Prisons Dept News Today

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — The families of prisoners and residents of moral rehabilitation centres, special rehabilitation centres, special detention centres and the Henry Gurney...

PETALING JAYA: There are a few criteria that prisoners under Licensed Prisoner Release (OBB) program have to meet to be allowed to go home during the Hari Raya period.

GEORGE TOWN: Privatising prisons would be a better solution to overcrowding than refurbishing old facilities, says a Universiti Sains Malaysia criminologist.

NEW DELHI: Malaysia aims to cut prison occupancy rate by two-thirds in the next eight years by relying more on community corrections, says Prisons Department Commissioner-General Datuk Nordin Muhamad.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Prisons Department has received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Craft Awards (ICA) night in New Delhi, India yesterday in recognition for its contributions in the sustainable development of crafts and social engagement.

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak should not be allowed to challenge the Prisons Department's refusal to let him attend Parliament as the august house has been dissolved, the High Court heard.

KUALA LUMPUR: A former AmBank non-executive director told the High Court here Wednesday (Oct 12) that he "cabut" (left) right after Datuk Seri Najib Razak completed signing the bank account opening application forms at the latter’s house at Bukit Tunku 11 years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR: Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, otherwise known as Jho Low, had a luncheon with bank officers and Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) officials at Mandarin Oriental Hotel 13 years ago, the High Court heard.

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Wednesday (Oct 9, 2022)

PETALING JAYA: The Prisons Dept has slammed a piece of fake news that is currently circulating WhatsApp groups and social media platforms like wildfire.