Malaysian Bar calls for reform of prison system


PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Bar is calling for a reform to the nation's prison system, prioritising humane treatment and rehabilitation in a shift towards restorative justice.

Its president Mohamad Ezri Abdul Wahab said that it was not difficult to imagine that in 100 years, the society might look at the current prison system with a sense of disbelief just as how slavery is now viewed with shock and incomprehension.

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