Prison reform: Suaram identifies issues, solutions in latest report

Published: May 25, 2022 8:00 AM | Updated: May 25, 2022 8:49 AM

Suaram has identified the issues and challenges in reforming prisons and other places of detention that were exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as their proposals moving forward as Malaysia moves into the endemic phase.

This was all contained in Suaram's report titled "Reforming Prisons and All Places of Detention Moving into the Endemic Phase in Malaysia", which was launched today at the Concorde Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.

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