KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 -- The Prisons Department has implemented rehabilitation programmes for about two-thirds of eligible inmates within the community by 2030 to curb overcrowding in prisons.

Its director-general Datuk Nordin Muhamad said the department's statistics for 2023 showed that 19,269 people have been placed in such rehabilitation programmes within the community, also known as PDK, The Star reported.

He said that the success rate for PDK was 95.77 per cent in 2023.

"As of Feb 14 this year, there are 3,988 prospects currently undergoing such programmes," he was quoted as saying.

He added that from the number, 2,727 were placed under the Licensed Release of Prisoners (PBSL) programme and another 780 under the parole system.

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