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SUHAKAM
Main Function
• Correctional and
Safety
• The
Management of
Detainees
• Recovery
• Reintegration
• Probation &
Community
Correction
Outcome
Variable
• Staff
Empowerment
• Facilities and
Infrastructure
• Public
Involvement
In Legal Aspects
• Conducive Prison
Environment for
Staff & Detainees
• Reduce
Congestion
• Reduce Residuals
• Increase the
Productivity
of Detainees
• Raise Public
Support
To complement this action plan, SUHAKAM and the Malaysian Prisons
Department organised a joint Prison Reform Workshop on 4 & 5 September
2019. The objectives of the workshop were to:
i.
Describe in detail the framework for the management reform
provided by the Prisons Department;
ii. Obtain input and recommendations from all relevant agencies to
improve the framework;
iii. Know and understand the constraints faced by the agencies in
implementing these measures and how to address them;
iv. Get other recommendations that could help implement the prison
management reform.
They invited 33 agencies, including government and Non-Governmental
Organisations. There were 98 participants at the workshop. They
were divided into four clusters to discuss in greater detail (i) Security
and Correctional Clusters; (ii) Detainees Management Cluster; (iii)
Infrastructure & Facility Clusters; and (iv) Local Cluster. All of these clusters
were asked to provide inputs and suggestions to improve the framework
provided by the Prisons Department.
The refined feedback from the workshop will be considered for inclusion
in the prison reform framework before being approved.