50 SUHAKAM i. The report contains the findings and recommendations of SUHAKAM to reduce instances of death in police custody. ii. In 2018, SUHAKAM conducted a follow-up meeting to discuss the implementation of one of the recommendations of the study - the establishment of the Custodial Medical Unit (CMU). The CMU will operate as a mobile clinic where at least 4 CMU staff will be deployed to centralised lock-ups to carry out daily medical check-ups at the room/building provided. The proposed centralised lock-ups include Lokap Berpusat Jinjang, Kuala Lumpur; Lokap Berpusat Balai Polis Bayan Baru, Pulau Pinang; Lokap Berpusat Shah Alam, Selangor; Lokap Berpusat Indera Mahkota, Pahang; and Lokap Berpusat Kepayan, Sabah. The estimated budget for setting up the CMU at these centralised lock-ups is RM 500,000 (Five hundred thousand Ringgit Malaysia). iii. In 2019, SUHAKAM met with the Minister of Finance and a sum of RM 200,000 (Two hundred thousand Ringgit Malaysia) was approved to establish the CMU. To date, Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) is in the process of coordinating and delivering the budget that was received to the allocated centralised lock-ups. An inauguration programme is expected to be carried out by PDRM and SUHAKAM in 2020. 4. REFORMATION OF THE PRISON MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PRISON REFORM) Since its inception, SUHAKAM has been authorised to visit detention centres, including prisons, to provide recommendations related to human rights for improving their management. The visit covers three categories: i. periodic visits to monitor conditions and services in prison; ii. investigation visit for cases filed with SUHAKAM regarding human rights violation in detention; and iii. audit visits. The focus of the periodic and audit visits to detention centres is not only on the conditions and services for detainees but also on the working conditions, and health and safety of the detention centre staff as well.

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