Parole system next year
Published: Nov 17, 2007 7:43 AM | Updated: Jan 29, 2008 10:21 AM
The Prisons Department will implement the parole system next year after amendments to the Prisons Act 2007, to be tabled in the current Parliament sitting, are approved.
The Prisons Department will implement the parole system next year after amendments to the Prisons Act 2007, to be tabled in the current Parliament sitting, are approved.
Home Ministry secretary-general Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said some amendments had to be made to the Act before the parole system can be implemented, Bernama reported..
The system aims to expedite the process of prisoners adapting themselves with society, being more responsible to themselves, their families and the country before they are released from prison, he said.
The parole system, opted for by the Malaysian government is the model being practised in Australia, Canada, Britain and the United States, which provides for early release of prisoners before they complete their jail term for good conduct and behaviour.
2,000 to be considered
"Prisoners serving light sentences of not more than one year will be considered for early release," he said.
Abdul Aziz said 2,000 minor crime offenders who met the criteria would be considered for placing under the parole system.
He also said the Public Service Department had approved 600 new posts for prison officers under the parole system besides the RM7 million allocated by the government to carry out programmes and training for the new system.
Abdul Aziz said the system would reduce overcrowding at 29 prisons in the country currently housing 34,917 prisoners whilst their actual capacity was only for 28,100.
Home Ministry secretary-general Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said some amendments had to be made to the Act before the parole system can be implemented, Bernama reported..
The system aims to expedite the process of prisoners adapting themselves with society, being more responsible to themselves, their families and the country before they are released from prison, he said.
The parole system, opted for by the Malaysian government is the model being practised in Australia, Canada, Britain and the United States, which provides for early release of prisoners before they complete their jail term for good conduct and behaviour.
2,000 to be considered
"Prisoners serving light sentences of not more than one year will be considered for early release," he said.
Abdul Aziz said 2,000 minor crime offenders who met the criteria would be considered for placing under the parole system.
He also said the Public Service Department had approved 600 new posts for prison officers under the parole system besides the RM7 million allocated by the government to carry out programmes and training for the new system.
Abdul Aziz said the system would reduce overcrowding at 29 prisons in the country currently housing 34,917 prisoners whilst their actual capacity was only for 28,100.
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