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
this is heartless way of treating human being there is no need for that technically.
Western prisons vs Eastern prisons. The vibe and mentality are staggering. Subhuman ferals vs civilized people
i am a doctor transitional raod on the back road
tx prison out in deserts like stores design better bath tube houston women pretty wieght lift equipment embedded into the wall out here better live i am on steriods
My cabbage & icecream farts stink REALLY BADLY!!!
Ok the room are shockingly empty but the food is better than in many worker's canteens…
I'll never say anything about the s*** green prison mattress I had again in my life
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
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.
The difference I notice is the guards truly have control of the prison opposed to how inmates in America “run” the prison
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…
Jail and prison are totally different things. Lol
They have no bed in there cell ???
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 😬
No beds ?
Only bread for breakfast?
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.
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.
These guys have no bed! What is that doing to his back? No bed at night is a sentence in itself!
Maybe if they did this inthe US they wouldnt want to return
They eat better than me 😂
Is this a prison or a resort?😵💫
Real stories is better then A&E!
Do the crime do the time!
This is how a prison should be ran
Is this Australia? No bed is that a punishment or just cutting the cost?
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.
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.
Damn the guy at 18:50 is sexxxxy
I cant believe that one inmate had an origami crane and then the next one drew on a piece of paper! These dudes are out of control!
Where is this prison?
Luxury compared to some places !!
The UK would do well to take a leaf from the Singaporean prison system.
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
They don't even get association!
He has ocd
How come they do cell searches,they don't have chance for contraband,they don't have associate with other prisoners
The food is way better than the food I had when I was in Jail (California)
No beds?
7:12 I like the whimsical music they chose. Its like the dopey music that plays in a how-to craft video. Perfect for a prison video.
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.
Wow no beds , pillow , blankets just sleeping on a concrete floor no way 😞
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.
Can't understand a word they say. Turning it off after 2 minutes bye
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.
Why are they not allowed to have beds inside??
All the tech and so called power America has and our prisons are the absolute most absurd jokes EVER
This is my nightmare. I can’t even fathom spending one day alone sleeping on a concrete floor without a pillow let alone years.
I messed up my two feet from longboarding tricks but had a good time doing it.
No bed ??? Tf
I did 4 years in a California prison and it was easy compared to this. This looks awful