… how was it? Excited, thrilling, but at the same time, scary, and have lots of mixed emotions.
Upon walking to the museum, we went to the first room that showed the canning process.
Ouch, we felt pain for the prisoner. One cane was enough to hurt the butt with a long injury, and I couldn’t imagine how one can last if they were to get 20 canes. They were not allowed to scream, as a cloth was put inside their mouth.
As we went in, there were lots of information in the galleries. From the prisoners' wardens to the type of punishment the prisoners got, depending on the crime level.
We were navigated to experience their assembly points, separation cell, accommodation, and bathing area, and the highlight which photography was not allowed was the hanging sentence room.
Separation cell
Accommodation cell
Types of clothing
Didn’t we know that there were so many types of death sentences, from snake pit, bury alive, shooting, lethal injection, and burn alive.. all these were what was implemented back then since the Japanese occupation. Now, it’s only a hanging sentence; where prisoners would be informed three days before their hanging day and would go through processes like signing documents, preparing will, etc.
It’s not all about that...
There were classes held in the prison center. From cooking class to sewing workshop, printing workshop, handcrafting, arts, etc..
As Pudu prison has been demolished to build the Lalaport today, most of the stuff was brought over to this museum. It’s nice to see the old photo of Pudu jail and we didn’t know that it was built in X m-shaped, three-storeys that hosted around 2,000 prisoners.
Lots of stories were shared in the museum, even some from the prisoners themselves as well as the wardens.
Verdict? Was it worth going?
The answer is yes! It’s an eye-opening experience and the entrance fee is just Rm3.00 for an adult. While children are allowed, I strongly don’t recommend it because children may not be able to take it as it was quite hot and stuffy in the museum, unless they are old enough to walk on their own and understand it.
Written by,
FoodiesTravel
Ps: This is based on my personal experience
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