TUARAN, Feb 1 — More than 20,000 inmates nationwide are undergoing community-based rehabilitation, which is being monitored to ensure smooth and proper implementation, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.
The programme has proven to be highly effective as it managed to reduce administrative costs and maintained a low recidivism rate of less than 0.5 per cent.
He said this is carried out through out-of-prison programmes, namely the parole programme, the Licensed Release of Prisoners Programme, the Inmate Reintegration Programme, the Inmate Industrial Reintegration Programme, and the Compulsory Attendance Order.
"The Malaysian Prisons Department plays a crucial role in efforts to rebuild human potential through rehabilitation and reformation programmes.
"I believe these programmes will further improve the quality of prison services in the country," he said during his closing speech at the passing-out parade of the Basic Prison Management Course Series 1/2023 today.
— Bernama
