MARANG, Malaysia: Released convicts can become Reflexologists as a means of livelihood if plans by the Marang Prison here works.
As a first step, the prison authorities plan to provide a designated area in the prison grounds where motorists feeling tired during the long drive to Kuala Terengganu or Kota Baru along the coastal road can stop for a foot reflexology session.
Marang Prison deputy director Supt Muhamad Jusoff Abd Ghani said the reflexology service would start once the Prisons Department director-general gives his blessings.
“This would be a platform for prisoners to continue their livelihood when they complete their sentence,” he said here yesterday.
He said setting up such a service did not require a huge capital and, therefore, the prisoners could straight away depend on their reflexology skills as a source of income.
Ten prisoners are in a pioneer group taking a 12-day course on foot reflexology, conducted by a professional organisation.
Supt Muhamad Jusoff said the 10 men are expected to be released in six to nine months.
He added that the prison's reflexology service would later be offered at selected public areas, which will be identified with the help of the Terengganu Government.
