SUNGAI BULOH: A total of 2,940 staff quarters of the Prisons Department nationwide is being renovated with an allocation of RM41mil, says Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons (Management) Abd Kadir Rais.

       In thanking Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for providing the allocation in July, he said the renovations would boost the spirit of the department’s staff.

       “This will have a positive impact on the quality of their work,” he said after a ceremony to hand over keys for phase 1 of the staff quarters at Sungai Buloh Prison here yesterday.

       Abd Kadir said the renovation work involves 102 projects, Bernama reported.

       “Ten of the projects, including two each at Taiping Prison and Labuan Correctional Centre, have been completed.

       “The others are at Kemunting Correctional Centre, Sungai Buloh Prison, Muar Rehabilitation Centre, Penor Prison in Kuantan, Henry Gurney School in Keningau and the Henry Gurney School in Telok Mas,” he added.