KUALA LUMPUR: The proposal to establish a Home Detention Act to provide for an alternative punishment will help reduce prison overcrowding, lower the current high incarceration rate, and save the government money, says the Prisons Department.
In a statement on Wednesday (Nov 6), the Prisons Department expressed full support for the proposal to establish alternative punishments, as announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during the Budget 2025 presentation on Oct 18.
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