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Singapore: ‘daddy, come home with me today’. Non-profit helps parents in prison bond with their kids
Ten men sat in a circle inside a room in Changi Prison Complex. All of them were waiting for their children to pass through the many security gates of the prison, to finally walk through the doors of the room, in December 2024.
Singapore: prison inmates to receive training for food and beverage sector, and help with securing jobs
A new initiative being rolled out for prison inmates will see them receiving training for roles in the food and beverage (F&B) sector, and help to secure jobs after their release. Yellow Ribbon Singapore, a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs, said on Thursday that it is aiming t…Singapour : les condamnés à mort sont priés de sourire avant leur exécution
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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 chang…
Apprentice : en prison, à l'école des bourreaux
Un jeune gardien de prison, Aiman, est amené, par les circonstances, à devenir l’assistant de celui qui s’occupe des exécutions capitales. A la fois hanté par son passé et fasciné par la nouvelle figure paternelle qu’incarne le bourreau, il va lui-même, petit à petit, être absorbé par une tâche, à…On death row in Singapore
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