Eastern Sun, 13 December 1967: Detained Communists build their own prisons

Eastern Sun (1967-12-13) - Detained Communists build their own prisons Source: NewspaperSG, National Library Board Singapore - https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/easternsun19671213-1.2.45.4 Date retrieved: 2026-10-17 NOTE: Only the search-result lead text (first ~60 words) is saved here. Full OCR text and page image sit behind NewspaperSG's Terms-and-Conditions click-through, which the sweep agent did not accept; open the URL and click 'I Agree' to read/print. Matched queries: "Aidit's wife" Lead text (uncorrected OCR): By SOEHARJONO THOUSANDS of Communists detained in Indonesia are building their own brick-and-bamboo prisons to help overcome an acute shortage of prison space. Another problem confronting Indonesian prison officials is finding the money necessary to feed some 60,000 Communists rounded up shortly after