ISLAND HISTORY
A RUSSIAN CEMETARY
Jerejak saw military action during World War II, when a German submarine
attacked a Russian naval vessel. It is believed that Jerejak was the site
for a German submarine base from June of 1943 to March 1944. A ceremonial
cemetery dedicated to Russian soldiers still remains on the island. However,
no records indicate that actual bodies were buried at the site.
PENAL COLONY
The Jerejak Rehabilitation Center began operating from 12 Jun 1969 to
August 1993 with its first batch of 200 detainees. This first batch of
inmates consisted of those detained during the 13ph May 1969 race riots.
In 1982, an upsurge in drug related convictions resulted in the highest number of detainees in Jerejak, 982 to be exact.
7 inmates on the island who worked outside the prison area and were nearly finishing their sentences managed to escape. The first escape incident in January 1988, saw 4 inmates 'leaving' the island while the second incident in Mac 1988 saw 3 inmates flee.
In its course of closing down the prison, 900 detainees were transferred to prisons in Johor. The first transfer involved 100 detainees whom were sent to Muar prison, Johor. The following transfers were in-groups of about 60 detainees and were all stationed at the Simpang Ranggam Prison, Johor. The last group left on 13 August 1993.
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