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11JunJune 11, 2024

Hari Raya Haji prison visits permitted on third, fourth days

KUALA LUMPUR: Inmates of prisons, Moral Rehabilitation Centres, Special Rehabilitation Centres, Special Detention Centres, and Henry Gurney Schools are permitted visits by family members on the third and fourth days of Hari Raya Aidiladha this year. In a statement on Tuesday (June 11), the Prison Department announced that priority would be given to Muslim inmates. Visitors...

By James LimmalaysiaFamily Visits, Hari Raya Aidiladha, Henry Gurney Schools, Inmates, Moral Rehabilitation Centres, Online Visits, Prison Department, Special Detention Centres0 CommentsRead more...

16JanJanuary 16, 2024

Overcrowding in prisons: Capacity exceeded by 5.6% says Prisons DG

KUALA SELANGOR: Sixty prisons nationwide are currently housing approximately 75,000 inmates, surpassing the capacity limit of 71,000 prisoners. Prisons Department director-general Datuk Nordin Muhamad said that this indicated overcrowding in prisons, with the number of inmates exceeding 5.6% of the designated capacity. He said that this did not include nearly 4,000 more prisoners undergoing rehabilitation in the...

By Stephanie Chanmalaysia, NewsCorrectional Centre, Crown Prince Of Selangor, Inmates, Overcrowding, Prison Dept0 CommentsRead more...

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