Easing overcrowding at our prisons

Taking the first step: According to the Prisons Department, the success rate for rehabilitation programmes within the community is 95.77%.

PETALING JAYA: In a move to curb overcrowding in prisons, about two-thirds of eligible inmates are targeted to undergo rehabilitation programmes within the community by 2030.

The programmes range from parole to the Resident Reintegration Programme that allows an inmate who meets certain criteria to serve a sentence outside of prison.