{
  "id": 18441001,
  "title": "Pahang prisoners released on licence get jobs to rebuild lives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/pahang-prisoners-released-on-licence-get-jobs-to-rebuild-lives",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T04:39:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/11/1572036/pahang-prisoners-released-licence-get-jobs-rebuild-lives"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Pahang, 403 prisoners who have been released on licence from Penor and Bentong prisons have found employment, according to a report by New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd. Kuantan led the way, with 160 released inmates working for 22 employers, followed by Temerloh, Jerantut, and Pekan. Suhaizak Ab Wahab, Pahang Prisons director and Deputy Prison Commissioner, urged the employed ex-prisoners to utilize their new roles to rebuild their lives, emphasizing the importance of discipline and adherence to release conditions. Non-compliance could result in legal action. Suhaizak also highlighted the community rehabilitation program as a crucial step for the released prisoners to reintegrate into society. He cited instances where former drug addicts relapsed into drug use and other criminal activities after release. During the Madani Yakin Kepulangan Dinanti release ceremony, 15 prisoners from Bentong and Penor prisons were among the latest to be released under the licensed program. The initiative aims to alleviate prison overcrowding while enabling inmates to fulfill their sentences outside prison walls and engage in community rehabilitation efforts.",
  "summary": "KUANTAN: A total of 403 prisoners released on licence from Penor and Bentong prisons are now employed by 73 employers across four districts in Pahang.",
  "key_points": [
    "403 Pahang prisoners released on licence found jobs.",
    "Kuantan led with 160 released inmates working.",
    "Suhaizak urges disciplined integration into society."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Providing immediate employment to licensed inmates transforms community rehabilitation from a theoretical concept into a practical tool for reducing prison overcrowding and preventing criminal relapse.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}