A total of 116 prisoners and detainees in correctional institutes across Indonesia died of tuberculosis (TB) in 2007, ANTARA quoted Justice and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalata as saying today. "TB is the number two killer disease among prison inmates in Indonesia after AIDS/HIV," the minister said at a ceremony to mark World TB Day at the Kerobokan correctional institution in Kuta, Badung district. Andi Mattalata said the majority of prisoners and detainees who died of TB and AIDS/HIV also had a history of drug addiction. Therefore, he expressed hope that prisoners and detainees in prisons and correctional institutions across the country could benefit from the "Healthy Indonesia Program 2010." Various efforts, according to the justice and human rights minister, had been made to deal with the spread of TB, AIDS/HIV and other deadly diseases in correctional institutes.
