11 January 2021Covid-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...
24 December 2020Over 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 2020Teresa 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...
03 November 2020Over 1,200 Prisoners, Staff Contracted Covid-19 In Congested Jails Malaysian prisons are at 44% over-capacity.
07 August 2020Police 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.
08 May 2020Free Non-Violent Offenders To Prevent Covid-19 Prison Outbreak: Experts Detention centres are currently at 121%-200% over-capacity.