“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.”
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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.”
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.
Rosman’s niece: “He radiates positivity always”
Thoughts from the niece of Rosman bin Abdullah.
“This is just unbearable pain.”
Mohammad Reduan bin Mustaffar was sentenced to death for drug trafficking in 2019. His appeal was dismissed in 2020. Three of his children have written pleas for clemency to President Halimah Yacob.
A new low.
Singapore, where is your heart? Where is your conscience? Not only have you broken a family into pieces, you are giving them harrowing memories to live with for the rest of their lives.
James’ Story: “It’s a one size fits all approach which does not work.”
James talks about serving a three-month sentence in prison after being arrested in a drug raid, and shares his thoughts about the quality of counselling inside.
Terence’s Story: “He had little incentive to abide by the law”
A community volunteer recounts her encounter with a teenager incarcerated for drug-related offences, and shares her thoughts on how to better support youths through the rehabilitative process.
“Happy Father’s Day”
Pannir Selvam, a death row inmate in Changi Prison, writes about his father on Father’s Day.
Aidan’s Story: “The privileged class is very blind to people who’ve been through the system”
Following his arrest for drug charges, Aidan spent 23 hours a day in a cell for a month. He tells us about a broken system, the effects of his own privilege, and the changes Singapore’s system needs.
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