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Kerobokan Prison

Bali, Indonesia · built 1979

Kerobokan Penitentiary Institution (Indonesian: Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Kerobokan, Balinese: ᬍᬫ᭄ᬩᬕᬧᭂᬫᬲ᭄ᬬᬭᬓᬢᬦ᭄ᬓᭂᬭᭀᬩᭀᬓᬦ᭄, also known as LP Kerobokan, Kerobokan Prison or Hotel K) is a prison located in Kerobokan, Badung Regency, on the Indonesian island of Bali. Located 4 km (2.49 miles) away from the Canggu village, the prison opened in 1979 and was built to hold 300 inmates. As of 2017, the Kerobokan Prison contains over 1,400 male and female prisoners of various nationalities. More than 90% of the prisoners are Indonesian and 78% were convicted on drug charges. 15,000 rupiah ($1.08) per day is allocated for each prisoner.

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