11 January 2021
Covid-19 A Death Sentence In Jail: Parliament Group
The All Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia for the Reform of All Places of Detention (APPGM) wants to be part...
Tag: prisons
24 December 2020
Over 1,200 Prisoners, Staff Contracted Covid-19 By Nov
The Benteng LD cluster that sparked Sabah’s Covid-19 outbreak started because the detainee that tested positive was only screened...
13 November 2020
Teresa Kok Demands Prison Reform To Curb Covid-19 Spread
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.
07 August 2020
Police Remand 32 For Violating Covid-19 SOPs
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.
08 May 2019
Second-hand Smoke Levels Fall In Prisons
A smoking ban was imposed in November 2018.