Penampang Police Station, food budget is RM13.30 while in Sarawak, the budget inBintulu Police Station Lock-up is RM15.50. Food served in Satuk Police Station (Kuching) is sufficient and clean. Nonetheless, as reported in para 4.35, there were datainees who complained the food provided was not enough. Clothing 4.34 Generally, in all visited lock-up by the Commission, clothes were given to all detainee. Clothing for detainees are divided into two colours, which are purple and orange for minor and major offences respectively. 4.35 However, according to detainees who were interviewed, they are usually not provided with shirt, but only with pants. The Commission found that the male detainees were not given lock-up shirt in Tampin and Melaka Tengah Police Stations. Detainees in Lahad Datu and Tawau Police Stations in Sabah informed that they are only given shirt during the visit by the Commission. 4.36 In most other lock-ups, male detainees chose not to wear shirt because the lock-up is quite hot and they usually made the shirt as pillow when sleeping. 4.37 Although in general that all lock-up management stated that the total no. of clothes is enough, the frequency of changing the clothes is troublesome. Practically, clothes of detainees have only been changed in 3-4 days, or once a week or when they are dirty. In Satuk Police Station, frequency of changing the clothes depends on the total number of detainees in lock-up. In Penampang Police Station, detainees stated that the clothes given when they were being detained were those that are not yet washed. 4.38 Laundry service for detainees is done by own Station by providing a washing machine and sentry personnel in-charge will assist in washing the clothes of detainees. Only few Stations send the clothes to laundry service such as Ranau and Lahad Datu Police Stations, Sabah. 71

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