Malaysian Bar: Restorative justice can nip crime in the bud


PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Bar is calling for a reform to the nation’s prison system, saying it should prioritise humane treatment and rehabilitation in a shift towards restorative justice.

Its president, Mohamad Ezri Abdul Wahab, said the confinement of human beings in isolated spaces, often under conditions that fail to rehabilitate or respect basic dignity, could be seen as archaic and ineffective.

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