http://www.ncpc.gov.sg/video_prisonme.htm

This is a Prisons Video i found on the net, its quite long, about 15min. It is used to discourage teenagers from choosing the wrong side of the law.

It is SICK. If Prisons really function this way, i will rethink whether to work there later. It is really SICK. If Prisons promise of "Rehab, renew, restart" means this, i think they have to go review the meaning of their words.

Then again, because this video is use to warn people of the harshness of prisons, maybe thats the reason why they portray all the negative part to it.

What SUCKS:
1) There is a strip search where the prisoner must take off all his clothes, bend here bend there while the prison officer looked on. The reason is to make sure that the prisoner does not bring in any dangerous thing into the prison. Who in the right mind will put a swiss army knife in his asshole when he goes to prison. what is the rationale behind this man. I think its meant to degrade him.

2) The prisoner does not have a proper seat when addressed by the officers, they have to squat beside the officer while he "interview" him. What, just because he made a mistake, he dosen't deserve a chair? This just put the officer in a top-down position and makes the prisoner learn who's boss. And this too, its just meant to degrade him further. As if being locked up, having to shit infront of 4 people, lost all freedom and face 4 walls everyday is not punishment enough for them.

3) The way the prisons officer are trained to talk to them, there is no rehabiliative value in them at all, its simply putting the blame on them, the conversation in the film goes something like this:
Officer: What are you in here for?
Prisoner: Gangfight, sir..
Officer: Gangfight...!? Happy now!? Come prison!
Prisoner: No sir...
Officer: What!?
Prisoner: NO SIR!!!!
What theraphutic value is there in this initial conversation?

4)They run the prisons like a 3rd grade army camp in the 60s. March here march there, drill here drill there. This part isn't too bad as this instills discipline if dished in the correct amount.

Then again, i may be the frog in the well, i can't base my perception of the Prisons Services based on a video meant to deliver warning to potential young law-breakers.

Correct me if you have better knowledge.