Singapore legislation
Clause 26
Clause 26
Amendment of section 84
Section 84(2) of the Prisons Act is amended —
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (e), the following paragraphs:“(ea)the imposition of a condition that before a prescribed person (or prescribed class of persons) visits or otherwise communicates with a prisoner, the person must give an undertaking not to publish or disseminate, or cause to be published or disseminated, any information contained in any communication between the person and prisoner that may affect the security or good order of the prison or incite the commission of any offence;
(eb)the restriction of any correspondence between a prisoner and any prescribed person (or prescribed class of persons) by withholding the correspondence, or redacting any material contained in the correspondence, that may affect the security or good order of the prison or incite the commission of any offence;”; and
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (l), the following paragraphs:“(la)without affecting paragraph (ka), the establishment of an advisory committee for the purpose of advising the Commissioner on the suitability of a prisoner to be released for employment preparation under Part 6B and its constitution, functions and procedures;
(lb)the release of prisoners on employment preparation orders and the due administration of such orders, including the requirement for such prisoners to retain a proportion of the wages earned by the prisoners as compulsory savings;
in relation to the release of prisoners on external placement orders, home detention orders and employment preparation orders, the requirement for such prisoners to bear the costs of any prescribed expenses incurred by them when released on such orders;”.