Singapore legislation

Regulation 52

of Prisons Regulations

Regulation 52

Separation of prisoners

Amended byS 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026

Subregulation 1

A female prisoner must be kept apart from a male prisoner.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026

The Commissioner may, for the purpose of rehabilitating prisoners or ensuring the good order of a prison or the discipline of prisoners in a prison —

(a)

separate prisoners in the prison into different categories; and

(b)

subject different categories of prisoners to different regimes.