Government Responsibility for Lost of People's Life In Prison Fire Class I Tangerang

. The purpose of this study was to identify and examine the institutional arrangements of the penitentiary and the government's responsibility in the case of the Tangerang Class I Penitentiary fire which resulted in the loss of people's lives. The approach used in this research is the law approach and the case approach. This research data collection technique was carried out through conventional and online literature searches. The data analysis technique used in this research is qualitative because the data is presented in a descriptive-narrative way. The results of the study indicate that the legal basis for the existence of correctional institutions in Indonesia is contained in Article 1 Paragraph (3) of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 12 of 1995. Correctional institutions carry out the duties and functions of correctional facilities, namely to provide guidance to inmates based on systems, institutions, and ways of coaching. based on Pancasila. Regulations of correctional institutions must try to minimize the differences between prison life and free life which aims to reduce the responsibility of prisoners or respect for their dignity as human beings.