Life In Singapore Women’s Prison | Inside The Women's Prison - Part 1/3 | CNA Documentary

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How do inmates survive within the strict confines of Singapore’s only women’s prison? In the first episode of this three-part series, we follow six inmates as they navigate the rigours and realities of life behind bars. With rising tensions and few outlets for relief, Joanna reaches her breaking point, putting her freedom at risk. After 14 years behind bars, long-buried doubts resurface when Christeen finally receives a long-awaited visit from her distant son. Yu Xin clings to simple pleasures and finds respite from monotony. Halen embraces her newfound responsibility as an IC but fears the repercussions that could land her in lockup. Juliana is forced to confront the weight of her past when she comes face-to-face with her imprisoned daughter, while Haziqah struggles with helplessness after receiving devastating news about her son. WATCH MORE Inside The Women's Prison Part 2: https://youtu.be/kt-Z6rdKDso Part 3: https://youtu.be/8NlsXeZ6sKs 0:00 Inside the women’s prison 2:10 Joanna's prison cell 05:01 Arts Behind Bars 06:04 Joanna's trigger 06:36 Yard day: chance to see the sun 08:14 Christeen's criminal charge 09:02 Institution A4’s cell structure 09:28 New inmate arrives: dos and don’ts 11:24 A life sentence 13:00 Out-of-Cell Activity: a precious hour 14:11 Joanna's outburst 16:45 Work as rehabilitation programme for inmates 18:15 What Haziqah's working for 19:26 Haziqah struggles after urgent message 22:05 Correctional Unit Attendants start the day 26:06 Prison's simple pleasures 29:00 Christeen's relationship with children 30:41 Joanna faces consequences 33:11 Juliana worries about imprisoned daughter 36:36 Juliana’s drug past 38:44 Christeen prepares for long-awaited visit 41:00 Ration Exchange Day 42:20 How cellmates improvise 43:35 Halen's half a lifetime in prison ========== About the show: Inside Institution A4, at the Changi Prison Complex, are about 800 female inmates. Most are incarcerated for drug offences. What is life like inside Singapore's only women’s prison? ================ #CNAInsider #InsideTheWomensPrisonCNA #PrisonLife #Inmates #Singapore For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnainsider/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnainsider/ Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider