Singapore Prison Service debunks online claims that it launched ‘the world’s first floating prison’


Social media posts claimed that the move was to “solve overcrowding and land issues”. - Photos: INSTAGRAM/VISION.MOTIVEE, FINANCIAN_

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Prison Service (SPS) has debunked claims online that the Republic had recently launched the world’s first floating prison.

This comes after several social media posts went viral, suggesting that the facility located on water 500m off Singapore’s coast would solve overcrowding and land issues.

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