Discussions regarding sentencing and the administration of correctional institutions remain a central topicin the criminal justice system. Correctional services are administered by the government as part of the law enforcement process. In the context of Administrative Law, it is the law that governs the legal relationship between the government and citizens; in this case, it is carried out by correctional institutions, or “Lapas,” whose role is to provide rehabilitation for inmates. Modern law enforcement emphasizes a punishment system oriented toward a retributive approach that is also grounded in rehabilitative and restorative approaches. This study is a normative legal study using a statutory approach and drawing on secondary data in the form of primary, secondary, and tertiary legal sources. This study shows that modern law enforcement—through the punishment and rehabilitation of prisoners—must be consistent with the concept of the rule of law as viewed from the perspective of administrative law.

Discussions regarding sentencing and the administration of correctional institutions remain a central topicin the criminal justice system. Correctional services are administered by the government as part of the law enforcement process. In the context of Administrative Law, it is the law that governs the legal relationship between the government and citizens; in this case, it is carried out by correctional institutions, or “Lapas,” whose role is to provide rehabilitation for inmates. Modern law enforcement emphasizes a punishment system oriented toward a retributive approach that is also grounded in rehabilitative and restorative approaches. This study is a normative legal study using a statutory approach and drawing on secondary data in the form of primary, secondary, and tertiary legal sources. This study shows that modern law enforcement—through the punishment and rehabilitation of prisoners—must be consistent with the concept of the rule of law as viewed from the perspective of administrative law.