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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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