Singapore Prison Service Opens New Video Court Facility for Inmates

Singapore Prison Service Opens New Video Court Facility for Inmates Singapore, 29 April 2026 – The Singapore Prison Service (SPS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) HQ, HTX (Home Team Science and Technology Agency), and the Judiciary, operationalised a new video court facility for inmates on 16 March 2026. 2. The opening ceremony held on 29 April 2026 was graced by the Guest-of-Honour, Mr Murali Pillai, Senior Minister of State for Law and Transport, and showcased the improved facilities and capabilities. Video Court Hearing for Inmates 3. Over the past few years, SPS has progressively expanded the use of video court hearings, with inmates attending court hearings from retrofitted facilities within the prisons instead of being transported and attending them in person in court. From 2020 to 2025, approximately 104,000 video court hearings were facilitated in prisons. Currently, 80 to 90 video court hearings are conducted daily, accounting for more than 90% of all court hearings involving inmates. This arrangement has reduced the need to transport the inmates physically to court, and the attendant security risks, thereby enhancing SPS’s overall operational effi