1Master Students of Nursing, 2Department of Parasitology, 3Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brawijaya, Indonesia

Abstract

East Nusa Tenggara Province is a province with the highest human trafficking cases in Indonesia. There were 137 cases of human trafficking in 2017 which were successfully revealed to public that caused human trafficking perpetrators were caught and prisoned including women. Correctional institute is stressful place that can affect the physical and psychological health of inmates, and it is a place that can cause various problems, especially for psychological problems of women inmate. Various stressors received can cause inmates to lose realistic expectations about their future life. Support is needed to help inmatesfaces the stress in prison. This study aimed to explore the support system and hope of women inmates of human trafficking perpetrators. The research method used was qualitative research with interpretive phenomenology approach. Participants were selected using purposive sampling technique assisted by wardens. Data was obtained through in-depth interviews with five participants. Data was analyzed by using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) and found the results that women inmates of human trafficking perpetrators obtained support system, that was social support and moral support while in prison. Finally, the inmates had good hope, they would not want to be involved again in the activity of sending Indonesian workers illegally. Support received by inmates was motivation for serving the punishment in prison and made the inmates had realistic hope for their future life.