How hard is life in prison? We explore the prison regime through the eyes of officers and inmates in Changi’s Maximum-security prison. How does an inmate live in a single-man cell?

    In this first episode, we enter a world behind bars to meet the inmates. We follow Graceson, a gangster who manages to get himself a new tattoo in prison and is duly caned for it; Khai, a professional skateboarder who is just coming to terms with the loss of his career; Rusdi who is counting down to his release in 50 days using packets of snacks; And Boon Keng gets into trouble for keeping origami in his cell during a cell search.

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    50 Comments

    1. The hardest nights where soent in a 5 bie10 cell,i remember i drilled a small hole into my neighbors cell and everytime he would change or go to the bathroom i would watch and if put my nostrils in thesmall hole and inhale real fast i would smell his farts

    2. All SE Asian countries have horrible prison conditions, at least this one is clean and well managed with the guards clearly having the control and not the inmates. Just don't break the law there and you can avoid all this.

    3. 3 years for drug consumption and obstruction? That’s crazy. They don’t have anything in those cells, either. It’s like solitary in the US except it’s just normal. And a straw mat to sleep on… What do you do? At the same time the prison seems clean and food decent, music…

    4. I don’t believe this is the true representation of the prison! They’re all Asian but speak English and have English signs everywhere?! I’d like to see what the none English speaking prisoners and officers have to say! It just all seems a bit fake, like how bad is it if what they’re showing is fake?! Which I could be wrong! Just the sense I get 😬

    5. I feel if you commit a heinous serious crime you should be locked up in a prison such as this because it’s definitely a deterrent. They should implement these policies and types of punishment in every country. I’d never go to prison and advise no one to aim to either, but I must say I’m very impressed how regimented,established disciplined
      and organised this place is.

    6. I noticed the guy said his "Breakfast usually consists of half a price of bread", and then looked very happy to receive 4 pieces of bread on camera and later a brimming mug of coffee. Interesting.

    7. We need these kinds of prisons in the USA. No canteen, no game systems, no TV’s and no privileges. Just a mat on the floor, a cup to drink from and a hole to pee into. Four slices of bread in the morning and a cup of joe. Single cell only.

    8. Its crazy yhat the guards say good morning, youd never get that in the US, also in the US thr inmates run the prison whereas here it appears the guards do.

    9. Now that's what you call prison , I've been to prison in UK , wow, not even a bed or mattress, listen if prison was like that in UK , people would seriously think about committing crime ,well I know I definitely would

    10. Singapore is very hot. Laying on the ground is probably a way to be cool enough to sleep. The one guy even says he sleeps naked. In places were it is NOT 34c, this would not be possible, and would be considered torture.

    11. I like how the guard said their prisons are spartan, but they still affirm human dignity. American prisons allow sweets and chips, but they are brutal and dehumanizing. This prison is spare and they have no comforts, but it seems like the prisoners are at least treated like men.

    12. This is very different from the Philippines.🥺Corruption in the government at it's finest and the crime rate is very high. I hope my country will be like this Singapore's correctional cell.

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