process in Class II A Correctional Institution of Pekalongan. The study aims at finding out the provisions of the pre-release treatment in Indonesian positive law, the provision of pre-release treatment is one form of society construction processes that is conducted based on correctional system which aims to prepare the convicts to be able to integrate with the society. Therefore, they are able to play a role as a society member who owns freedom and responsibility before they are actually released.