Civil Defence mulls over recruiting ex-inmates as volunteers

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KLUANG: The Civil Defence Force is considering opening its volunteer ranks to inmates freed under licensed release to help them reintegrate into society.

Southern Region Civil Defence Training Centre (Pulapas) commander Leftenant Kolonel Amir Sarifudin Zalman said the proposal was in line with force’s motto, “from the community, for the community”.

He said this would be discussed at federal level and brought to the government for approval, as volunteers receive allowances from the state.

“This approach can ensure that former inmates have structured employment within a uniformed unit, giving them dignity and making their families proud,” he said after the Ihsan Madani Licensed Release of Prisoners (PBSL) programme at Kluang Prison today.

Amir added that the plan would be refined with the Prisons Department before implementation.

Meanwhile, Kluang Prison director Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Nazri Nasrudin said 41 inmates — 35 men and six women serving terms less than three years — were released under the PBSL programme today.

Since its introduction in 2021, 4,345 inmates have been freed nationwide under the initiative, continuing their rehabilitation through community programmes supervised by district parole officers.

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