Govt mulling privatised prisons to ease overcrowding

KAJANG: The government may consider setting up privately-managed prisons to solve the overcrowding problem in Malaysian jails, says Datuk Mohd Azis Jamman.

The Deputy Home Minister said he had seen how privately-managed prisons were run in a recent working trip to the United Kingdom, and has tasked the Prisons Department to look into the feasibility of having similar facilities here.

If private prisons prove to be a feasible solution, Azis said they are likely to house low-to-medium risk inmates. Separately, Azis said the government will work to upgrade the Seremban, Pengkalan Chepa and Batu Gajah prisons next year to meet new standards.

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