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Malaysia

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Prison population

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Sentenced + remand

Rate per 100,000

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Per 100,000 residents

Occupancy

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At or under capacity

Pre-trial / remand

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Share not yet sentenced

Female prisoners

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Foreign nationals

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Conditions risk — across 136 facilities

Average of our computed Conditions Risk Score across the country's facilities. Methodology · Browse highest-risk

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national average
136 unknown
retentionist on capital punishment. Last known execution: 2017.Methods: hangingICCPR-OP2 (death-penalty abolition protocol): not a signatory

Seeded from Amnesty International 2024 categorisation + Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide.

Source: Amnesty International + Cornell Death Penalty Worldwide.

Prison population over time

Annual figures, latest survey year
2004: 43,424+101.3% over 20y2024: 87,419

Source: unodc

Prisons in Malaysia

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136 facilities in our database — showing the first 24.

Alor Setar Prison

Malaysia

Type

Prison

Capacity

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Held

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Alor Star Prison

Malaysia

Type

Prison

Capacity

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Held

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Ayer Keroh Prison

Malaysia

Type

Prison

Capacity

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Held

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Banda Hilir Prison

Malaysia

Type

Prison

Capacity

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Held

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Banda Hilir Prison (1900-2009), now as Museum Prison

Malaysia

Type

Prison

Capacity

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Held

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Bandar Hilir Prison

Malaysia

Type

Prison

Capacity

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Held

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Batu Gajah Correctional Centre

Malaysia

Type

Prison

Capacity

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Held

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Batu Lintang camp

Malaysia

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Bentong Prison

Malaysia

Type

Prison

Capacity

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Held

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Bintulu Prison

Malaysia

Type

Prison

Capacity

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Held

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Borneo Peak Prison

Malaysia

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Depot Imigresen Ajil

Malaysia

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Depot Imigresen Bukit Jalil

Malaysia

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Depot Imigresen Langkap

Malaysia

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Depot Tahanan Imigresen Bekenu

Malaysia · Bekenu

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Depot Tahanan Imigresen Lenggeng

Malaysia

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Depot Tahanan Imigresen Pekan Nanas

Malaysia

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Detention Center Jinjang

Malaysia · Kuala Lumpur

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Dusun Dato' Murad Pre-Release Prison

Malaysia

Type

Prison

Capacity

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Held

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Henry Gurney Prisoners School

Malaysia

Type

Prison

Capacity

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Held

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Henry Gurney School Keningau

Malaysia · Keningau

Type

Young Offender Institution

Capacity

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Held

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Henry Gurney School Malacca

Malaysia · Melaka

Type

Young Offender Institution

Capacity

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Held

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Henry Gurney School Telok Mas

Malaysia

Type

Prison

Capacity

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Held

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Institusi Pemulihan Dadah Jabatan Penjara Malaysia Jelebu Negeri Sembilan

Malaysia

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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See all 136 prisons in Malaysia →

Data completeness

10%

Score based on how many fields are populated. We surface this so you know where the gaps are.

National population
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