KUALA KLAWANG: The proposal to allow prisoners sentenced to less than six months' jail to do community work is likely to be accepted, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.
Responding to a proposal by the Prisons Department, Dr Rais said he would support the move which was timely, based on the need for a social change and not so much to reduce congestion in prisons.
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