‘Drastic’ measures to relieve crowding after Covid-19 detected in 6 prisons

COVID-19 | The Prison Department will take measures to relieve crowded conditions in its prisons after detecting Covid-19 cases in six of its prisons.

It said to date, prisons that still have active Covid-19 cases are Alor Setar Prison (950 cases), Tawau Prison (96 cases), Pokok Sena Prison (64 cases), Kamunting Correctional Centre (eight cases), Penang Prison (seven cases), and Kajang Women’s Prison (one case)...