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‘We played football with inmates’: Former prison officer, as Singapore Prison Service marks 75 years

SINGAPORE – When Mr A. Muthucumarasamy was a prison officer in the 1970s, he played football with inmates and even started music bands for them. Those activities fostered bonds between inmates and distracted them from their gang affiliations, he said. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to... » read more

5,000 inmates, staff, vendors and volunteers to be tested for Covid-19 at Changi Prison

SINGAPORE – The Singapore Prison Service (SPS) will be testing about 5,000 inmates, staff, vendors and volunteers over the next few days after a chef working in the prison kitchen at Changi Prison Complex tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday (May 13). In a statement released on Saturday, SPS said inmate activities including rehabilitation programmes... » read more