Malaysia’s Prisons Department aims to have 23,000 inmates serving lenient sentences undergo parole and the Community Rehabilitation Programme (CRP) by 2030. First, we discuss the value of community-based rehabilitation, and alternative modes of rehabilitation to prevent relapse. Then, we try to understand the struggles of finding employment for people with criminal records.

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Produced by: Alia Zefri, Jeremy Ng

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Lee Chwi Lynn

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Categories:  personal development,  social issues

Tags:  malaysian prisons department,  evening edition,  inside story,  prison,  ex-inmates,  rehabilitation,  employment,  job opportunities,