This study analyzes the effectiveness of implementing community service as an alternative sanction for corruption convicts. The traditional prison-centric approach has proven to cause overcrowding and fail to maximize the restoration of social losses. Utilizing a normative-juridical method, this article examines the integration of restorative justice principles into corruption eradication frameworks. The research findings indicate that community service effectively reduces state expenditures on inmate maintenance while providing direct, tangible contributions to public facility development. However, current regulations in Indonesia still restrict the execution of this alternative sanction for grand corruption cases. Rigorous evaluation and public transparency are imperative to maintain a potent deterrent effect.