Inmates turning over a new leaf


Handy habit: An inmate working on some rattan furniture at the Batu Gajah PPA in Perak. — Bernama

BATU GAJAH: To make ends meet and provide for her five younger siblings, Fifi (not her real name), 33, resorted to becoming a drug pusher at the tender age of 14, as her parents frequently found themselves in prison for drug-related offences.

“Growing up with my parents involved in drugs, I learned a thing or two about substances that could bring in cash.

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