Singapore
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.
Singapore: how Changi Prison is taking to video analytics and facial recognition in a big way
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.Source — Channel News Asia
Singapore: M'sian Prabagaran executed in Singapore by hanging
A 29-year old Malaysian convicted in 2014 of drug trafficking in Singapore was executed this morning.Source — The Straits Times
Singapore to roll out 'prisons without guards' concept to beat manpower crunch
Prisons service says it will use technology to free officers from guard duties.Source — International Business Times
Singapore: grab bars, handrails in some cells as number of elderly prisoners rises
The number of elderly prisoners has almost doubled in the past five years, and the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) has retrofitted some prison cells with senior-friendly features like grab bars and handrails.Source — The Straits Times
Singapore: families of death row inmates need longer notice of execution
Singapore has prided itself on its reputation for being tough on crime. Under our criminal justice system, the harshest and most final punishment meted out to an individual is the death penalty.Source — Today
Singapore: number of repeat offenders remains low and stable
The number of former prison inmates who break the law again within two years of their release has remained low and stable, the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) said on Tuesday (Feb 14).Source — Channel News Asia
Exclusive: Singapore wants a prison without guards
“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…Source — GovInsider
Singapore: Boo Junfeng's Singapore death penalty film stirs emotions in Cannes
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
Singapore: majority of S’poreans do not have an irrational fear of the ISA. Is that okay?
The number of ISA arrests have decreased over the years, but we must regularly examine if it is still relevant.Source — Mothership.sg
On death row in Singapore
Each week, Roads & Kingdoms and Slate publish a new dispatch from around the globe. For more foreign correspondence mixed with food, war, travel, and photography, visit their online magazine or follow @roadskingdoms on Twitter. Update, Nov. 5, 2015: Kho Jabing’s execution, scheduled for Friday, has…Source — Slate
On death row in Singapore
I was sitting in a hotel room in Kuala Lumpur when I received the message on Monday afternoon. It was from Jumai, a short but heart-breaking note, sent over WhatsApp: “My brother this Friday die.”Source — Roads & Kingdoms
Singapore: Changi Women's Prison: Not a place you want to return to
Do not drop your pen cap. That was one of the first things I was told after entering Changi Women’s Prison (CWP).Source — Asiaone
A correspondence with the Singapore Prison Service
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.Source — secondchances.asia
