Henry Gurney Prisoners School or Sekolah Tahanan Henry Gurney and Sekolah Henry Gurney is a prisoner school

Youth detention center

A youth detention center, also known as a juvenile detention center , juvenile hall or, more colloquially as juvie, is a secure residential facility for young people, often termed juvenile delinquents, awaiting court hearings and/or placement in long-term care facilities and programs...

 in Telok Mas

Telok Mas

Telok Mas is a small town in Malacca, Malaysia. It located in district of Central Melaka. Henry Gurney Prisoners School is located at this town.-Schools:*SK Telok Mas*SMK Telok Mas*SMK Sharifah Rodziah*SJK Kuang Yah 光亚华小...

, Malacca

Malacca

Malacca , dubbed The Historic State or Negeri Bersejarah among locals) is the third smallest Malaysian state, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and the state of Johor to the south...

, Malaysia.

History

Established in 1949, it underwent name changes for three times before its current name was adopted upon its official opening by Sir Henry Gurney on 15 May, 1950. It is one of the five Henry Gurney Schools (Sekolah Henry Gurney or SHG) which caters to juvenile criminals. The Malacca branch specializes in male convicts.

Programs

The rehabilitation program run in this center is divided into three stages:

• hard labor
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  - for new entrants or rule-breakers
• normal chores
• technical labor - includes welding and basic engineering

Although this center mainly specializes in vocational leanings, it also provides academic training. However most trainees are inclined to take vocational training.

External link

• Official Site (in Malay)