I have a friend who is sentenced by SAF Court Martial for drug
related offences. He was a repeat offender and was
sentenced to three years imprisonment.
Instead of serving his time at SAFDB he was sent to Changi
prison and was due to release after two years later.
I hear alot of rumors that in such cases that person would be
discharge upon released. Anyone heard before such cases?
http://www.corpun.com/singfeat.htm
The Singapore Director of Prisons in his 1974 news conference
said:
"[...] the cane marks are indelible and these will be a source
of humiliation to (the prisoners) for the rest of their lives".
Reporting on the news conference, the Straits
Times, in an article called Branding the
Bad Hats for Life, stated on 13 September 1974:
"The Director of Prisons [...] yesterday gave a graphic,
blow-by-blow account of how criminals are caned so they will walk
with scarred bottoms for the rest of their lives."
"Jack" and "Peter", both caned in the early 1980s, told
the New Paper that the caning had affected them
in their life after prison, and how they had to find excuses to
explain away the marks.
Men who have been caned are not permitted to serve in
the Singapore Armed Forces.
(Everything above is quoted from the link).