Prisons Regulations · 2002 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Custody of Prisoners
43. Letters and visits
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A prisoner has the privilege of sending and receiving letters every month, in accordance with the conditions specified in the Prison Standing Orders, for purposes of maintaining ties with the prisoner’s family and friends.
Subject to paragraph (3), a prisoner has the privilege of receiving visits by such individuals, at such frequency and on such conditions, as allowed or specified in the Prison Standing Orders.
A prisoner who is ordered to be removed from Singapore under the Immigration Act 1959 and detained pending removal must not receive a visit without the Superintendent’s permission.
The Superintendent may authorise any prisoner whose conduct and industry has been excellent, to receive visitors in a room provided for the purpose, and not within the normal visiting cubicles.
The Superintendent of a prison must ensure that a visiting room mentioned in paragraph (4) is supervised by —
a prison officer;
an authorised auxiliary police officer; or
an employee or officer of a company or organisation that is engaged by the Singapore Prison Service to supervise the visiting room.
[Deleted by S 533/2018 wef 01/09/2018]
[Deleted by S 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026]
[Deleted by S 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026]
[Deleted by S 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026]
[Deleted by S 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026]
Subregulation 1
A prisoner has the privilege of sending and receiving letters every month, in accordance with the conditions specified in the Prison Standing Orders, for purposes of maintaining ties with the prisoner’s family and friends.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph (3), a prisoner has the privilege of receiving visits by such individuals, at such frequency and on such conditions, as allowed or specified in the Prison Standing Orders.
Subregulation 3
A prisoner who is ordered to be removed from Singapore under the Immigration Act 1959 and detained pending removal must not receive a visit without the Superintendent’s permission.
Subregulation 4
The Superintendent may authorise any prisoner whose conduct and industry has been excellent, to receive visitors in a room provided for the purpose, and not within the normal visiting cubicles.
Subregulation 5
The Superintendent of a prison must ensure that a visiting room mentioned in paragraph (4) is supervised by —
a prison officer;
an authorised auxiliary police officer; or
an employee or officer of a company or organisation that is engaged by the Singapore Prison Service to supervise the visiting room.
Subregulation 6
[Deleted by S 533/2018 wef 01/09/2018]
Subregulation 7
[Deleted by S 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026]
Subregulation 8
[Deleted by S 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026]
Subregulation 9
[Deleted by S 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026]
Subregulation 10
[Deleted by S 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026]