This change has been helpful in creating a humane environment for immigrants that is less confining than incarceration and detention centers.
These open prisons tend to do a better job at providing basic needs and creating better conditions than detention centers.
The assistance of the International Organization of Migration contributed to Indonesia's government efforts to create alternative systems to detention.
Entry into open prisons may be dependent upon agreements to follow Indonesia law, consistently report to local authorities, and adhere to discretionary rules while being in the country.
The idea of an open prison is often criticized by members of the public and politicians, despite its success towards rehabilitation compared to older, more draconian methods.
[2] Prisoners in open jails do not have complete freedom and are only allowed to leave the premises for specific purposes, such as going to an outside job.
Mental health (GHQ12; CES-D) and attitudes towards the value of work among inmates of a semi-open prison and the long-term unemployed in Luxembourg.