Print version| Country | MALAYSIA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Home Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Malaysia Prison Department | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Prison Headquarters, Bukit Wira, 43000 Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +60 3 8732 8000 fax: +60 3 8734 8084 or 8736 8545 Web: www.prison.gov.my |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Datuk Wira Zulfikli Omar
Commissioner General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
37,157
at 31.8.2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
126
based on an estimated national population of 29.38 million at end of August 2012 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
21.6%
(mid-2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
5.8%
(mid-2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
2.2%
(30.9.2002) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
28.3%
(31.8.2012) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
47
(2005 - 29 prisons, 3 rehabilitation centres, 1 detention centre, 4 Henry Gurney schools for juveniles, 10 illegal immigrant 'depots') |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 32,000
(in the 30 prisons, June 2009) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
116.4%
(in the 30 prisons, June 2009) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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