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Singapore Prison Service (SPS)

Programmes

Explore programmes that support inmates’ rehabilitation through psychological interventions, work, education, and more.

Last updated on 16 September 2026
An inmate doing clay modelling.

Introduction to Programmes

Discover the programmes available in SPS and how it helps with the rehabilitation and reintegration of inmates back into society.

Two people seated in front of a whiteboard, with one person facing away from the camera.

Psychology Based Correctional Programmes (PCPs)

Learn how PCPs support inmates' rehabilitation by addressing offending behaviours, emotional management and pro-social thinking skills.

A correctional officer in a dark blue uniform provides hands-on guidance to an inmate in a white workshop uniform while operating a large metalworking machine in a vocational training workshop. The officer points to a specific part of the machine as the inmate follows the instruction with one hand on the equipment's controls. In the background, several other inmates wearing similar white uniforms are engaged in practical training at additional machines, creating the atmosphere of an active industrial classroom. A whiteboard displaying instructional materials stands nearby, reinforcing the structured learning environment. The image conveys vocational skills training, mentorship, and rehabilitation through practical workplace education within a correctional setting.

Work Programmes

Prison work programmes develop inmates’ discipline, work ethics, financial responsibility, and family support during incarceration.

A smiling woman in a floral blouse stands beside an inmate, whose face is blurred. They jointly hold up a Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level certificate towards the camera. Wooden shelves filled with books surround them in a brightly lit library.

Education Programmes

Learn about SPS's education programmes and how they support inmates' learning, rehabilitation and reintegration.

A large patchwork quilt made up of hundreds of colourful fabric squares is displayed flat, creating a vibrant mosaic of different patterns, textures, and colours. At the centre of the quilt is a large yellow awareness ribbon placed on a black circular background, drawing attention as the focal point of the artwork. The quilt includes a mix of floral prints, stripes, solid colours, and patterned fabrics, with some patches featuring children's illustrations. The yellow ribbon symbolises hope, remembrance, and support, while the handmade quilt represents unity, compassion, and the coming together of many individual contributions into a shared message of care and solidarity.

Vocational Skills Training

Learn about SPS's vocational skills training programmes and how they support inmates' employability, rehabilitation and reintegration.

Two people wearing white shirts and masks sit with arms around each other in front of yellow chairs.

Family Programmes

Learn how Family Programmes in SPS help support inmates' rehabilitation and reintegration back to society.

An inmate reading out his commitment on stage during a gang renunciation programme.

Gang Renunciation

Learn how Gang Renunciation and Tattoo Removal Programme in SPS help to support inmates' rehabilition and reintegration.

Hands holding a book titled "BECOMING MY HEALTHY SELF (BHS)" with a cover image of a person standing on a rock with arms raised.

Release Preparation Programmes

Learn how SPS prepares inmate for their reintegration back into society through Release Preparation Programmes.