Govt in bid to decriminalise possession, use of small amounts of drugs
Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail cites a need to reduce prison overcrowding.
Malaysia aims to cut prison occupancy rate by two-thirds in 8 years
Prison Department commissioner-general Nordin Muhamad says this will be done by boosting reliance on community corrections.
How the prison department helps inmates return to the outside world
The department answers those who question the effectiveness of its rehabilitation programmes.
Prison, not the end of the line for inmates
Alternative punishments like parole are also possible, while workshops and rehabilitation programmes are part of ongoing initiatives.
Once in prison, always a jailbird?
Many who are handed jail terms end up behind bars again for the same crimes after their release, raising questions about the effectiveness of prison programmes.
