Behind Bars: What life is like in Singapore's Changi Prison | Full series

We take a look at how Changi Prison inmates receive medical treatment, live in senior- and infirm-friendly cells and work at a call centre to stay employable - all from behind bars.
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[@JB-eg1tb]

Respecting their privacy to minimize the stigma when they are release shows humanity. Thanks for sharing this!

[@Hs5687]

Can’t wait for CNA to do an episode on SG Scandals ? …Maybe Start with LKY’s Predatory Bad Habits & Racist Policies… ie. Land Grab, Ruthlessly Destroying not only Political Adversaries but also Influential People, Families & sometimes even entire Communities etc .

[@Hs5687]

@@JB-eg1tb Singapore has done what Experts Still Struggling to Agree on … ie. Not Only Redefined Race But also Changed DNA of Living Adult Indian to Malay in run up to Scandalous Uncontested 2017 Presidential Elections 👏👏👏

[@Hs5687]

Singapore has done what Experts Still Struggling to Agree on … ie. Not Only Redefined Race But also Changed DNA of Living Adult Indian to Malay in run up to Scandalous Uncontested 2017 Presidential Elections 👏👏👏

[@inyourfaceraisins6852]

Unfortunately anyone who has had the misfortune to have to visit CGH knows how much of a massive lie this is, every corridor u walk near the A&E you can see the inmates in purple jumpsuits being transported from one area to another, privacy non existent

[@user-sd9sn7wf3o]

Would like to live there some time when I don't feel like working anymore

[@Iendleasereit]

CNA insider picking banger topics

[@krollpeter]

Yes, please more of those "inner working" videos

[@TheStickyDynamite]

Crazy how prison messes with your sense of time. The lady thought it was iPhone 12 now but it's actually iPhone 16.

[@dann6828]

This was posted after their release date.

[@Headwyres]

It's called institutionalized

[@oceanwave4502]

Putting a person in prison is extremely costly: it wastes the labor from the prisoner; it costs salaries to prison keepers as well as all the facilities; it costs justice system (judge, lawer, police...) to investigate and carry out the sentence; it costs the prison's family (no more income, thus, the government is forced to take care of the family); the prisoner who will be released later in life, could find his life wastful, thus, possibly committing crime again. In short, we all should prevent crimes at very early stages, for example, education, local community, etc.

[@penguin6700]

Without this cost, other costs would be incurred.

[@mikegan9382]

thought u were going to say "death sentence"

[@anglo-saxonconnor817]

It create a economy chain actually in the process. One person do wrong it bring in a whole chain of people,procedures and investigations. It create economy dynamics and jobs in the process.

[@ran9080]

When Schrödinger introduced his wave equation, he and others thought that perhaps they had purged physics of quantum jumps-of discontinuity-since wave motion is continuous. The particle nature of quantum objects, however, had to be reconciled with their wave nature. Thus, wave packets were introduced. Finally, with the recognition of the spreading of the wave packet and with the realization that it is our observation that must instantly collapse the size of the packet, we see that the collapse has to be discontinuous (continuous collapse would take time).

[@Hs5687]

Prisons is not only a Threat Government use But also a Business for Government Cronies …

[@penguin6700]

This is such a humane, effective and efficient system. Letting the inmates work make them feel a level of self efficacy and worth. They may feel the motivation to continue after their release. I suppose all the videos about the worst prisons and the TV series give me a certain impression of jails and would a series set in Singapore's prison setting help to entertain and create awareness at the same time?

[@sihanchen7552]

The prisons are using the inmates as cheap labor and you call it humane.

[@toblerone9047]

Human? lol look and the condition of sleeping cant even provide a thin mattress look at the shower like a dungeon. and if they not salve work they spend 23 hr in the cell. where i'm from our prisons are like 5 star hotels compare to this shjit hole. even tho its like a 5 star hotel its still serves it purpose good and rehabilitees many of them good

[@chrisl9934]

@@toblerone9047 Well you can keep comparing and compare Singapore's system with the US'. The US prison is terrible for a 1st world country. Different countries have different ways of doing things. Good for you to have comfortable prisons in your country.

[@chrisl9934]

Singapore prisons in the early days is indeed very bad but we have improved. Back then, the emphasis is more on punishment than on rehabilitation.

[@Judapraise7019]

Singapore very beautiful country ❤

[@btan1453]

The prison is clean and well maintain. It's a good place for the inmates to cultivate and amend their lives for a bright future.

[@RobL-ej3es]

@btan1453: Not Necessary!!

[@paatipaati1168]

This is my country I love sg activities for Singaporean ❤

[@fudziahfadzlon2638]

Well taken care and free lodging

[@jefflim3559]

I am now really curious about the cost to maintain the prison and also the cost incurred for each prisoner. It must be quite high. It is like when someone get jail term, the govt is required to pay that person living expenses.

[@jimseah8974]

there are plans to let them stay with volunteers

[@RobL-ej3es]

@jefflim3559: If criminal activity are Increasing; tax payers will have to Pay More Tax!!!!!! Who are the Ones that Committed Crimes in Singapore!!!??? Ha Ha....... If they keep on coming......Singapore will becomes a Bankrupdesk!!!! LOL!!!

[@Ruhgtfo]

Meaningful and inspire, wish that lady have gooddays afterall

[@maxsweater2627]

The jails in Singapore is way better than a normal life in Bangladesh

[@toblerone9047]

then u should come to sweden lol and u will not even wanna go out. compare sweden to this on in singapore sweden is like a 6 start hotel and singapore a hostel lol

[@realbigbear]

@@toblerone9047 So people would actually feel incentivized to be in prison and guess who's paying for the 6 star hotel?

[@toblerone9047]

@@realbigbear eh we in sweden are happy to pay high tax becs we actually benefit from it. we still make good money even after tax. we have fre healthcare,education,good roads and much more. its all about how its handled.

[@maxsweater2627]

@@toblerone9047 i heard that too

[@karmyyyyy]

@@toblerone9047 uh singapore has that too

[@Kiaaats]

At least when they die, they won’t die without people not knowing, a lot of people die alone, sometimes for many weeks before people knowing

[@Rav-pv2en]

Who is paying the medical bill for this inmates??

[@tazzer9]

Taxpayer and the numerous other sources of goverment revenue. As it should be.

[@timngim583]

Their rich families

[@pringlessourcream9527]

Those not commiting crimes😂

[@RobL-ej3es]

@Rav-pv2en: U are!! If U are Singaporean!!! U don't know meh!!!

[@lilianteo3229]

It is no holiday inside. Don't envy over healthcare inside!!! Why didn't they tell about dengue fever inside?

[@boyan619]

because you never ASK directly

[@dylanparker8292]

What dengue fever inside

[@user-yj8sy5vw7u]

Been there and its hell on earth

[@Rav-pv2en]

Please comment CNA. If you feature a story like this, please cover the loop. Better health care than me. No queue and all taken care off.

[@cheryll8008]

Singapore really maju!!

[@oyjc8682]

So so sat sun they cannot be sick???😅

[@jackolee9459]

Who's paying for all their treatment in the hospital?

[@timngim583]

Their rich families

[@saminatharbastiampillai8234]

From their cpf.

[@Headwyres]

Taxpayer maybe?

[@RobL-ej3es]

@@timngim583 : An Orang Utan is Smart than U!!!!!!

[@ResidentNotEvil5]

Life behind bars way better free meals place to stay

[@thehakimi1716]

Wow what a prison!!!!

[@jon8796]

Then those who work in prison, can remove their record from the system after release. So not dicriminated

[@princejewel1039]

Prisoners having good live now 30 year back is hell

[@WillyYoung-hx5jq]

It was chaotic and violent scene working as a Prison Nurse in the kingdom dangerous directorate of prison health and reformatory. Not all Nurses dare to work in the most perilous cell facility.

[@zack.111]

You are referring to a situation in which country? In the video, it shows the inmates have their medical care at a public hospital and not in the prison.

[@WillyYoung-hx5jq]

@@zack.111 wow i was recognized .

[@conanabang1515]

Even police are scared of criminals in the UK lol

[@timngim583]

@@zack.111 Watch again. It shows some parts as a "prison secure ward" which is part of the prison

[@zack.111]

@@timngim583 The prison secure ward is at Changi General Hospital itself and not in the prison.

[@krollpeter]

Suggestion: Those to whom the client is so grateful for their good service he or she feels to show some appreciation may be donating on an account, which is then used to save some money for the time the inmates are released. For example, the value of a simple food court meal. But inmates should not be allowed to promote this actively, so it really comes out of free will.

[@timngim583]

Can say located elsewhere. Lots of call centres located in Philippines and India

[@coinsadventurer]

your new listener @coinsadventurer, nice cell in Singapore.. theres training and continue learning for the womens

[@laquishalida3569]

they seem to be treated well!

[@BrandyHeng007]

Good prison environment and facilities encourage homeless and bankrupt to commit crime just for food and shelter.

[@boyan619]

this is just for SHOW only

[@malibumondsg74]

Should have a call centre for loan collection in the prison for male imates… 100% effective

[@megaredkentadate9834]

Very curious to know what offences they committed.....

[@SpongeBobSquarePants89]

The 12 years kena Prison probably drug trafficked small quantities. The 3 years high chance cheat $$$

[@anasqai]

Why this news is twice but this is 2hrs ago?

[@crystalclear6864]

Utube does that:)

[@aaaa-vq1fp]

Free medical? While we need to pay for our treatment?

[@Kimmi7581]

So our taxes go to paying ACL treatment for prisoners while for example me and my family cannot afford medical expenses! Worrying for our meals etc! Bloody hell!

[@dylanparker8292]

The inmates get to do their university degrees too. U?

[@Star1234star]

Wow Still have private transport to healthcare. Good old folk out there have to pay transport, nobody hold their frail body etc

[@A.GANESAN-vh4vn]

Changi Airport number 1. Changing prison number what?

[@Headwyres]

Zero

[@youarehere1251]

Free health care

[@lilacscentedfushias1852]

I wonder if the name of the bus the prison uses is linked to the what’s used to be black vans (Black Maria) the police used to carry police officers to bad situations like riots? Except her it’s pronounced ‘ma r eye a’

[@helagatana6386]

Why can’t male prison have the air-con call centre job…..

[@asuramaru4770]

Is it true that they receive free healthcare

[@josephsingapore8742]

Interesting

[@qwenqwen1476]

Lock me up Singapore!

[@KenKen-jf8bh]

😁😁😁😁😁

[@Judapraise7019]

😂😂😂

[@ZV777]

Eat free, stay free, medical free, transportation free 👍👍👍

[@Hermit-Crab]

The female inmates look very decent. I wonder what were their crimes.

[@timngim583]

Prostitution

[@peternelson583]

After release even the third leg become very active.

[@youtubeattacker]

Inside a prison in an island small like a prison.

[@JasbirSingh-DailyFootyNews]

Such good healthcare for convicts .. In Colombia, they will just be left on their own

[@timngim583]

This is Singapore not Colombia

[@MightyPooPSTEAM]

Free ACL operation ah?

[@Kimmi7581]

Ya lo while many of us cannot even afford 3 meals a day and our own medical!

[@timngim583]

@@Kimmi7581 Then don't live lorh. Go inside there

[@redstar19]

using a bus to transport an inmate?

[@lovemeyouall]

Huh? A huge vehicle to transport one inmate?

[@gmr2gnr]

looks nicer than my house

[@Judapraise7019]

😂😂😂

[@paparoti4006]

Sure got Captains watching this. So how this Wayang ? Got teleprompter tell u what to talk ?

[@ran9080]

The Light was triumphing. The Light knew how strongly people felt the need for him. The human Heart was in need of the Fires of Love; that was already established as the undeniable Truth for everyone. The Gods knew their work. And above all - they knew the Periods. Being beyond Time and Space, they were fully aware of the great significance of the designated Periods by which the world was ruled. The Bright Light had broken through. He had pierced the layers of darkness piled up by human ignorance. Penetrating the dense veil of Matter, he glistened in the gloom. The Light was given birth in the soul. He was palpably felt by man.

[@ET-wc6qd]

0:03 Not only do female inmates have the agency to keep their hair, but they can dye their hair too?

[@timngim583]

That one half-AMDK, so blonde hair

[@UnwrappingByMimiKoteng]

I'm sure "Sandy" (not her real name) is chio bu.

[@MyHanck]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@LawrenceWank001]

More PAP members and government officers should enter the prison system. For too long, these people have taken advantage of the legal system and insulated themselves from justice. It is as if there are two sets of laws in Singapore. One for the political elites and one for the rest of us.

[@boyan619]

because in singapore still using the CORRUPTED secular laws, rules and regulations instead of the RELIGIOUS LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS as they like to cure instead of prevention

[@jer2911.L]

WP and SDP are also political elites.

[@Janovial]

Looks like hotel

[@madmax8318]

Good life with the exception of freedom. Free food, lodging, tuition, healthcare and personal escort where-ever you go. Treatment like VIP. Here is where taxpayers money go, funding these outcasts. How many actually did contribute back to society after release. SPS should make these inmates co-pay a portion of the fees incurred during their sentence.

[@DarylSpykerman]

It’s minimum living conditions and they don’t have freedom. How is that a good life? At least they can learn skills and try to have a future when they are released.

[@timngim583]

Don't complain. Tax in Singapore one of the lowest

[@madmax8318]

@@timngim583 FYI I did not complain about the tax amount I am paying but rather how it is being funnelled 🙄 and if there is such thing as free lunch in this world.

[@DarylSpykerman]

@@madmax8318 this isn’t a free lunch. They are in jail; means no freedom

[@madmax8318]

@@DarylSpykerman They are in jail to pay for the offence they did with their freedom; not for the food, lodging, wardens salary, etc which is paid by taxpayers so technically it’s free for them. Don’t make them sound like victims when they already did something wrong.

[@youtubeprofile2070]

I hope CNA will cover the more taboo prison topics such as sex life (which is a biological need), cliques or groups among inmates, prison currency and other more investigative topics.

[@boyan619]

should EMAIL them directly

[@ogapadoga2]

I hope CNA will stop promoting the perks of prison life. It only encourages more people to commit crime so that they can get free healthcare in prison.

[@boyan619]

should EMAIL them directly

[@kennethlee14]

Bro i dont know what you are talking about, does the living conditions look good over there in prison?

[@thorsten13999]

@@kennethlee14 look better than most free places on earth

[@terence3908]

is your life so terrible that the prison looks enticing to you?

[@Hs5687]

CNA is just the PAP mouth Piece 😊

[@anziar3038]

All s'poreans, including those from the opposition parties and their followers, are very well taken care of by the first-world PAP govt ranked the most effective in the world.❤❤

[@boyan619]

ANGKAT BUAH ALWAYS

[@rizanyusrie8424]

SPS tax $ collected never ending....at least captured the nice painted room ..lau bak sai

[@Hs5687]

CNA , try do an Episode on SG Scandals ?

[@jer2911.L]

Ya, an episode on Mahathir, Diam and all the cronies.

[@timngim583]

@@jer2911.L Those are Malaysian, not Singaporean

[@jer2911.L]

The SIngapore episode will be about LP and NS "HOT" drama.

[@Hs5687]

Try Start with Scandal Surrounding Timing of LKY’s unceremonious Death …

[@jer2911.L]

@@Hs5687 Jealousy and hypocrisy will lead to your unceremonious downfall.

[@ryanlee5929]

'Human rights' in Singapore...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@anglo-saxonconnor817]

It is time again to show a other repeat video on prison life in Singapore to keep the fear alive kn the population once again. This is a must do in every totalitarian country long term social engineering program.

[@zack.111]

This video is the full series of 3 part videos that were shown months ago. It is shown again probably in line with the Yellow Ribbon activities that have been held which are Yellow Ribbon Prison Run on 1st Sept and Yellow Ribbon Community Day on 4th Sep.

[@anglo-saxonconnor817]

You all will always have a cover story as an excuse for everything in life as always.

[@timngim583]

Singapore have strongest passport in the world. Can always migrate

[@anglo-saxonconnor817]

Can always change government as well too. Why only need to get the people out once they saw through everything.

[@abgz1206]

Not bad being inmates afterall. Free medical

[@makkahcat5040]

MEW2 😻 WTM 🍉❤️💚💛💙🚀🌖

[@ogapadoga2]

Why are criminals provided free healthcare while members of public have to pay? It doesn't make any sense and wrong on so many levels.

[@anglo-saxonconnor817]

Because it is even more wrong and ugly of humanity to leave them to die when they are sick. Does this reply satisfy you when you think deeper on it? Hope this help sort out your thoughts process. Have a good day.

[@boyan619]

please ask directly to the MILITARY JUNTA PAP

[@dennistan4663]

Then go in and stay. 😅😅😅😅😅

[@lesliet918]

@@anglo-saxonconnor817 A good point was made tho, there are many out there who do not have $$ for treatment. Also ugly of humanity to leave them to die aint it

[@anglo-saxonconnor817]

​@@lesliet918There are medical social assistance taxpayers can apply for if they don't have enough to pay for their medical treatments. Also at the same time providing medical treatments to inmates doesn't mean they are entitled to unlimited and extravagant medical treatments and subsidies. There are things in this world called human rights and human decency. All humans have a choice in life. Just because other people choose to be monsters or do wrong we don't have to turn into the same monsters and wrong doers to counteract them away. The prisons and judges are in charge of that not the rest of the members of society.

[@BrandyHeng007]

Japanese prisoners eat better food than you 😅

[@karuteachsmi]

This is not prison.