Dear readers, due to numberous feedbacks from the readers here and other forums, I have just modify my personal story into a blog version which will be easier for you readers to read through and keeping track of my latest chapter.
Link: http://prisonstories.webs.com/apps/blog/
However, I will still post my latest chapter updates here as well whenever its ready.
For readers whom have personal questions for me, do post your questions here in case I will/ have missout your questions were posted in this thread:
Link: http://prisonstories.webs.com/apps/forums/show/6102268-help-
Thank you and have a nice day !
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Originally Posted by
joncheong
dear ts did you witness any inmates who kena the rotan?
I got one roommate who gonna 6 storkes 20 years back, now he about age 50+. Although the marking is not obvious now (he shown it to me), he promise to let me take photo and share with people after he is out in october.. So got to wait till then..
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During our yard time we must stripe for checking, did c others with deep fresh marking (marking as thick as my second finger) on his button.
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Originally Posted by
joncheong
dear ts did you witness any inmates who kena the rotan?
I heard the cane is about 1.6m in length, thickness is about our thumb.
Imagine it is wacked by a prison commando, a muscular built man, with all his strength…..
there used to be a video clip in net, showing the rotan in msia prison. I believe the rotan in sg prison is more serious than the one in msia.
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Originally Posted by
Gara
Now the cluster A is for all the ‘Grade A’ inmates while cluster B is for the short sentences and ’normal grade’ inmates.
Thanks for the insight.
But can you elaborate what does Cluster A, B, C or D means ? Why do they have the cluster system ?
Thanks
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Originally Posted by
OngLengKi
Thanks for the insight.
But can you elaborate what does Cluster A, B, C or D means ? Why do they have the cluster system ?
Thanks
Now only have cluster A and B, CPC are bulding up Cluster C now.
TS dun give up in life…
wanna share with u a little of my experience. about 8years ago i was involved in a fight. kenna catch by mata shortly after being shoot by my own gang members. i was sentenced to RTC. was at the old MCP for around 4mths before they mass move everyone to cluster A4. around 3mths later i manage to get a chance to go KBC to redo my o levels. really lucky for me.
decided to turn over a new leaf after that as luckily RTC sentence is consider as a juvenile record after 5years all good again. when i came out finally after 20mths and sit for my olevels i managed to pass it with rather good results.
thereafter i went on to complete my diploma and then my degree in accountancy. now im doing my CFA also. so after working hard this few years im an accountant with a MNC
dun give up in life ya? all will be good. also stay away from the casinos. its a evil place. hahaha…
ps: i agree with some guys here.. QPR seriously sux was camped in there for 3wks. machiam suana like that! and also 2mths is holiday camp lah.. but i also agree that the mental torture suxs. it took me like 12mths before i could really relax and not think abt outside everyday when i was inside den again once in awhile the movie will start to play again!
remember on the first day i came out i went to have wonton mee for lunch, drank coke like siao. den chili crab curry chicken for dinner. reach home immediately lao sai! too healthy food that was served inside!
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Originally Posted by
KevinJacob
Hey bro looking at your thread made me want to step forward and share my experience. Not exactly mine but my dad. After reading your thread it made me recall those scenario when i attended court to attend my dad sentence. Moments like watching my dad being handcuffed saddens me a lot and the last hug i had when my dad’s lawyer asked for a stand off to decide if he wanted to
1st : Appeal for his sentence which would be delayed for about 2-3months.
2nd : To serve his sentence immediately
3rd : To serve his sentence 1 week later
My dad chose the 2nd option as his lawyer told him it was the best/ideal choice as the faster he get over with it, he can start a new life earlier rather than appealing and delay the process cause my dad was definitely bound to serve and appealing would only have a 50/50 percent chance. 3rd option was definitely a NO as during that 1 week, you will definitely be unable to sleep etc.
My dad was sentenced to cluster B as well, white collar on the 2nd of June if i didnt remember wrongly. In case some bro are curious what offence my dad actually made, please allow me to elaborate.
My dad runs his own business and in order to be favored, under table give the project manager $ in return of multi-million dollar project and ship repair etc. Though its inevitable in this industry, unfortunately my dad didnt do his paper work properly. Besides, he has a low level of education and was once a taxi driver and worked his ass off to achieve all that this family have currently. His ex-worker who is a burmese ( Operational Manager ) actually quarreled with him and infront of all the staff and challenged my dad to fire him if he wasn’t happy with him. Thus my dad terminated him and he went to complain to MOM that when he was working for my dads company, safety measures were not implemented. In the end MOM drop the issue as they visited my dad company and realize everything was up to standard.
So my dad itchy backside also go counter sue him back till that guy bankcrupt and demanded an apology on newspaper. End up that guy bui song go report to CPIB saying my dad under table give $.
The investigation went on for 2 years and in June 2011 was sentenced to 14weeks of imprisonment. My dad was damn devastated upon hearing the verdict as he was expecting 8-10weeks. There was a moment of hesitation in him but he wanted to start anew asap. Thankfully, he served only 5 weeks and went through a course in the jail and was permitted home detention.
He only served 9weeks+ as there is always a 33.33% discount from the final verdict. Means if judge send you to 3 years, you only serve 2 years. Plus 1 month only can visit 2 times. 1st time tele-visit ( webcam ) and 2nd time face to face at Changi prison. Webcam have to go geylang 1 of the police station.
This experienced i went through will always stay with my heart as it made me treasure my father more. The atmosphere at the court was damn solemn and i cried non-stop. The first few days was damn tough for me. But it made me strong and a better person.
Anyway bro, after reading your story maybe by chance my dad know you. Hehe!
Thanks for your sharing. Don be sad and just relax. Your father must be doing great now in CPC. (Tagline: Eat good, Sleep good)
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Can i include your story in my coming chapter? Thought it will be good to share with my readers from other forum about your feeling as a vicitim. But don worri, name will not be mention. Do let me know…Thanks.
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Originally Posted by
KevinJacob
Absolutely!
Hi Bro KelvinJacob,
whilst I appreciate bro Gara’s effort in posting his story, I also like your story very much as it really allows us to understand what kind of impact crime and the type of punishment has on the relatives and loved ones…
Thanks for sharing your experience…
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Originally Posted by
KevinJacob
Absolutely!
Thanks.. i will let you know how’s ya story response from other forum once i done editing and posting.
Chapter 3.2: My 7 new room mates
The house rules in B4 are the same as B2. But I had warned by one of the inmate that B4 tends to be more strict and there are some ‘officers’ whom we have to be careful with. Don’t ever try anything funny with these ‘officers’, they will punish you without further warning.
Punishment for misbehave and not following the house rules:
Contribution of 1 - 2 thumbprints from the offender.
2 x thumbprints from repeated offences or 3 x thumbprints from different offences will change you a additional 1 - 3 days of jail term.
For more serious offences (example masterbuting, fighting, etc..), Inmate will get ’tumba’ which will change you additional jail terms from few days to few weeks based on case by case basis.
Welfare for the inmates in prison now is much more better compared to years back while the remand prison is still located at Queenstown. Those stories which you readers had heard of or read through do really existed years back. Common stories being passed down for centuries are fighting in cell room, the strongest bully the weakest, food from the weakness are to give to the strongest, smoking in prison, shower and drink water from the toilet flush, using own toothbrush to clean the toilet areas, gay inmates forcing other inmates to XXX, officers whacking the inmates, inmates commit suicide, etc….
Now the darkness world which we used to heard of, are no longer exist. The welfare and prison safety and security system had improve. Mindset of ‘most’ inmates including those serving LT sentences had changed as well. Inmates have only one common goals in mind, and that is to respect, behave and get back their freedom as soon as possible!
Some of the readers may be thinking that inmate’s life in prison now must be so relaxing since the darkness day are over. Thinking that what inmates do daily are only eat, shower, sleep and nothing else. Well, all I can say the mental torture still remains the same ever since the first day when Prison were bulid. Spending a day in cellroom is like months. Imagine being trapped in a small empty room almost 23 hours per day. The only thing you get to see and get entertained are only your roomates and the walls. Sleepless night on the hard floor which makes our bones suffer on the following day. Meals that are just enough to fill inmate’s stomach.
Till now , I can still remember on what my SOP had told me when I am in B4:
’ Prison only provide discipline and you can find no love in here! You can only find real love from your home’
For readers whom are reading my story now and is working as prison officer or is a ex-convict, I welcome you correct me if anything I wrote here is not correct!
In cellroom 629, there were other 7 inmates beside me consisting of 1 hindi, 2 malays and the rest are chinese. Ageing from youngest 20 years old to oldest 55 years old, commiting different kind of offences. But 1 thing in common from all of us is we are all first-time offender. Our cell room is a ‘first-timer’ cell room.
Everyone in the cell room seems to be friendly and most of them seem to be highly educated and had worked as professional from different trades. Spending a whole day lock-up with my new roomates knowing and understanding their backgrounds ( the offences from these roomates are CBT, not paying fines, assisting shoarkloans, and AWOL from army), I realised that I was not ‘alone’……………………….
-– To Be Continue (Chapter 3.3: About My Past) —