Hiring parolees gives them new lease of life

A parolee hugging his mother upon his release under PBSL at Penor Prison in Kuantan on Aug 30. At right is Pahang deputy Prisons director Raja Mohd Amazon Raja Daud while Penor Prison director Fayrouz Ahmad Zawawi is on the left. – Bernama

GEORGE TOWN: The hiring of parolees and those on the Ihsan Madani Prisoners' Release on Licence (PBSL) is a way to give the group a chance to start life afresh.

The owner of a vehicle and building cleaning company, K Suraindran, said he has hired over 200 parolees and persons on PBSL since 2019.