‘Sarawak prison has lowest recidivism rate in country’


Fatimah hitting the gong to declare open the programme with Andri (centre) and Ajidin looking on.

Sarawak has the lowest recidivism rate among prisoners in the country.

In announcing this, state Women, Early Childhood, and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the rate of former prisoners in Sarawak returning to prison as repeat offenders was the lowest not only in Malaysia but compared to many other countries too.

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