Singapore cuts annual inmate numbers by two-thirds with rehab focus

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Senior home minister Faishal Ibrahim credits the drop to a ‘heal, don’t punish’ approach, supported by community partnerships and other programmes.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/11/30/singapore-cuts-annual-inmate-numbers-by-two-thirds-with-rehab-focus   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/11/30/singapura-kurang-dua-pertiga-banduan-dengan-fokus-pemulihan   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews

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00:00A decade ago, nearly 9,000 people entered Singapore's prisons each year,

00:05but today that number has fallen to about 3,000,

00:08a change Senior Home Minister Faisal Ibrahim attributes to one guiding principle.

00:14Prisons should heal, not punish.

00:17Faisal said the country's prisons have shifted from traditional incarceration

00:21to a through-care model that supports inmates both during and after imprisonment.

00:27Singapore's in-care inmate numbers dropped from 9,242 in 2020 to 7,660 in 2022,

00:36but picked up slightly to 8,336 in 2024,

00:41a year which also saw 2,498 offenders undergoing community corrections.

00:47During a chat session with Malaysian journalist Faisal,

00:51also the Acting Minister in Charge of Muslim Affairs,

00:54said mosques, temples, churches and various community groups

00:58play a crucial role in prisoner rehabilitation.

01:02Faisal said companies hiring ex-inmates receive government grants,

01:06with thousands participating to support rehabilitation.

01:11Inmates are also enrolled in the Yellow Ribbon Project,

01:14where job coaches connect them with employers,

01:17and while it has progressed well,

01:19he said the government wants to do more to prevent re-offending

01:22by helping them stay longer in jobs or find opportunities to advance their careers.

01:27Pan Yuzhou FMT

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