In a move responding to massive public outrage, Indonesian lawmakers ordered the demolition of a controversial high-end luxury compound built inside a correctional facility just outside the country’s capital on Wednesday. The unauthorized luxury accommodation, which was constructed for incarcerated individuals inside the overcrowded state-run penitentiary, sparked fierce public condemnation after images and footage of the privileged facilities emerged on social media platforms. Critics argued that the special compound exposed deep systemic inequalities within the country’s correctional system, allowing wealthy or well-connected inmates to access comfortable living conditions completely out of reach for the vast majority of the prison population. The decision to tear down the facility marks a quick response from legislative authorities to address public frustration, with lawmakers stressing the need to restore public trust in the fairness of Indonesia’s criminal justice system. Footage captured on-site showed heavy machinery beginning the demolition process shortly after the order was issued, bringing an end to a facility that had become a national symbol of institutional inequality in just days after the scandal broke.