Detention Barracks (DB) @ Military Police Command (Provost)

• Simon Dean

  6 Dec 05, 11:34

  FAQs

  SAF Detention Barracks
  

  
  1. Are the detainees being medically taken care of?
  Primary health care of detainees is of utmost importance to us. All detainees will be given adequate medical care during their incarceration. Our medical services are also supported by the Tengah Airbase Medical Centre, NUH and also Changi General Hospital if the need arises.
  
  2. Can I write a letter to a detainee?
  Yes.
  
  3. I have just received a Visit Notification Letter, but the schedule visit date stated therein has already lapsed. How can I visit the detainee?
  You can contact the Records Office at 6424 6666 to arrange for another appointment date.
  
  4. Can anyone besides the parent unit of the detainees pick up the detainee on the day of their release?
  At no time shall the detainee/military prisoner be released from the detention barracks/military prison as the case may be, to his family or any other party.
  
  5.. Can the detainee write letters while serving detention in Detention Barracks?
  Every detainee and military prisoner shall be allowed to write one letter per week.
  
  6. What are the visiting days and what is the duration of the visit?
  Visiting days are on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and the first appointment starts from 1.30pm and ends at 3.00pm. Visitors are allowed to visit the detainee for 30 minutes.
  
  7. How many visits is the serviceman entitled to?
  Each serviceman is entitled to one visit per week.
  
  8. What happens if the family members can't turn up on the date specified for their first visit?
  The family members can call Records Office of SAF Detention Barracks at 6424 6666 and arrange for another date and time.
  
  9. What is the dress code of the family members when they come for parent visit?
  The family must wear appropriately when they come for parent visit. SAF Detention Barracks will send a slip indicating the dress code together with the parent-visiting letter.
• donchoo

  6 Dec 05, 11:36

  i don't think anyone will admit.
  
  Just ask those who are or used to be MPs.
• tarutaru

  6 Dec 05, 22:19

  there used to be a few who kena b4 seldom c them now.
• Gordonator

  6 Dec 05, 22:23

  that poor dog at the gate looks so lonely when i went there once to fetch a detainee. locked in a cage like the rest of the people inside
• life2121

  6 Dec 05, 23:51

  i tot e dog will b rotated... so its a different dog