Handling Acts of Violence between Convicts by Class IIA Gorontalo Penitentiary

This study aims to determineefforts to deal with acts of violence between inmates by correctional institutionsin Gorontalo Class IIA Penitentiary and to find out the inhibiting factors of Correctional Institutions in dealing with acts of violence between inmates. This type of research uses empirical research methods or sociological research in which the data is obtained from primary data or obtained directly from the community. Based on the research results, it is known that the countermeasures are giving sanctions in the form of reprimands, being put in an isolation room and not giving remissions. Correctional institutions also carry out handling such as transferring some prisoners to other prisons, in addition to that the security unit supervises 1 x 24 hours. As for the ahmabat factorin tackling acts of violence between fellow inmates are the lack of facilities and infrastructure, the inmates are over capacity, the security team is lacking, there is no psychologist to help the inmates when they are experiencing severe depression or are mentally burdened, the lack of inventory equipment and constraints on convict behavior.