PART II
CORRECTIVE TRAINING
Training in Changi Prison
3.  The purposes of training and treatment of convicted prisoners while serving any sentence of corrective training in Changi Prison shall be to establish in them the will to lead a good and useful life on discharge, and to fit them to do so, and shall include —
(a)the provision of work which will so far as practicable help them to earn their living after release, with technical training in skilled trades for suitable prisoners;
(b)the paying of special attention to their education;
(c)the exercise of personal influence on the character and training of the convicted prisoners by members of the prison staff; and
(d)the provision of every opportunity for their development of a sense of personal responsibility.
Aftercare
4.  From the reception of a prisoner in the prison in which he is to serve his sentence, consideration shall be given to the provision to be made for his welfare and supervision after release.
Release on licence
5.  A prisoner sentenced to corrective training shall become eligible for release on licence after he has served two-thirds of his sentence of corrective training.
Punishment by Superintendent for minor prison offences
6.—(1)  The Superintendent may punish any prisoner found after due inquiry to be guilty of a minor prison offence as specified in regulation 8 by ordering him to undergo one or more of the following punishments:
(a)confinement in a punishment cell for a term not exceeding 7 days;
(b)postponement for a period of not more than 14 days at any one time, of the date on which the prisoner becomes eligible under regulation 5 for release on licence;
(c)reduction in grade or postponement of promotion for such period as may be determined by the Superintendent; and
(d)a written warning.
(2)  The Superintendent shall enter in a register to be open to the inspection of the Visiting Justices a record of the punishments imposed by him upon prisoners, showing, in respect of each prisoner punished, the name of the prisoner, the nature of his offence and the extent of his punishment.
Punishment by Superintendent for aggravated prison offences
7.—(1)  The Superintendent may punish any prisoner found after due inquiry to be guilty of an aggravated prison offence as specified in regulation 9 by ordering him to undergo one or more of the following punishments:
(a)corporal punishment not exceeding 12 strokes with a rattan;
(b)confinement in a punishment cell for a term not exceeding 7 days;
(c)postponement for a period of not more than 30 days at any one time, of the date on which the prisoner becomes eligible under regulation 5 for release on licence;
(d)reduction in grade or postponement of promotion for such period as may be determined by the Superintendent.
(2)  Where the Superintendent has imposed any punishment upon any prisoner under paragraph (1), the Superintendent shall notify the Director of the facts of the case and the punishment imposed on the prisoner not later than 7 days after imposition of the punishment.
(3)  The Director may within 14 days, or such longer period as may be required in exceptional cases, after being notified by the Superintendent under paragraph (2) —
(a)confirm any punishment imposed by the Superintendent under paragraph (1); or
(b)vary any punishment imposed by the Superintendent under paragraph (1), including enhancing, reducing or substituting the punishment imposed by the Superintendent or imposing such additional punishment that could have been awarded by the Superintendent under that paragraph.
(4)  Any punishment imposed by the Superintendent under paragraph (1) shall not be carried out until confirmed, or varied, by the Director under paragraph (3).
(5)  The Superintendent shall enter in a register to be open to the inspection of the Visiting Justices a record of the punishments imposed by him and by the Director under paragraph (3) upon prisoners, showing, in respect of each prisoner punished, the name of the prisoner, the nature of his offence and the extent of his punishment.
Minor prison offences
8.  The following shall be deemed to be minor prison offences:
(a)talking during working hours, or talking loudly, laughing or singing at any time after having been ordered by an officer of the prison to desist;
(b)quarrelling with any other prisoner;
(c)secreting any article whatever;
(d)showing disrespect to any officer or official visitor;
(e)common assault or taking part in any attack on any other prisoner;
(f)answering untruthfully any question put by an officer or an official visitor;
(g)holding any communication (in writing, by word of mouth, or otherwise) with any person in disobedience of the regulations of the prison;
(h)abetting the commission of any minor prison offence;
(i)omitting to assist in the maintenance of discipline by reporting any prison offence, or to give assistance to an officer when called on to do so;
(j)doing any act or using any language calculated to wound or offend the feelings and prejudices of any other prisoner;
(k)doing any act calculated to create any unnecessary alarm in the minds of the prisoners or officers;
(l)leaving without permission of an officer the group to which he is attached, or the part of the prison in which he is confined;
(m)leaving without permission of an officer the ward, the yard, the place in file, the seat or berth assigned to him;
(n)loitering about the yards or lingering in the wards when these are open;
(o)omitting or refusing to march in file when moving about the prison or proceeding to or returning from work;
(p)visiting the toilets without permission of an officer or remaining there longer than is necessary;
(q)refusing to eat the meals provided;
(r)eating or appropriating any food not assigned to him or taking from or adding to the portions assigned to other prisoners;
(s)removing without permission of an officer food from the cook-room or from the place where meals are served, or disobeying any order as to the issue and distribution of food and drink;
(t)wilfully destroying food or throwing it away without orders;
(u)introducing into food or drink anything likely to render it unpalatable or unwholesome;
(v)omitting or refusing to wear the clothing given to him, or exchanging any portion of it for the clothing of other prisoners, or losing, discarding, damaging or altering any part of it;
(w)removing, defacing or altering any distinctive number, mark or badge attached to, or worn on, the clothing or person;
(x)omitting or refusing to keep the person clean, or disobeying any order regulating the cutting of hair;
(y)omitting or refusing to keep clothing, blankets, bedding, fetters, or utensils clean, or disobeying any order as to the arrangement or disposition of such articles;
(z)tampering in any way with prison locks, lamps or lights or other property with which he has no concern;
(za)stealing the prison clothing or any part of the prison kit of any other prisoner;
(zb)committing a nuisance in any part of the prison;
(zc)spitting on or otherwise soiling any floor, door, wall or other part of the prison building or any article in the prison;
(zd)wilfully befouling the toilets, washing or bathing places;
(ze)damaging the trees within the enclosure of the prison;
(zf)omitting or refusing to take due care of all prison property entrusted to him;
(zg)omitting or refusing to take due care of, or injuring, or misappropriating, the materials and implements entrusted to him for work;
(zh)omitting to report at once any loss, breakage or damage which he may have caused to prison property or implements;
(zi)manufacturing any article without the knowledge or permission of an officer;
(zj)performing any portion of the task allotted to another prisoner, or obtaining the assistance of another prisoner in the performance of his own task;
(zk)appropriating any portion of the task performed by another prisoner;
(zl)mixing or adding any foreign substance to the materials issued for work;
(zm)cursing or swearing, or using indecent, violent, threatening or insulting language;
(zn)causing or omitting to assist in suppressing violence or insubordination of any kind;
(zo)immoral, disorderly or indecent behaviour;
(zp)omitting or refusing to help any prison officer in case of an attempted escape or of an attack upon such officer or upon another prisoner;
(zq)disobeying any lawful order of an officer;
(zr)idling or refusing to work or showing negligence in the performance of his allotted task;
(zs)defacing or damaging the walls, furniture or other property of the prison;
(zt)malingering;
(zu)refusing to undergo medical treatment;
(zv)any other act, conduct, disorder or neglect to the prejudice of good order or discipline though not specified in the preceding paragraphs.
Aggravated prison offences
9.  The following shall be deemed to be aggravated prison offences:
(a)mutiny;
(b)escape or attempt to escape;
(c)taking part in any assault or attack on any officer;
(d)aggravated or repeated assault on any other prisoner;
(e)wilful destruction of prison property;
(f)wilfully causing to himself any illness, injury or disability;
(g)wilfully making a false or groundless accusation or complaint against any officer or prisoner;
(h)any act constituting a minor prison offence under regulation 8, committed by one or more members or associates of a secret society in connection with the activities of any secret society, whether or not all the other members of the secret society are present;
(i)repetition of any minor prison offence after having been twice punished for the same minor offence;
(j)any other act of gross misconduct or insubordination;
(k)abetting the commission of any aggravated prison offence.
Punishment by Visiting Justices
10.—(1)  Where a prisoner is accused of any aggravated prison offence and the Superintendent is of the opinion that, in the circumstances of the case, the power of punishment which he possesses is inadequate, he shall forthwith report the matter in writing to the Visiting Justice or Justices.
(2)  The Visiting Justice or Justices shall, upon receipt of such report, attend at the prison without undue delay and investigate the charge, and may punish any prisoner whom after due inquiry upon oath he or they may find guilty of such offence with one or more of the following punishments:
(a)confinement in a punishment cell for a term not exceeding 30 days on such prescribed diet as the Visiting Justice or Justices may think fit;
(b)corporal punishment not exceeding 24 strokes with a rattan;
(c)postponement for a period of not more than 90 days at any one time, of the date on which the prisoner becomes eligible under regulation 5 for release on licence.
Prisoner may make his defence
11.  No prisoner shall be punished until he has had an opportunity of hearing the charge and evidence against him, and making his defence.
Detention after date of discharge
12.—(1)  Any punishment lawfully imposed on a prisoner under these Regulations may be carried into effect notwithstanding that the carrying into effect thereof may necessitate the detention of the prisoner beyond the date at which he would otherwise be entitled to be discharged from prison.
(2)  The period of detention under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 48 hours, such period to be calculated from the last hour of the day upon which the prisoner would otherwise be entitled to be discharged.
Corporal punishment
13.—(1)  When any sentence of corporal punishment is passed under these Regulations upon any prisoner, he shall not be liable to more than one such sentence in respect of the act or acts, or omission or omissions, for which he has been sentenced.
(2)  No sentence of corporal punishment shall be passed upon —
(a)a woman;
(b)a man sentenced by a court to death; or
(c)a man whom a medical officer considers to be more than 50 years of age.
(3)  No sentence of corporal punishment shall be inflicted unless a medical officer is present and certifies that the prisoner is in a fit state of health to undergo the punishment.
(4)  If, during the execution of the sentence of corporal punishment, a medical officer certifies that the prisoner is not in a fit state of health to undergo the remainder of the sentence, the corporal punishment shall be finally stopped.
Service of sentence after recall
14.  A prisoner sentenced to corrective training who has been recalled after release on licence shall, on his return to prison in consequence of such recall, remain in Changi Prison and be treated as a prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment.