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Kerobokan prisoner found dead, appears he hung himself
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Kerobokan prisoner found dead, appears he hung himself

- Nov 07, 2014

A prisoner in Bali’s infamous Kerobokan Prison was found dead Friday afternoon and reports say it appears he hung himself. The prisoner, Ropik Bin Pupon, 26, was from Banyuwangi, East Java. Police allege Pupon took his own life in the back of the prison. His body was discovered around 1 pm by other inmates and […]

One of Jokowi’s advisers for Bali 9 fate is anti-death penalty
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One of Jokowi’s advisers for Bali 9 fate is anti-death penalty

- Nov 07, 2014

Kerobokan Prison inmates Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran from the Bali Nine are waiting for Indonesia’s new guy in office, President Joko Widodo, to make a move on their sentence.  It’s up to Jokowi to extend clemency to save the men from the death penalty, if not, the two prisoners will face the firing squad. […]

2 of the Bali 9 could still face the firing squad, SBY reportedly didn’t grant clemency
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2 of the Bali 9 could still face the firing squad, SBY reportedly didn’t grant clemency

- Nov 05, 2014

Two members of the Bali Nine are more unsure of their fate now that former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) just left office without sparing them from the death penalty.  The AAP just reported that the two Australian prisoners of Kerobokan prison, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran had pleas for clemency before SBY, for the last […]

Kiwi Kerobokan prisoner slated for release next week
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Kiwi Kerobokan prisoner slated for release next week

- Nov 03, 2014

Half a joint put New Zealander Leeza Ormsby behind bars in Bali’s infamous Kerobokan Prision. Now, after nine months later, the kiwi is reportedly getting out early for good behavior.  Ormsby could have stayed in the ā€œHotel Kerobokanā€ for up to 12 years under Indonesian law, but thanks to a ā€œlenientā€ sentence of just 10 […]

Locked Up Abroad: kiwi ex-inmate recounts dark days in Bali prison
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Locked Up Abroad: kiwi ex-inmate recounts dark days in Bali prison

- Oct 21, 2014

“There’s nothing to do. You just sit down or lie down or stand up,ā€ said New Zealander Terrence Green to the Taranaki Daily News on his jail time. Green lived with Denpasar’s baddest boys in a police cell where he spent two months after being arrested for property theft. The cell was a bit tight, […]

Overbooked at the ‘Hotel Kerobokan’
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Overbooked at the ‘Hotel Kerobokan’

- Oct 17, 2014

Apparently way too many people in Bali got the memo that orange is the new black.  Bali’s infamous Kerobokan Prison is over capacity by an alarming amount, according to Made Bandra, the prison’s acting head.  There are more than double the amount of prisoners than Kerobokan is meant to handle. That’s a lot of people […]