v. Probation and community correction - the Department of Prison, Malaysia has recorded a recidivism rate of 0.44% among parolees who had served their sentence in their community as compared to 15% of inmates who had undergone rehabilitation in the prison until the end of their sentence. The Department of Prison, Malaysia wishes to expand its rehabilitation into the community through the introduction, improvement and expansion of community correction and probation service. • The Department of Prison, Malaysia had revised the Compulsory Attendance Act in 2010 as an alternative to imprisonment for inmates undergoing sentence below one year and allowing them to serve within the community without stepping into the prison. The Department of Prison, Malaysia is looking into broadening the scope of the Compulsory Attendance Act by amending the act to cater to sentences below three (3) years by December 2021 and the amendment would be tabled in the Parliament. • Another step taken to further advocate community rehabilitation is through releasing inmates or "liaison" which come under the purview of and jurisdiction of the Commissioner General of Prison. The release or liaison is being enhanced and efforts are being taken to increase the release of inmates. In future, Malaysia intends to implement and to expand the probation system as an expansion to the community correction with the assistance of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, United Kingdom through the British High Commission in Malaysia. • The Department of Prison, Malaysia is looking into setting up volunteer probation officers among social workers and other alternatives to imprisonment such as home detention, suspended sentence, and prison supervision to cope with the man power required. The Department of Prison, Malaysia had identified enabling factors of prison transformation to complement its five core functions: i. Empowerment of staff - the recruitment process of prison officers will be focused on certain criteria related to the correctional field. • Profiling will be conducted for selection and identification of job placement. • Competency level among in-service officers will be enhanced through exposure and training. • Encouragement and motivation such as ‘earn and learn’ scheme will be provided to support junior officers to improve their career path through the opportunity to further their academic qualification. On the other hand, exposure and opportunities will be given to senior officers to acquire knowledge and training with international counterparts such as Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, United Kingdom (UK). • Fast track and time-based promotion are implementation to motivate reward and to enhance the performance and productivity of prison staff. ii. Infrastructure and facilities - a well-planned and balanced environment will contribute to the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of programmes 10