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Drone used for smuggling drugs found on Tapah prison rooftop

Drone used for smuggling drugs found on Tapah prison rooftop

Police say the drone was carrying suspected heroin and methamphetamine.
Ex-prisoners vow to use second chance to right wrongs

Ex-prisoners vow to use second chance to right wrongs

'We will uphold society with every inch of our beings.'
Released preacher Wan Ji: 'Isolation' drove me to verge of insanity

Released preacher Wan Ji: 'Isolation' drove me to verge of insanity

Reciting Quran helped keep his head straight, preacher recalls.
YOURSAY | Home detention should not be an option for former leaders

YOURSAY | Home detention should not be an option for former leaders

‘Has PM not learned the bitter lesson of Najib’s partial pardon?’
Najib not eligible for 'home detention' proposal, says Saifuddin

Najib not eligible for 'home detention' proposal, says Saifuddin

UPDATED 5.50PM | Only certain groups of inmates are being considered, adds minister.
Will home detention be used to free powerful convicts like Najib, asks NGO

Will home detention be used to free powerful convicts like Najib, asks NGO

Project Sama says white paper needed to prevent double standards in home detention.
Govt agrees in principle on home detention for prisoners

Govt agrees in principle on home detention for prisoners

Saifuddin says the ministry is examining the method of execution.
Najib discharged from HKL, back in prison after cleared of Covid-19

Najib discharged from HKL, back in prison after cleared of Covid-19

Aide says ex-PM has recovered from Covid-19.
Indonesian rocker has high hopes for Anwar

Indonesian rocker has high hopes for Anwar

Ahmad Dhani believes PM can be exemplary leader for Indonesia to follow. 
Najib - one year in prison

Najib - one year in prison

The former premier is currently on trial for 25 charges related to 1MDB.

Former Thai PM Thaksin sentenced to 8 years in prison

Former Thai PM Thaksin sentenced to 8 years in prison

This follows his arrival in Thailand after a 15-year self-imposed exile.
Housewife who gave birth, raised child in jail escapes gallows

Housewife who gave birth, raised child in jail escapes gallows

Court acquits woman of drug trafficking as prosecution failed to prove case.
YOURSAY | Free Najib for 'small change'? Rakyat would rather see govt fall

YOURSAY | Free Najib for 'small change'? Rakyat would rather see govt fall

'Should PM heed Zaid's advice, we do not need courts anymore.'
Critics: Zahid's 'prison feast' for Najib unfair, mocks the law

Critics: Zahid's 'prison feast' for Najib unfair, mocks the law

'Treatment of ordinary detainees abhorrent, borders on inhumane.'
'I thought I wouldn't survive' - Anwar recalls 'black eye' incident

'I thought I wouldn't survive' - Anwar recalls 'black eye' incident

Anwar shares his experience of being assaulted in prison. 
Repair Sg Buloh prison as soon as possible, PM urges

Repair Sg Buloh prison as soon as possible, PM urges

Anwar also announces aircond for prison hall.
Rehabilitation more effective for repeat offences - Prisons DG

Rehabilitation more effective for repeat offences - Prisons DG

Rehab will be main choice by 2030, Nordin says.
Smuggled note exposes violence against women in Myanmar jail

Smuggled note exposes violence against women in Myanmar jail

Lawyers and activists reveal the note spirited out of the prison.
Wrong dead son: Saifuddin to reimburse family’s cremation expenses

Wrong dead son: Saifuddin to reimburse family’s cremation expenses

Minister will personally pay the compensation.
Scholar behind bars: Najib pursues PhD in economics sans internet

Scholar behind bars: Najib pursues PhD in economics sans internet

Saifuddin says it will be in accordance with standard operating procedure.
DAP MP urges govt to probe 'wrong dead son' incident

DAP MP urges govt to probe 'wrong dead son' incident

PARLIAMENT | M Kulasegaran questions how such a mix-up could occur.
70 custodial deaths in two years

70 custodial deaths in two years

PARLIAMENT | Comprehensive amendments being prepared to Lock-up Rules 1953.
Increase allocation to improve lockup conditions, urges Suaram

Increase allocation to improve lockup conditions, urges Suaram

It made the call ahead of the unveiling of Budget 2023.

Prisons Dept takes steps to reduce overcrowding and recidivism

Prisons Dept takes steps to reduce overcrowding and recidivism

The measures include speeding up trials and conducting community rehab programmes.