Jakarta, June 9 -- Minister of Creative Economy Teuku Riefky Harsya said the ministry aims to expand the development of creative talents among correctional inmates to help them acquire skills that will be useful when they return to society.

"Because we know that inmates engage in various activities that are intended to help them when they return to society. So perhaps we can collaborate in areas such as music, film, and other sectors," Harsya told reporters after an audience with the Minister of Immigration and Corrections here on Tuesday.

Riefky said the collaboration would be carried out with the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections to identify creative skills among inmates that can be developed both during their time in correction...