World Prisons
All prisons

Singapore

Outram Prison

Low
Verified 29 May 2026
Fresh · 0d ago

Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify with primary sources before acting on any figure. See data sources.

For families

How to send mail, money, and visit Outram Prison

Step-by-step guidance using the Singapore system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.

Open toolkit
Photograph of Outram Prison

Gallery

From Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA where not otherwise stated).

  • 1915 Singapore Mutiny.jpg

    Photo by Unknown; originally uploaded to en.wikipedia by Aldwinteo. via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • J F A McNair, architectural drawing of a proposed prison at Outram, Singapore (1880s).jpg

    Photo by John Frederick Adolphus McNair (23 October 1828 – 17 May 1910); photograph by jiattison from Singapore. via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Lim Seng Outram Prison.jpg

    Photo by Lim Seng via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Photograph of Outram Prison (Pearl’s Hill Prison) in the 1850's.jpg

    Photo by Unknown photographer via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Background

Outram Prison, also known as Pearl's Hill Prison or Civil Jail, was a prison at Pearl's Hill, Outram, Singapore. Originally occupied and known as the Civil Jail, Outram Prison was opened in 1882 and served as the main prison complex before the construction of Changi Prison in 1936. It was demolished in 1963 and replaced by Housing and Development Board (HDB) blocks and a shopping complex.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

Capacity

—

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

—

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

—

Security level

—

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

—
Insufficient data
We don't have enough public data on this facility to score it. Have something to add? Send us a correction.

Data completeness

16%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

Sources