Hello to all our readers, Yahoo Singapore will be bringing you live news updates today. Former transport minister will be placed in a single-man cell. The Singapore Prison Service explained that it was due to the "higher safety and security risk".
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It was reported by CNA that the cell is about 6.9 sq m including toilet space and he has been provided with a straw mat and two blankets on which to sleep. In response to queries by CNA, SPS explained, "S Iswaran underwent safety, security and medical assessment, as per other inmates.
As we assessed that there is a higher safety and security risk for S Iswaran to be housed with other inmates, we have housed him in a single-man cell." SPS said that all inmates receive the same treatment and are subject to the same prison rules and processes. They can be "housed in different types of cells" depending on their "safety and security risk, as well as medical needs".
They added, "Inmates with severe medical conditions or clinical needs, upon the Prison Medical Officer’s assessment, may be housed.