The All Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia for the Reform of All Places of Detention (APPGM) wants to be part...
Tag: prisons
The Benteng LD cluster that sparked Sabah’s Covid-19 outbreak started because the detainee that tested positive was only screened...
The Seputeh MP suggests replacing incarceration with community service for certain offences, reducing punishments on minor offenders, and early...
Malaysian prisons are at 44% over-capacity.
Three Covid-19 cases have been reported in prisons or a lock-up in Sabah, Kelantan, and Negri Sembilan.
Detention centres are currently at 121%-200% over-capacity.
A smoking ban was imposed in November 2018.