SINGAPORE - About four in 10 former convicts released from prison in 2017 ended up reoffending and were detained, sentenced to jail, or given a day reporting order within five years of their release. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - About four in 10 former convicts released from prison in 2017 ended up reoffending and were detained, sentenced to jail, or given a day reporting order within five years of their release.Annual statistics released by the Singapore Prison Service on Thursday showed that the five-year recidivism rate of Singaporean and permanent resident offenders released from its custody in 2017 was 39.9 per cent.
The Desistor Network, which will be set up in the second quarter of 2023, will provide avenues for ex-offenders to connect through events and interest groups. Mr Ravan, who is assistant manager of support and guidance at the group, said he previously worked with a man who succumbed to temptation after staying drug-free for eight years. The man returned to prison in 2016.“He said it was a challenge every day. The triggers to drug offending can be anywhere – it’s a daily struggle,” said Mr Ravan.Former inmate James said job security helped keep him out of trouble.
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