Usage of Family Visiting Privileges by Drug Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) Inmates

Debated in Parliament on 6 Feb 2017.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang inquired about the percentage of inmates who use their full family visiting quota and the number of requests for additional visits over the past three years.
K Shanmugam reported that a percentage of inmates receive the maximum two visits per month but did not provide the exact figures for each year.
The Minister stated that requests for additional family visits are rare and are assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Singapore Prison Service.
The response highlighted that additional visits are granted based on the circumstances of each request without specifying exact numbers or trends.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Home Affairs for each year of the past three years (a) what percentage of inmates in the Drug Rehabilitation Centres (DRCs) use their entire quota of family visiting privileges each month; and (b) how many requests have the DRCs received for additional family visiting privileges by the inmates or by their family members respectively.

K Shanmugam

The percentage of inmates in the Drug Rehabilitation Centres (DRCs) who received the maximum allowable two visits per month is as follows:

Requests for additional family visits by DRC inmates or their family members are rare. When requests for additional visits are made, the Singapore Prison Service would assess each request and grant the visit based on the circumstances of the request.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang inquired about the percentage of inmates who use their full family visiting quota and the number of requests for additional visits over the past three years.
K Shanmugam reported that a percentage of inmates receive the maximum two visits per month but did not provide the exact figures for each year.
The Minister stated that requests for additional family visits are rare and are assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Singapore Prison Service.
The response highlighted that additional visits are granted based on the circumstances of each request without specifying exact numbers or trends.

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Usage of Family Visiting Privileges by Drug Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) Inmates

Debated in Parliament on 6 Feb 2017.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang inquired about the percentage of inmates who use their full family visiting quota and the number of requests for additional visits over the past three years.
K Shanmugam reported that a percentage of inmates receive the maximum two visits per month but did not provide the exact figures for each year.
The Minister stated that requests for additional family visits are rare and are assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Singapore Prison Service.
The response highlighted that additional visits are granted based on the circumstances of each request without specifying exact numbers or trends.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

K Shanmugam

The percentage of inmates in the Drug Rehabilitation Centres (DRCs) who received the maximum allowable two visits per month is as follows:

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang inquired about the percentage of inmates who use their full family visiting quota and the number of requests for additional visits over the past three years.
K Shanmugam reported that a percentage of inmates receive the maximum two visits per month but did not provide the exact figures for each year.
The Minister stated that requests for additional family visits are rare and are assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Singapore Prison Service.
The response highlighted that additional visits are granted based on the circumstances of each request without specifying exact numbers or trends.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

K Shanmugam

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Usage of Family Visiting Privileges by Drug Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) Inmates

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

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