Drugs Abuse, Law, and Society: The Role of Penitentiary Institution

The problem of criminal narcotics crime has become the problem of nations and nations in the world that is always talked about. Around the world the problem of narcotics abuse is almost all the problems of nations. Narcotics abuse can certainly lead to physical damage, mental health, emotions and attitudes in society. Problems of narcotics abuse have been threatening society and nation to become an organized crime in the national scope as well as to the international world. Based on this background, the authors lifted a scientific journal entitled "Application of Criminal Law Against Prisoners' Fostering Efforts on Drug Users". the author explains the problem of how the application of criminal law regarding the regulation of narcotics crime in Indonesia and how the criminal law system concerning the regulation of narcotics crime in Indonesia. Research method in scientific journal is done by normative juridical approach that is by doing analysis of problem through approach of law principles and referring to legal norms contained in legislation. The data used in this scientific journal is secondary data.