A chance to change: Prison Dept's Hijrah Kasih programme spurs reform through skills training, family support


KOTA KINABALU: Prisoners – or "prospects", as the Prison Department aims to refer to them from now on – should not view jail terms as the end of the line for them but an opportunity to turn over a new leaf.

“Prove that you can change and can choose the right path after (your term),” its Corrective Division director Nora Musa said after a Hijrah Kasih programme at the Kota Kinabalu Prison Department Integrity School on Thursday (May 8).

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