New prison facility helps inmates pick up skills for better reintegration into society
Singapore's overall two-year recidivism rate, or the percentage of inmates who were detained or jailed again, has dropped for the first time in three years to 21.3 per cent. However, drug reoffending and inmate population continue to rise. A new facility in prison aims to help inmates transition better into the community. Aslam Shah reports.
Singapore's overall two-year recidivism rate, or the percentage of inmates who were detained or jailed again, has dropped for the first time in three years to 21.3 per cent. However, drug reoffending and inmate population continue to rise. A new facility in prison aims to help inmates transition better into the community. Aslam Shah reports.