Private prisons to cut overcrowding


KAJANG: The government is mulling adopting the privately-managed prison concept to solve the overcrowding problem in jails.

Deputy Home Minister Datuk Mohd Azis Jamman says if the concept proves to be a feasible solution, the prisons are likely to house low-to-medium risk inmates.

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