New Lahad Datu prison to start operation in October

By DURIE RAINER FONG

KOTA KINABALU: A new 1,000-inmate capacity prison in Sabah’s east coast Lahad Datu district will begin operating this Oct 1, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

The Home Minister said this would help address the overcrowding at the prisons in Tawau, Sandakan and Kota Kinabalu.

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