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Singapore: recidivism rate at all-time low, more inmates serving part of jail term in community
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According to the latest annual statistics released by SPS, the overall recidivism rate for the 2018 release cohort was 22.1 per cent, down from 24 per cent in 2017 and 23.7 per cent in 2016. This is the lowest it has been since the 1990 release cohort, SPS said. Before this, the lowest rate was 23.6…
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Prison surveillance is going high-tech with smart systems that could help officers be more aware of inmates’ behaviours as part of moves to transform operations.
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A 29-year old Malaysian convicted in 2014 of drug trafficking in Singapore was executed this morning.
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Prisons service says it will use technology to free officers from guard duties.
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“We envisage a future where we can run a prison without guards,” says Soh Wai Wah, Singapore’s Commissioner of Prisons.
His vision is intentionally “provocative”, he tells GovInsider: he wants to show the potential of technology, but doesn’t plan to cut staffing. Instead, prison officers will change…
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Before he made his new film about the death penalty, Boo Junfeng sat down to tea with some of Singapore’s retired hangmen.
Source — The Straits Times
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Update, Nov. 5, 2015: Kho Jabing’s execution, scheduled for Friday, has…
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Part of our work in the anti-death penalty campaign is to research and gather as much information as possible on the death penalty and its application in Singapore. Data is crucial in allowing us to understand how the death penalty is used in Singapore, and for us to identify issues and problems.
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