GEORGE TOWN, Oct 14 — All inmates at Seberang Perai Prison in Jawi, near here, will undergo Covid-19 screening to curb the spread of the viral infection after three inmates were confirmed positive yesterday.

KAJANG, Oct 13 —  All new inmates to be managed by the Prisons Department around Selangor will be segregated in a special quarantine centre prior to being placed in prison to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — All new prisoners would get Covid-19 swab test and would be placed separately at gazetted temporary prisons under tighter standard operating procedures (SOP), said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — Former Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu’s son was sentenced to eight months’ jail after being found guilty on a charge of drug abuse committed at a hotel here last year.

PUTRAJAYA, June 2 — Covid-19 screening at prisons or detention depots will be conducted only in facilities where positive cases of the coronavirus have been detected, said Senior Minister (security cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

PUTRAJAYA, April 15 — The government has decided that the Home Ministry gazetted 13 prison academies as detention centres for offenders who violate the movement control order (MCO).

SHAH ALAM, April 14 — "Don’t just think of yourselves, please consider the safety of others, especially the frontliners.