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 (pic).
The greater focus on community corrections is part of the nation’s objective to reduce the prison population and improve rehabilitation of those convicted of non-serious offences.
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