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Published: 08 December 2020

Last Updated: 08 December 2020

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Prisons terms and definitions

PRISON
A place to detain prisoners who have yet to be and those who have already been sentenced to imprisonment

HENRY GURNEY SCHOOL
A school to detain inmates aged 14 to below 21 years who are held under orders issued by the Juvenile Courts

PROTECTIVE DETENTION CENTRE
A place to hold detainees under the Internal Security Act 1960

MORAL REHABILITATION CENTRE
A place to hold detained persons under the Emergency (Public Order and Prevention of Crime) Ordinance 1969 and the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985

REMAND PRISONERS
Consist of persons held in prison pending trial

	SUBORDINATE COURT DETAINEES Persons temporarily detained under order of the Subordinate Court
	SESSIONS COURT DETAINEE Persons temporarily held under order of the Sessions Court
	HIGH COURT DETAINEE Persons temporarily held under order of the High Court

SENTENCED PRISONERS
Prisoners who have been convicted by the court

	Long Sentence Means a prisoner who is sentenced to imprisonment for a period exceeding six months or consecutive periods the total of which amounts to six or more months
	Short Sentence Means a prisoner who is sentenced to imprisonment for a period less than six months or consecutive periods the total of which is less than six months
	First Time prisoner means a prisoner who was first convicted and put in prison.
	Repeat Prisoner A convicted prisoner who has been repeatedly imprisoned
	Young Prisoner Prisoner, less than 21 years old, who has been sentenced by the court
	Drug Prisoner Prisoner who has been convicted by the court for drug cases

JUVENILE DELINQUENTS
Persons aged between 14 and 18 years who have been convicted by the Juvenile Courts and placed in Henry Gurney Schools.

DETAINED PERSONS
Persons held under order of detention issued by the authority (Ministry of Home Affairs)

	Internal Security Act 1960 Detainees are held in protective detention centres.
	Emergency (Public Order and Prevention of Crime) Ordinance 1969 Emergency (Public Order and Prevention of Crime) Ordinance1969
	Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985 Detainees are held in moral rehabilitation centres.

FOREIGN PRISONERS
Foreign nationals who are detained pending deportation to their countries of origin. They consist of prisoners who have completed their prison sentences and also those who continue to be held under the Immigration Act.

DEATH ROW PRISONERS
Prisoners categorised as high risk and consist of those who have been sentenced to death by hanging by the courts.

NATURAL LIFE SENTENCE
Prisoners who are sentenced to imprisonment for the whole of their natural lives with no date for release.

LIFE SENTENCE
Prisoners sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment.

PERSONS DETAINED AT THE PLEASURE OF THE SULTAN/GOVERNOR/YANG DI-PERTUAN AGONG
Prisoners who are liable to be sentenced to death by the court but whose sentences have not been carried out because of their young age (juvenile) or they have been defined as being mentally disordered. These prisoners have no release dates and may be released only if pardoned by the Sultan/Governor/Yang di-Pertuan Agong. They include prisoners detained in mental institutions at the pleasure of the Sultan/Governor/Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

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Address and telephone number of the prison institution

Here is the address and telephone number of prison institutions throughout Malaysia.
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Director Penjara Kajang 43000 Kajang Selangor No. Tel : 03-87364620 No. Fax : 03-87367449	Director Penjara Wanita 43000 Kajang Selangor No. Tel : 03-87341025 No. Fax : 03-87372279	Director Maktab Penjara Malaysia 43000 Kajang Selangor No. Tel : 03-87394800 No. Fax : 03-87363435
Director Penjara Penjara Sungai Buloh KM 20, Sungai Buloh 47000 Sungai Buloh Selangor No. Tel : 03-60384690 No. Fax : 03-60384870	Director Penjara Simpang Renggam 86200 Simpang Renggam Johor No. Tel : 07-7550990 No. Fax : 07-7556050	Director Pusat Pemulihan Akhlak Jalan Salleh 84007 Muar Johor No. Tel : 06-9522711 No. Fax : 06-9529126
Director Penjara Kluang Batu 8, Jalan Kluang Mersing Kampung Gajah 86000 Kluang Johor No. Tel : 07-7875200 No. Fax : 07-7875128	Director Penjara Penor KM-18 Jalan Kuantan 25150 Kuantan Pahang No. Tel : 09-5121099 No. Fax : 09-5311169	Director Penjara Kelantan Jalan Maktab 16109 Pengkalan Chepa Kelantan No. Tel : 09-7715500 No. Fax : 09-7745308
Director Penjara Taiping Jalan Taming Sari 34200 Taiping Perak No. Tel : 05-8072177 No. Fax : 05-8077631	Director Penjara Tapah KM 12 354000 Tapah Perak No. Tel : 05-4181818 No. Fax : 05-4182897	Director Tempat Tahanan Perlindungan 34000 Taiping Perak No. Tel : 05-8837311 No. Fax : 05-8837010
Komandan Pusat Latihan Pegawai Penjara, Jalan Mudzaffar Shah 34900 Taiping Perak No. Tel : 05-8082182 No. Fax : 05-8064909	Director Pusat Pemulihan Akhlak Jalan Brewster 31000 Batu Gajah Perak No. Tel : 05-3632255 No. Fax : 05-3661519	Director Sekolah Henry Gurney Perempuan Jalan Brewster 31000 Batu Gajah Perak No. Tel : 05-3632255 No. Fax : 05-3661519
Director Penjara Pulau Pinang Jalan Goal 10990 Pulau Pinang No. Tel : 04-2289562 No. Fax : 04-2293528	Director Penjara Seremban Jalan Muthy Cumaru 70990 Seremban Negeri Sembilan No. Tel : 06-7652500 No. Fax : 06-7635991	Director Institut Pemulihan Dadah 71650 Titi Jelebu Negeri Sembilan No. Tel : 06-6111224 No. Fax : 06-6112215
Director Penjara Banda Hilir Jalan Parameswara 75000 Banda Hilir Melaka No. Tel : 06-2823948 No. Fax : 06-2846658	Director Penjara Dusun Dato’ Murad Dusun Dato’ Murad 75450 Air Keroh Melaka No. Tel : 06-2323428 No. Fax : 06-2325790	Director Sekolah Henry Gurney 75990 Telok Mas Melaka No. Tel : 06-2619284 No. Fax : 06-2619261
Komandan Pusat Kecemerlangan Koreksional Melaka Tanjung Kling Melaka No. Tel : 06-3516684 No. Fax : 06-3516650	Director Penjara Marang 21600 Marang Terengganu No. Tel : 09-8320200 No. Fax : 09-8321269	Director Penjara Alor Star Jalan Sultanah 05350 Alor Star Kedah No. Tel : 04-7302544 No. Fax : 04-7328694
Director Penjara Sungai Petani 08600 Sungai Petani Kedah No. Tel : 04-4202020 No. Fax : 04-4222171	Director Penjara Pokok Sena KM 24, Jalan Naka 06400 Pokok Sena Kedah No. Tel : 04-7825555 No. Fax : 04-7821043	Director Akademi Koreksional Malaysia Persiaran Putra 07000 Kuah, Langkawi Kedah No. Tel : 04-9600000 No. Fax : 04-9667120
Director Ibu Pejabat Penjara Sarawak Jalan Datuk Penrissen Kalong Ningkam 93558 Kuching Sarawak No. Tel : 082-614005 No. Fax : 082-613411	Director Penjara Pusat Kuching Jalan Tabuan 93990 Kuching Sarawak No. Tel : 082-259066 No. Fax : 082-259990	Director Penjara Pusat Miri 98009 Miri Sarawak No. Tel : 085-616705 No. Fax : 085-612051
Director Penjara Pusat Sibu Jalan Awang Ramli Amit 96009 Sibu Sarawak No. Tel : 084-330740 No. Fax : 084-348487	Director Penjara Pusat Seri Aman 95008 Bandar Sri Aman Sarawak No. Tel : 083-322161 No. Fax : 083-325495	Director Penjara Pusat Limbang Jalan Nanga Medamit Peti Surat No. 306 98709 Limbang Sarawak No. Tel : 085-211066 No. Fax : 085-211060
Director Ibu Pejabat Penjara Sabah 88811 Kota Kinabalu Sabah No. Tel : 088-270475 No. Fax : 088-252938	Director Penjara Pusat Kota Kinabalu 88811 Kota Kinabalu Sabah No. Tel : 088-219471 No. Fax : 088-252938	Director Penjara Perempuan 88811 Kota Kinabalu Sabah No. Tel : 088-456474 No. Fax : 088-319471
Director Penjara Tawau Peti Surat 546 91008 Tawau Sabah No. Tel : 089-712509 No. Fax : 089-711564	Director Penjara Sandakan Peti Surat 1469 90716 Sandakan Sabah No. Tel : 089-665860 No. Fax : 089-663713	Director Sekolah Henry Gurney II 89007 Keningau Sabah No. Tel : 087-331337 No. Fax : 087-332901