Home Detention Helps In Prisoner Rehabilitation And Reintegration

Jerald Joseph, Chair, CSO Platform for Reform

06-Mar-24 08:30

Home Detention Helps In Prisoner Rehabilitation And Reintegration

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The government is currently considering implementing home detention for inmates to address prison overcrowding. However, there are concerns about whether this could inadvertently favour privileged or powerful criminals. Jerald Joseph, Chair of CSO Platform for Reform shares his insights on strategies and accountability needed for this implementation

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Philip See

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Categories: Law/Activism

Tags: prison department, prison reform, rehabilitation,

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