Kerobokan Prison
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The entrance to the prison
Kerobokan Prison is a prison located in Kerobokan, Badung Regency, on the Indonesian island of Bali. The prison opened in 1979 and contains about 1000 male and female prisoners of various nationalities.
Notable prisoners
- Schapelle Corby - 20 years; she is currently scheduled for release in 2017 after being granted clemency that took five years off her sentence. She was granted parole on 7 February 2014.
- Michael Blanc - Life sentence
- Bali Bombers - Amrozi bin Nurhasyim and Imam Samudra - executed by firing squad for their key roles in the 2002 nightclub bombings in Kuta, Bali
- Bali Nine - nine Australians apprehended at Denpasar Airport with heroin strapped to their bodies
- Lindsay Sandiford, British woman sentenced to death for drug trafficking
Sources
- "Prisoners held in Kerobokan Prison". Foreign Prisoners Support Service. 2005-07-22. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
Coordinates: 8°40′22″S 115°10′5″E / 8.67278°S 115.16806°E
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