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Home minister clarifies officers still subject to legal action in event of law violation.

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Prison Dept vows to cooperate with authorities, says committed to accountability.

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UPDATED 6.41PM | PARLIAMENT | Home Ministry agrees to bring proposed legislation to two PSSCs.

Some had fractured ribs, burst eardrums, forced to wear bloody clothes for weeks.

Zero-tolerance policy towards any form of misconduct, department says.

Family still seeks justice as only one person charged over inmate's death.

Inhumane treatment of prisoners and overcrowding expose structural issues.

Why has no action been taken against perpetrators in Taiping jail riot to date?

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'These abuses must stop now.'

Deputy DG says special investigative committee to undertake review of incident at the jail.

UPDATED 4.33PM | Suhakam findings paint harrowing picture of systemic failure, minister says.

Taiping jail's top management cannot escape responsibility, Lip Eng says.

Public inquiry finds several instances of negligence occurred after the incident.

Inmate population has exceeded 87,000 against original capacity of 75,000, minister says.

Faced with a real possibility of death, he says he would rather die being kind.

Lim questions how a detainee could simply run off.

Khong's body was cremated on April 10 after an NGO received permission.

This comes after only one warden charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Apex court panel says it only has jurisdiction to review death sentences.