Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim on care for prison inmates with intellectual disabilities
Prison officers are trained to manage and support inmates with special needs, in areas such as communication and behavioural management. The delivery of rehabilitation services and programmes is also modified for inmates with intellectual disabilities - for example, in bite-sized information, supplemented by visual aids. Inmates who find it difficult to adjust to being separated from their caregivers are engaged more frequently. A multi-disciplinary team approach is taken for those with more complex needs, with professionals and specialists like psychiatrists being roped in. Minister of State for Home Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim gave these details in reply to an MP’s questions in Parliament on Tuesday (Oct 15). He also spoke about how inmates with special needs can report or seek help in the event of abuse.
Prison officers are trained to manage and support inmates with special needs, in areas such as communication and behavioural management. The delivery of rehabilitation services and programmes is also modified for inmates with intellectual disabilities - for example, in bite-sized information, supplemented by visual aids. Inmates who find it difficult to adjust to being separated from their caregivers are engaged more frequently. A multi-disciplinary team approach is taken for those with more complex needs, with professionals and specialists like psychiatrists being roped in. Minister of State for Home Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim gave these details in reply to an MP’s questions in Parliament on Tuesday (Oct 15). He also spoke about how inmates with special needs can report or seek help in the event of abuse.