Masoud is representing 36 death row prisoners in a constitutional challenge that has a hearing set for 20 January 2025. But if his execution this Friday goes ahead, he won’t be able to see these efforts through.
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A letter from Datchinamurthy, a prisoner on death row, to Pope Francis
To His Holiness, Pope Francis, I am David Martin Datchinamurthy, a death row inmate at Changi Prison in Singapore.
A Story about Harm, Accountability & Compassion
A man in his 20s recounts his story of accountability, and how healing from his own past trauma allowed him to address the ways he had harmed others too.
Sara’s Story
Sara (not her real name) was detained without trial in Singapore’s Drug Rehabilition Centre (DRC). Here, talks to TJC about her experiences in DRC.
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.
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.
“I will fight till the noose is around my neck”
Kalwant Singh and his family will not give up, and neither should we.
“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.
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?”
“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.