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Deputy minister tables Prisons Bill 2026, seeks electronic monitoring and volunteer support for rehabilitation

Malay Mail

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June 23, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Glittering Generalities
Deputy minister tables Prisons Bill 2026, seeks electronic monitoring and volunteer support for rehabilitation

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The Prisons (Amendment) Bill 2026, tabled for its first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today,...

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BERNAMA

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· Jun 24, 2026

General : Prisons (amendment) Bill 2026 Paves Way for Volunteer Involvement In Inmate Rehabilitation

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- The Prisons (Amendment) Bill 2026, tabled for its second reading in the Dewan Rakyat today, proposes the establishment of prison volunteers to assist in implementing inmate rehabilitation programmes.

Malay Mail

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· Jun 25, 2026

Prisons (Amendment) Bill 2026 deferred, referred to two parliamentary select committees for scrutiny

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — The Prisons (Amendment) Bill 2026, which, among other things, seeks to provide for the use...

The Age

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· Jul 6, 2026

‘Shifting the crime scene’: Union warns of lack of detail in new bail-breach laws

The premier says the period of mandatory imprisonment that would be imposed would be shaped by community consultation.

MyJoyOnline

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· Jul 8, 2026

Parliament passes Community Service Bill to reduce reliance on prison sentences

Parliament has passed the Community Service Bill, 2026, paving the way for the introduction of community service as an alternative to imprisonment for persons convicted of specified categories of offences. The legislation establishes a National Community Service Secretariat and creates a legal framework for implementing non-custodial sentencing options aimed at reducing pressure on Ghana’s prisons. The Bill was presented to Parliament by the Minister for the Interior, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, on March 4, 2026, in line with Article 106(1) of the 1992 Constitution.

Bahamas Press

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· Jul 6, 2026

Opportunities grow for the country’s most vulnerable groups

NASSAU, The Bahamas – Officials at the Ministry of Social Services will undertake a number of social and legislative measures during the new fiscal year aimed at ensuring that the country’s most vulnerable groups – persons with disabilities (PwDs), children, and the elderly, are not left behind. This includes a review of the Persons with []

Off The Press

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· Jul 12, 2026

Lawmakers press RFK Jr. for stronger oversight of physician-assisted suicide in hospice care

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services to increase oversight of physician-assisted suicide, arguing that stronger monitoring is needed to protect vulnerable patients and ensure compliance with federal law. Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., joined Reps. Greg []...Click to read more

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Related coverage for "Deputy minister tables Prisons Bill 2026, seeks electronic monitoring and volunteer support for rehabilitation": BERNAMA — General : Prisons (amendment) Bill 2026 Paves Way for Volunteer Involvement In Inmate Rehabilitation. Malay Mail — Prisons (Amendment) Bill 2026 deferred, referred to two parliamentary select committees for scrutiny. The Age — ‘Shifting the crime scene’: Union warns of lack of detail in new bail-breach laws. MyJoyOnline — Parliament passes Community Service Bill to reduce reliance on prison sentences. Bahamas Press — Opportunities grow for the country’s most vulnerable groups. Off The Press — Lawmakers press RFK Jr. for stronger oversight of physician-assisted suicide in hospice care