Community Service A Good Alternative to Imprisonment?

Dato’ Vignesh Kumar, Advocate and Solicitor, former Deputy Public Prosecutor

30-Jul-25 08:30

Community Service A Good Alternative to Imprisonment?

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The Dewan Rakyat on Monday passed the Offenders Compulsory Attendance (Amendment) Bill 2025, meaning courts are now empowered to sentence certain offenders to community service instead of imprisonment. Giving his thoughts on whether this alternative form of punishment works, is Dato’ Vignesh Kumar, Advocate and Solicitor and former Deputy Public Prosecutor.

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Categories: politics, government, controversies

Tags: alternative sentences, community servivce, societal integration, incarceration, rehabilitation, restorative justice,

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