4.4 Every gazette also states the total capacity of a lock-up. It is important in order to prevent overcrowding in the lock-up and for the management to get the allocation such as the budget for food and drinks of detainees. II. Types of Lock-ups Regular Lock-up at Police Station 4.5 Regular lock-up is located at police stations with the supervision under Police District Headquarters. It is regularly used to arrest a suspect from only one district. For example, under IPD Kajang, Selangor, lock-up in Kajang Police Station, is used to detain male suspects. On the other hand, female suspects are detained in lock-up in Bandar Rinching Police Station, nearby Semenyih, Selangor. Central Lock-up 4.6 Meanwhile central lock-up is used to detain suspects from several districts. Central lock-up is a new concept and for the time being, there are three of them in Malaysia which are in Jinjang (Kuala Lumpur), Shah Alam (Selangor) and Bayan Baru (Pulau Pinang). 4.7 Jinjang Central Lock-up, for example, placed suspects who were arrested from police districts of Sentul, Kepong and Kuala Lumpur. Whereas Bayan Baru Central Lock-up, Pulau Pinang placed all suspects who were arrested from police districts of Timur Laut and Barat Daya (the entire area/island). 4.8 The central lock-up is a new concept which have bigger capacity, better facilities and structure in terms of strength of personnel, control, monitoring, lighting and ventilation. 4.9 Dang Wangi Police Station lock-up, Kuala Lumpur is not considered as a central lock-up although it is used to detain suspects from several police districts including districts of Cheras and Dang Wangi. 55

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