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COMMENT | No more caning videos in prison museum, please

COMMENT | No more caning videos in prison museum, please

When violence is displayed, it risks sending the wrong message.
Lawyers claim kept in the dark over Siti Bainun's prison transfer

Lawyers claim kept in the dark over Siti Bainun's prison transfer

No reasons given for the transfer from Kajang to Malacca, they say.
Thailand's top court orders Thaksin to serve a year in prison

Thailand's top court orders Thaksin to serve a year in prison

This is in relation to ex-PM's corruption and abuse of power convictions.
Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist faces severe medical neglect in Israeli prison

Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist faces severe medical neglect in Israeli prison

Ali al-Samoudi has also been beaten and deprived of necessities.
Azalina: Govt studying abolishment of mandatory caning

Azalina: Govt studying abolishment of mandatory caning

This follows growing humanitarian concerns about the punishment and its effectiveness in deterring crime.
Report 'lying under oath' prison officers to police, Suhakam urged

Report 'lying under oath' prison officers to police, Suhakam urged

Suaram says commission must demonstrate that its processes can't be manipulated.
Taiping Prison officer apologises for assault on inmates

Taiping Prison officer apologises for assault on inmates

UPDATED 7.05PM | Dzulizwar says they hurled vulgarities, made threats.
Pokok Sena inmate's death linked to poor medical care post-caning: Suhakam

Pokok Sena inmate's death linked to poor medical care post-caning: Suhakam

Commissioner also decries lack of response from relevant depts.
Trump has an 'idea': Reopen Alcatraz for 'ruthless, violent' offenders

Trump has an 'idea': Reopen Alcatraz for 'ruthless, violent' offenders

US president says he will instruct relevant agencies to rebuild the decommissioned prison.
Two Sosma detainees claim Sg Buloh prison officers beat them

Two Sosma detainees claim Sg Buloh prison officers beat them

Applicants seek aggressors' names for lawsuit, claim some beaten till passed out.
COMMENT | Can home minister declare 7-star hotel as 'prison'?

COMMENT | Can home minister declare 7-star hotel as 'prison'?

Ministerial discretion is not absolute, as case precedence has shown.
COMMENT | Azalina stretching prison's limits to breaking point

COMMENT | Azalina stretching prison's limits to breaking point

Detention at home is not feasible, desirable or fair.
Home minister can declare any place, including house, as prison

Home minister can declare any place, including house, as prison

This means house arrest is already possible without legislative amendments.
Suhakam decries 'obstruction' in Taiping Prison probe

Suhakam decries 'obstruction' in Taiping Prison probe

It claims its officers were denied access to record an inmate's testimony.
Home Ministry cooperating with authorities on prison altercation probe

Home Ministry cooperating with authorities on prison altercation probe

Saifuddin says PSSC and Suhakam have reached out to him over the matter.
Bar calls for independent probe on Taiping Prison 'altercation'

Bar calls for independent probe on Taiping Prison 'altercation'

Its president says the probe's findings must be made public.
Prison Dept confirms altercation at Taiping Prison, claims 'provocation'

Prison Dept confirms altercation at Taiping Prison, claims 'provocation'

This follows a viral message alleging a prisoner died there recently.
YOURSAY | If you do the crime, do the time without five-star treatment

YOURSAY | If you do the crime, do the time without five-star treatment

'Najib may have been PM, but he lost all right to privilege when he stole from the country.'
M'sian Bar calls for prison system reform

M'sian Bar calls for prison system reform

Bar chief says restorative justice is the way forward.
Single father of 3 lands in prison for banana theft

Single father of 3 lands in prison for banana theft

A farm's CCTV captured footage of the man chopping down a banana tree.
Groups seek engagement, clarity on new house arrest law

Groups seek engagement, clarity on new house arrest law

They acknowledge govt's stated intentions but note debate surrounding high-profile cases.
NGO calls for inquest into Pokok Sena inmate's custodial death

NGO calls for inquest into Pokok Sena inmate's custodial death

Proceedings only effective process to identify cause of death, Hayat says.
LETTER | Time to abolish caning, introduce more humane methods

LETTER | Time to abolish caning, introduce more humane methods

The punishment is both barbaric and humiliating, harming prisoners physically and mentally.
PKR Youth drubs PAS counterpart for reviving 'old slander' against Anwar

PKR Youth drubs PAS counterpart for reviving 'old slander' against Anwar

PKR Youth leader says Hafez's remark shows PAS' 'shallow' politics for sake of survival.