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Behind Bars: They’re elderly or infirm – and in jail.What life in Changi Prison is like for these inmates Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Close Close Top Stories Singapore Asia World Commentary Sustainability Business Sport Latest News Discover CNA Insider Watch Live TV News Reports Documentaries & Shows TV Schedule Listen CNA938 Live Podcasts Radio Schedule Special Reports Singapore Parliament Mental Health Interactives Lifestyle Entertainment Women Wellness Living Style & Beauty Dining Travel Luxury Experiences Obsessions People Remarkable Living CNA Eyewitness Send us a news tip Events & Partnerships Branded Content Business Blueprint Health Matters The Asian Traveller Weather Edition: Singapore Indonesia Asia US Navigate to other CNA editions here.
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Behind Bars: They’re elderly or infirm – and in jail.What life in Changi Prison is like for these inmates In this second of a three-part series on life in Changi Prison, CNA looks at how some elderly or infirm inmates are housed in assisted living cells.
Tong (not his real name) uses a walking frame to move around in Changi Prison (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
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Davina Tham 07 Apr 2024 06:00AM (Updated: 07 Apr 2024 09:42AM) Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn SINGAPORE: Time waits for no one, even those behind bars.Age and infirmity catch up with you even when you are in prison.
While jail isn’t a bed of roses for anyone, mobility issues that crop up with old age or ill health can make life in Singapore’s prison system even harder than intended.
After a fall in prison in 2022, 48-year-old inmate Ska (not his real name), suffered a slipped disc and could not walk for three months.
“From one to 10, the pain was around eight,” he told CNA in an interview facilitated by the Singapore Prison Service.”Really painful and …I couldn’t sleep.
Each time I move, it was like pressure (on my back).”
Ska was diagnosed with lumbar spondylosisa, a degenerative spine condition.His medical officer told him it would take time, medication and physical therapy to recover.
After months of not being able to walk, his leg muscles felt stiff and weak.That set off alarm bells.”I can’t let that happen, because I want to walk,” he said.
Ska, who is serving a 14-year sentence for drug trafficking, resolved to be on his feet again.
In November 2022, he moved into a special class of prison cells with assisted living to start his rehabilitation..