3,000 portable toilets bought to replace bucket system in prisons
The prisons department has purchased 3,000 portable toilets to phase out the outdated bucket system still in use in several prisons.
In a written parliamentary reply to Wilfred Madius Tangau (PH-Tuaran), the home ministry said this is part of a proactive effort to meet modern hygiene and comfort standards, in line with international norms.
Last month, deputy commissioner Hafidz Othman acknowledged during a Suhakam public inquiry that some Malaysian prisons do not meet 21st-century hygiene standards for rehabilitation.
Hafidz noted that the bucket system, which requires daily manual disposal of waste, does not reflect a modern rehabilitative approach.
Separately, the home ministry said the prisons department has identified 13 dilapidated prisons nationwide for either upgrading or replacement.
Among the approved projects is the construction of a…
