MHA Boards And Committees
Welcome to the MHA Boards and Committees website. Created specially for our Board / Committee members to have easy access to information, the website essentially stores information such as relevant Prisons Acts on the roles of the various Boards and Committees, maps of institutions, visitation rosters, members contact lists and minutes of meetings.
To begin, please click here to login to your respective Board or Committee:
1. Board of Visiting Justices
The Board, comprising Justices of Peace, is appointed by the Minister. It
is responsible for the inspection of the prisons under the Prisons Department.
The main responsibility of the Board is to ensure that the basic welfare
of the prisoners is taken care of.
2. Board of Visitors (DRCs & AIACs)
The Board of Visitors (DRCs & AIACs) is an independent body appointed by
the Minister to advise and make recommendations to ensure that the health,
maintenance, recreation and discipline of DRC inmates are taken care of
and that an efficient standard is maintained throughout each DRC. They also
hear out complaints (if any) of the inmates and send any comments and recommendations
to the Superintendent of the DRCs.
3. Drug Rehabilitation Centre Review Committee
The function of the DRC Review Committees is in reviewing cases of inmates
who are undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at the approved DRCs to
determine their suitability for employment, release or extended treatment
and rehabilitation. If the review committee of an approved DRC is of the
opinion that an inmate whose period of detention therein is about to expire
requires further treatment or rehabilitation or both, the committee may
by order, in writing direct that the inmate be detained in the institution
for a further period not exceeding 6 months at any one time.
4. Home Detention Advisory Committee
The Home Detention Advisory Committee (HDAC) is appointed by the Minister
for Home Affairs to review the cases of prisoners who are eligible for Home
Detention and which fall within the guidelines on release on home detention.
The HDAC is responsible for examining their suitability for release and
to make recommendations on cases to the Director of Prisons.
5. Reformative Training Centre Advisory Committee
The Reformative Training Centre (RTC) Advisory Committee is appointed by
the Minister for Home Affairs annually to decide and review cases of reformative
trainees as fit for release onto police supervision; review the conditions
of the supervision orders of the reformative trainees upon release; and
decide on the need for recall whenever a reformative trainee breaches his
supervision order.
6. Life Imprisonment Review Board / The President’s Pleasure
Review Board
The Life Imprisonment Review Board is appointed by the Minister for Home
Affairs to review cases of prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment while
the President's Pleasure Review Board (TPPRB) is appointed by the Minister
for Home Affairs to review the cases of underaged prisoners who have been
detained during the President's pleasure. The role of both Review Boards
is to assess the prisoners' suitability for release for recommendation to
the Minister.
7. Anti-Inhalant Abuse Centre Review Committee
The Anti-inhalant Abuse Centre Review Committee’s main function is to review the cases of inhalant abusers who are undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at the approved Anti-Inhalant Abuse Centre on their suitability for discharge. If the Review Committee of an approved centre is of the opinion that an inmate of that centre whose period of detention therein is about to expire requires further treatment or rehabilitation or both, the Committee may by order in writing direct that the inmate be detained in the centre for a further period or periods not exceeding 3 months at any one time.
8. Institutional Discipline Advisory / Review Committee
The function of the Institutional Discipline Advisory Committee / The Institutional Discipline Review Committee is to render an opinion to the Director of Prisons on whether the corporal punishment ordered by a Superintendent on any inmates for committing an institutional offence in penal institutions / DRCs is excessive.
Addresses and maps of Prisons and DRCs are available here.
Click here to read relevant parts of the Prisons Act.
Click here to read relevant parts of the Misuse of Drugs Act.
If you have any comments or feedback on the website, please email Suraya_Sudh@pris.gov.sg.