New checks to determine prisoner canings in Singapore

Trend News, 15 Sep 2008

New checks on caning prisoners will determine whether the number of strokes meted out to inmates is excessive, news reports said Monday, reported dpa.
External committees will focus on the prison authority's power to cane those who wreak havoc within facility walls for such breaches as mutiny, assault and gang activities, The Straits Times said.

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