Three-year jail for Uzbekistan woman who cheats HKL
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — A single mother from Uzbekistan was jailed for three years by the Magistrate’s Court here today for cheating the Kuala...
Prosecution withdraws appeal, RM10,000 fine on road bully upheld
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 8 — The Court of Appeal today upheld the RM10,000 fine imposed by the High Court on a road bully, known as “Abang...
Seremban prison EMCO extended to Dec 21
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) for Seremban Prison and its quarters in Negeri Sembilan has been extended by two...
63,730 Covid-19 screenings carried out since Sept 1 — Prisons DG
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — The Prisons Department has carried out 63,730 Covid-19 screenings on inmates, staff and family members from all prison institutions nationwide...
New SOP for remand application via video conferencing — Ismail Sabri
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The government has introduced a new standard operating procedure (SOP) to enable remand application and extension for remand for prisoners...
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...
All inmates at Seberang Perai Prison to undergo Covid-19 screening test
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 14 — All inmates at Seberang Perai Prison in Jawi, near here, will undergo Covid-19 screening to curb the spread of the...
New prison inmates in Selangor to be placed in special quarantine centres first — Mohd Sakeri
KAJANG, Oct 13 — All new inmates to be managed by the Prisons Department around Selangor will be segregated in a special quarantine centre prior...
More stringent SOP to curb Covid-19 in prison — Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — All new prisoners would get Covid-19 swab test and would be placed separately at gazetted temporary prisons under tighter standard...
Mat Sabu’s son gets eight-month jail for drug abuse
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — Former Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu’s son was sentenced to eight months’ jail after being found guilty on a charge of...
Covid-19 screening only at affected prisons, says senior minister
PUTRAJAYA, June 2 — Covid-19 screening at prisons or detention depots will be conducted only in facilities where positive cases of the coronavirus have been...
13 correctional academies to be made temporary detention centres
PUTRAJAYA, April 15 — The government has decided that the Home Ministry gazetted 13 prison academies as detention centres for offenders who violate the movement...