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Feb 23, 2021 Human Rights Commission Calls for JPs to be Appointed to Central Prison The Human Rights Commission of Belize is calling for Justices of the Peace to be appointed at the Central Prison following videos being circulated of what they term “alleged atrocious inhumane acts” against prisoners.  The Commission says it could not be determined when these videos were made or if those in the video are current inmates, but says it is important for Justices to be appointed in order to speak to prisoners and have unrestricted access to look into such allegations. In their letter...

Punjab to amend prison act to strengthen security & curb crime in jails ROZANA SPOKESMAN Updated Feb 24, 2021, 4:40 pm IST The Punjab government has decided to amend the Prison Act 1894 to strengthen security across the state’s prison and curb criminal acts  Captain Amarinder Singh Chandigarh: The Punjab government has decided to amend the Prison Act 1894 to strengthen security across the state’s prison and curb criminal acts by inmates through more stringent punishment for major offences like rioting, escape from prison, and other violations of prison discipline and rules. A Bill...

The Punjab government on Wednesday decided to amend the Prison Act, 1894 to strengthen security across the state's prisons and curb criminal acts by inmates through more stringent punishment for major offences like rioting, escape from prison, ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — With Malaysia already facing an impending prison overcrowding issue where close to 70,000 are currently serving jail terms for various offences across the country, lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo urged the government to stop sending movement control order (MCO) offenders to prison...

Saturday, 13 Feb 2021 09:21 AM MYT BY ASHMAN ADAM In an interview, lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo said prisons are already ‘running over 200 per cent over capacity’ and that 60 per cent of inmates were incarcerated for minor drug offences. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 ― The All Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia for the Reform of All Places of Detention (APPGM) has called for the country to reconstruct the current prison system into a rehabilitative one to better manage drug offenders. In an...