TINJAUAN TERHADAP PELAKSANAAN SANKSI PIDANA PENJARA TERHADAP NARAPIDANA ANAK DI LEMBAGA PEMASYARAKATAN KELAS II B TASIKMALAYA

This research is entitled Review on Prison Criminal Sanction towards Children Prisoner at Societal Institution Class II B Tasikmalaya. This research background is the placement of criminal children at Societal Institution Class II B Tasikmalaya that is not relevant with Section 18 article (1) Act Number 12 Year 1995 on Societal Activity and Section 17 article (1) letter a of the Act Number 23 Year 2002 on Children Protection. The problems which come are : 1) How is the implementation of prison criminal sanction towards Children Prisoner at Societal Institution Class II B Tasikmalaya?; and 2) What are the reasons of imprisoning the Children Prisoner at Societal Institution Class II B Tasikmalaya? This is normative law research which focuses on positive law norm in form of regulation rules. This research was conducted at Societal Institution Class II B Tasikmalaya. The research result indicates that the implementation of prison criminal sanction towards children prisoner was done by giving mental, social and skill development. Furthermore, the reasons of imprisoning the Children Prisoner at Societal Institution Class II B Tasikmalaya are general reasons, which are : a) Tasikmalaya Region and City has not built Children Societal Institution; b) Temporal placement; and c) The rest of the prisoner’s criminal act less than one year. Then, the special reasons are : a) Request from family; b) Request from the criminal children; and c) Economic limitatio