Family members can visit inmates on third, fourth day of Hari Raya
KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — All inmates at prisons, rehabilitation centres, special detention centres and the Henry Gurney School will get the opportunity to meet family members...
Overcrowding in prisons, exceeds capacity by 5.6 pct — Prisons DG
KUALA SELANGOR, Jan 16 — Sixty prisons nationwide are currently housing approximately 75,000 inmates, surpassing the capacity limit of 71,000 prisoners. Prisons Department director-general Datuk...
No new prisons planned, those over 100 years to be redeveloped
KAJANG, Jan 3 — Several prisons will be upgraded while those over 100 years old will be redeveloped to make them more conducive for inmates...
Prisons dept cancels family visit sessons with inmates during Christmas
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — The Prisons Department has cancelled family visit sessions with inmates at all prisons in conjunction with Christmas Day this year....
Tembok cluster: Former inmates, remand detainees to be placed at quarantine stations
ALOR SETAR, Oct 14 — Remand detainees and inmates at the Alor Setar and Pokok Sena prisons who are released will be placed at Covid-19...
Remand Prison cluster: Seven new Covid-19 cases involve inmates from same cell
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 10 — The seven individuals tested positive for Covid-19 at the Penang Remand Prison yesterday are inmates in the same cell as...
1,126 active cases of Covid-19 in prisons nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — A total of 1,126 active cases of Covid-19 involving prison inmates and staff nationwide have been recorded so far. Prisons...