Taiping prison

Following a scathing SUHAKAM inquiry that shattered the official narrative of an inmate-led "riot," the Malaysian Prison Department has broken its silence, vowing a thorough probe into damning allegations of fatal custodian brutality and systemic cover-ups at the archaic Taiping facility

Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo has called for full transparency and accountability following Suhakam’s inquiry into alleged abuse at Taiping Prison, describing the findings as a serious failure of human rights protections and warning that prisons cannot operate above the law

More than a century old, building’s heritage status restricts improvements needed; bucket toilet system still in use

Failure to act creates perception of immunity in January 2025 incident where masked wardens beat and kicked inmates