THE RIGHT TO HEALTH IN PRISON:
RESULTS OF A NATIONWIDE SURVEY AND REPORT
Number of
Respondents
Overall
percentage
Sibu
101
1.8%
17.
Dato’ Murad
82
1.5%
18.
Limbang
80
1.5%
5479
100%
No.
Prison
16.
TOTAL
3.5
Source: Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, 2014
86 per cent of respondents (4716 prisoners) were male, with an average age
of 32 years (range 14-95) (Graph I).
Graph I: Average Age of Respondents
Source: Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, 2014
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