Indonesia cuts Christians' jail sentences Nearly 8,500 Christian prisoners in Indonesia have been given sentence cuts to mark Christmas. NEARLY 8,500 Christian prisoners in Indonesia have been given sentence cuts of 15 days to two months to mark Christmas. "Remissions were given to Christian inmates who have shown good behaviour," Akbar Hadi, a justice ministry spokesman told state news agency Antara on Wednesday. More than 160 prisoners were eligible for immediate release thanks to sentence cuts, he said. Indonesia traditionally offers sentence cuts to prisoners to mark religious holidays and Independence Day. There are more than 150,000 prisoners across the country and overcrowding is a problem in many of the more than 400 prisons.