PEMBERIAN ASIMILASI BAGI NARAPIDANA SEBAGAI PENERAPAN UNDANG-UNDANG PEMASYARAKATAN PADA LEMBAGA PEMASYARAKATAN KELAS IIA PADANG

The guidance of prisoners conducted under the Correctional system aims to get
inmates prepared according to reunite with the community, so as to te-act as to be a
freeman and have responsibility as member of society. To make the purpose happen, one of
the efforts that have been made is assimilation. Based on the introduction and to get the
solution, the author formulate some of the problems such as follows: 1. How is the
implementation of guidance of convicts in the stage of Assimilation in Class IIA State
Penitentiary of Padang that has been applied so far? 2. What are the problems in
implementing the assimilation of prisoners in the Class IIA Penitentiary of Padang and
how to overcome these obstacles? 3. How good is the prospect of implementing the
assimilation as an effort to foster prisoners based on the Correctional Law? The method
used in the thesis is analytical descriptive with normative juridical approach. Also
supported by an empirical juridical approach. The data source that author use is
secondary data and primary data. The data obtained were analyzed qualitatively and
presented in analytical descriptive form. Based on the results of research and discussion, it
can be concluded that the Implementation of Prisoners Assimilation Stage in Class IIA
State Penitentiary of Padang has been implemented in accordance with applicable
procedures, but actually the implementation of it, constraints and obstacles has been found
which experienced by warden and prisoner itself, the lack of socialization of officers to
prisoners, Family visiting can not run well due to overcapacity, there is still unenthusiastic
attitude from some inmates in following assimilation activities, guarantors that are not in
accordance with the rules, the absence of family as a guarantor, out of town guarantor, the
Justice Collaborator (JC) processing difficulties, the lack of budget within the
Correctional Institution.