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Tag Archives: stories

This Week In Court

This Week In Court we take a look at the case of a 65 year old cleaner whose first time in prison was when he was 19, and a young man being penalised for seemingly struggling to support his baby

Posted bytransformativejusticecollective5th Feb 20235th Feb 2023Posted inCourt ReportingTags:access to justice, reporting, stories, this week in courtLeave a comment on This Week In Court

Rayner’s Journey: A recap of an IG live chat

In October 2022, Rayner and Koki — both members of TJC’s Drug Policy working group, sat down talk about about Rayner’s story and his experience with substance use.

Posted bytransformativejusticecollective16th Jan 202316th Jan 2023Posted inDrug PolicyTags:articles, storiesLeave a comment on Rayner’s Journey: A recap of an IG live chat

Samy’s Story

Samy tells us about his trauma and experiences: going from prison to court, living with no windows and in isolation, seeking urgent medical attention, and how psychiatry is dealt with in Singapore’s prison system. 

Posted bytransformativejusticecollective22nd Dec 202211th Jan 2023Posted inPrisonTags:storiesLeave a comment on Samy’s Story

“I will fight till the noose is around my neck”

Kalwant Singh and his family will not give up, and neither should we.

Posted bytransformativejusticecollective4th Jul 20224th Jul 2022Posted inDeath PenaltyTags:storiesLeave a comment on “I will fight till the noose is around my neck”

“We were like strays”: A life marked by drugs, incarceration, and the death penalty

Singapore’s death penalty for drug offences sees a binary between “victims” of drugs and “predator” traffickers. Nazeri bin Lajim’s experiences show that the reality is much more complex.

Posted bytransformativejusticecollective31st May 2022Posted inDeath Penalty, Drug PolicyTags:storiesLeave a comment on “We were like strays”: A life marked by drugs, incarceration, and the death penalty

A plea for clemency from the sister of a death row prisoner

“Do their lives and deaths come down to these technicalities? The person who sold drugs to my brother happened to have information that was helpful to the CNB (Central Narcotic Bureau), but my brother didn’t. For this, should he die?”

Posted bytransformativejusticecollective12th May 2022Posted inDeath PenaltyTags:storiesLeave a comment on A plea for clemency from the sister of a death row prisoner

“You Don’t See The Sky”: Life Behind Bars in Singapore

A report on Singapore’s prison system, based on analysis of existing laws and regulations, as well as interviews with people who have had first-hand experience of incarceration.

Posted bytransformativejusticecollective9th May 2022Posted inPrisonTags:statements, stories

A Letter from Syed Suhail, Death Row Prisoner

“The harshness and cruelty that some have claimed is just, is not. Two wrongs do not make a right. In the end, there is only a legacy of bloodshed that posterity may not even want on their hands anymore.”

Posted bytransformativejusticecollective8th May 2022Posted inDeath PenaltyTags:storiesLeave a comment on A Letter from Syed Suhail, Death Row Prisoner

A Letter from Rosman bin Abdullah, Death Row Prisoner

“Its really crazy to think that we earn a few hundreds as a drug worker or a runner and we get a death sentence, no second chance no life imprisonment.”

Posted bytransformativejusticecollective4th May 20228th May 2022Posted inDeath PenaltyTags:storiesLeave a comment on A Letter from Rosman bin Abdullah, Death Row Prisoner

When will we stop killing “small people” who need care?

Imprisoned for the first time when he was a teenager, Abdul Kahar has been scheduled for execution at the age of 68. By this point, he has spent more of his life behind bars than as a free man.

Posted bytransformativejusticecollective28th Mar 2022Posted inDeath PenaltyTags:storiesLeave a comment on When will we stop killing “small people” who need care?

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