LOVE and EDUCATION for ALL FEMALES

where all inmates are given the chance to turn over a new leaf

leaf

AN ALL FEMALE JAIL???

• Rehabilitation programs (complements our philosophy) more efficient

• Healthcare more specific• Lack of female prisons in Singapore

• Rehabilitation

• Deterrence

Retribution

How did we get there?

THE YARD• Morning exercise• Basic exercise

equipment• Running track• Mass activities

(eg. Dancing like Cebu jail)

• Safety evacuation area

INDOOR YARD• Morning exercise• Basic exercise

equipment • Recreational sport

equipment

MEDICAL FACILITIES

Trained Professionals• General

Practitioner• Dentist• Psychiatrist Annual checkup Subsidised/ Free Nearer the cells of

mentally unstable inmates

LIBRARY• Self-help books• “How to”

Guidebooks• Poetry • Educational

materials (eg. Textbooks)

• Dictionaries• English literature

EDUCATION ROOM• Study tables • Computers

(register for usage)• Daily screening of

TED talks • Self-study room• Beside library for

easy reference

LECTURE/ EVENT HALL• GED programmes• A-level courses• Volunteers from

MOE• Subsidised rates• Guest speakers

(successful ex-convicts)

REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES

• Programmes allocated case-by-case

• Monthly counselling

• Highlight: Rehabilitation through the arts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ROOM• 45 minute sessions• Save on travelling

time and costs for family

• Up to five times a week for most inmates

VISITORS LOUNGE

• Face-to-face visits• Once a week• Contact between

inmates and family is allowed

• 1h30min session

CANTEEN & KITCHEN

• Staggered meal times

• Provides inmates with well-balanced meals thrice a day

• Inmates can work in the kitchen for money

Cleaning duty Serving duty

PRISON CELLS• Double sharing• Basic facilities

providedToilet, Water, Bed,

Table, Chair, Night light, Fan, Shelves, Whiteboard

• Sectioned

SECURITY

• Prison guards are 90% female

Receive regular on the job training • Guards stationed

around the building• Security cameras

DAY – TO – DAY PROGRAMME

DAY - TO – DAY PROGRAMME

DETERRENCE PHASE• Emphasis on “confinement”• Minimal activity• Encompasses a retributive effect• Limited to one telecommunication a week• Period determined by jail sentence: - Sentence < 1 year: cap at one month - Sentence > 1 year: 1/12 of their jail term

• Give inmates time to reflect (submit weekly reflection)

EMPATHY

RETRIBUTION? no.

KEEP THE END IN MIND

DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

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“You are at the stage of life now where you have two routes before you. One is less

travelled and there is the route that almost everybody takes.”

-Charles Richardson