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Inside Maximum Security is a Singaporean documentary series produced by CNA, which focuses on the lives of five inmates at B1 institution, the maximum-security section of Singapore's Changi Prison. The series, which consists of four episodes, aired between 16 January and 6 February 2022.
The Singapore Prison Service (新加坡监狱署) or SPS is a government agency of the Government of Singapore under the purview of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The service runs 14 prisons and drug rehabilitation centres in Singapore. Its responsibilities encompass the safe custody, rehabilitation and aftercare of offenders, and preventive ...
Changi, Singapore, 1941 Newly liberated Allied prisoners in makeshift quarters in a central corridor and from crowded cells in Changi Prison in 1945. Prior to Changi Prison, the only penal facility in Singapore was at Pearl's Hill, beside the barracks of Sepoy Lines, and was known as the Singapore Prison. [8]
Singapore’s Changi Prison Complex is a walled compound of guard towers and imposing gates built in the shadow of the country’s main airport. ... Officials from the Singapore Prison Service say ...
The Singapore Prisons Emergency Action Response (SPEAR) is a correctional emergency response team within the Singapore Prison Service (SPS). SPEAR is a highly trained elite force that is deployed in various high risk special operations [1] [2] and prepared to quell any riots or fights within the prisons. It assists SPS officers in handling non ...
Following Fay's sentence, the case received coverage by the American, Singaporean and international media. [11]Some US news outlets launched scathing attacks on Singapore's judicial system for what they considered an "archaic punishment", while others turned the issue into one of Singapore asserting "Asian values" towards "western decadence". [12]
Singapore on Monday passed a law to hold "dangerous offenders" indefinitely, even after they complete their jail sentences. The legislation applies to those above 21 who are convicted of crimes ...
The Changi Chapel and Museum is a war museum dedicated to Singapore's history during the Second World War and the Japanese occupation of Singapore. After the British Army was defeated by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Singapore, thousands of prisoners of war (POWs) were imprisoned in Changi prison camp for three and a half years ...