Shortening Average Processing Time for Lawyer-Inmate Correspondence

Debated in Parliament on 6 Aug 2024.

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Dennis Tan asked about the average processing times for lawyer-inmate correspondence via hardcopy and e-Letters over the past three years, and whether a separate e-Letters system with shorter processing times could be introduced for lawyers.
The Minister responded that hardcopy correspondence from lawyers takes about five working days to process on average, meeting the ten-day service standard, with urgent requests handled on a best-effort basis.
For e-Letters, the average processing time is two days, but the system is currently designed for families and friends; the Singapore Prison Service is considering enhancements to allow lawyers to use it for inmate communication.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in the past three years, what is the average processing time for (i) hardcopy correspondences from lawyers and (ii) e-Letters, to be delivered to prison inmates respectively; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider introducing a separate e-Letters system with a shorter processing time that lawyers can use to correspond with prison inmates.

K Shanmugam

On average, the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) takes five working days to process hardcopy correspondences from lawyers, well within the service standard of ten working days. SPS facilitates urgent requests on a best effort basis.

The average processing time for incoming e-letters is two days. The system was designed for families and friends to correspond with inmates, but SPS is considering whether enhancements can be made to also offer this as a mode of communication between lawyers and their inmate clients.

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Dennis Tan asked about the average processing times for lawyer-inmate correspondence via hardcopy and e-Letters over the past three years, and whether a separate e-Letters system with shorter processing times could be introduced for lawyers.
The Minister responded that hardcopy correspondence from lawyers takes about five working days to process on average, meeting the ten-day service standard, with urgent requests handled on a best-effort basis.
For e-Letters, the average processing time is two days, but the system is currently designed for families and friends; the Singapore Prison Service is considering enhancements to allow lawyers to use it for inmate communication.

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Shortening Average Processing Time for Lawyer-Inmate Correspondence

Debated in Parliament on 6 Aug 2024.

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Dennis Tan asked about the average processing times for lawyer-inmate correspondence via hardcopy and e-Letters over the past three years, and whether a separate e-Letters system with shorter processing times could be introduced for lawyers.
The Minister responded that hardcopy correspondence from lawyers takes about five working days to process on average, meeting the ten-day service standard, with urgent requests handled on a best-effort basis.
For e-Letters, the average processing time is two days, but the system is currently designed for families and friends; the Singapore Prison Service is considering enhancements to allow lawyers to use it for inmate communication.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong

K Shanmugam

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Dennis Tan asked about the average processing times for lawyer-inmate correspondence via hardcopy and e-Letters over the past three years, and whether a separate e-Letters system with shorter processing times could be introduced for lawyers.
The Minister responded that hardcopy correspondence from lawyers takes about five working days to process on average, meeting the ten-day service standard, with urgent requests handled on a best-effort basis.
For e-Letters, the average processing time is two days, but the system is currently designed for families and friends; the Singapore Prison Service is considering enhancements to allow lawyers to use it for inmate communication.

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Shortening Average Processing Time for Lawyer-Inmate Correspondence

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