Equipping those ‘inside’ with skills for life outside

(From left) Negri Sembilan Prisons director Ahmad Mustaqim Che Bisi, Alexander, Gomez, Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons (Community) Datuk Ibrisam Abdul Rahman and Seremban Prison director Shahril Basir at the computer lab in Seremban Prison. — Photo courtesy of Human Development Programme, Seremban Prison

MOHAMAD (not his real name) had already served two years in Seremban Prison when he was selected for the first computer course in August last year, at the new computer lab there sponsored by Prison Fellowship Malaysia (PFM).

“It was a golden opportunity,” said the 44-year-old after completing the four-month course and collecting his certificate recently.