Legal Literacy - This article discusses the impact of Law Number 22 of 2022 on inmates convicted of corruption in Indonesia. With a detailed explanation of changes to remission rights, assimilation, and parole, this article examines the legal implications and changes stipulated by this new law for corruption convicts. In addition, the article also provides an analysis of how these regulations interact with the principles of human rights and the moral responsibilities of inmates. The author, Arison L. Sitanggang, S.H., M.H., provides a rich legal perspective for a deeper understanding of these changes.

Definition of Inmate

As we know, recently there was a corruption case that allegedly caused state losses of 271 Trillion. So what will happen to the convicts later after being sentenced with the enactment of Law No. 22 of 2022? Before knowing the rights of corruption inmates based on Law No. 22 of 22, first we must know what an inmate means. Based on Law No. 03 of 2018.

An inmate is a convict who is serving a sentence of deprivation of liberty in a penitentiary, while a Corruption Crime Inmate, in simple terms, is a person/individual who has been decided and proven based on a decision of the corruption crime court.