In the Indonesian context, prison overcrowding is a sign of a disintegrating criminal justice system, in which law enforcement agencies prioritise the function of their own institutions at the expense of other parts of the system. 
Katika mazingira ya Kiindonesia, msongamano gerezani ni ishara ya kusambaratika kwa mfumo wa makosa ya jinai, ambayo vyombo vya sheria kipaumbele ni kazi ya taasisi zao kwa gharama ya sehemu nyingine ya mfumo.