Prisons are over capacity by almost 7,000 inmates, says Saifuddin

KUALA LUMPUR: Prisons in the country are overcrowded by over 6,000 inmates as of February this year, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

In a parliamentary written reply, the Home Minister said based on the records from the Prisons Department, a total of 78,236 people were currently undergoing detention at all the prisons institutions as of Feb 2, 2023.