Changi Prison
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Background
Changi Prison Complex, often known simply as Changi Prison, is a prison complex in the namesake district of Changi in the eastern part of Singapore. It is the largest prison in the country, covering an area of about 50 ha (120 acres), and the oldest still in operation since the closure of Outram Prison in 1963. Opened in 1936 by the British colonial government to replace Outram Prison, the complex was constructed with the intention of housing a large number of prisoners due to the rapid growth of the colony and need for a larger penal facility to alleviate prison overcrowding. Following the fall of Singapore and subsequent Japanese occupation in 1942, Changi Prison was used by the occupational authorities as a prisoner-of-war camp for Allied prisoners of war (POWs). Many of these prisoners were subjected to brutal treatment and forced labour, and a significant number died from malnutrition, disease, and mistreatment.
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1936
Closed 2004
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1936
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.