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Singapore Prison Service (SPS)
Media Releases

Statement on Misinformation Circulating on Social Media

17 July 2025

SPS clarified that claims of Singapore launching a floating prison are false and urged the public to rely on official sources.

The Singapore Prison Service (SPS) is aware of several social media posts circulating online that Singapore has launched the world’s first floating prison.

  1. This is untrue. Neither have we had any discussions or plans for such, nor is there a need.

  2. We urge members of the public not to spread misinformation, nor to be taken in by such wild stories, and refer instead to SPS’s website and social media platforms for official information.

Singapore Prison Service
17 July 2025