Govt looks to rehab to ease prison overcrowding


PRISONS in Malaysia are currently holding more than 84,000 inmates, exceeding the maximum capacity of 76,000, says Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.

The Deputy Home Minister said 84,143 individuals are being held in prison facilities nationwide while another 6,640 are undergoing community-based rehabilitation outside prison walls.

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