Man’s journey from Singapore Air flight attendant to nasi lemak empire; Singapore has not launched ‘world’s first floating prison’: Singapore live news
The Singapore Prison Service (SPS) has rubbished claims ‘the world’s first floating prison’ has launched in Singapore.
A recent social media post from Instagram user financian_ wrote that Singapore had built “a high-tech facility anchored 500 meters offshore that’s redefining the future of incarceration.” The post added that it was “designed to house over 2,000 inmates” and “equipped with AI surveillance, biometric security, robotic patrols and no traditional bars – just geofenced digital boundaries.”
An earlier post from Instagram user vision.motivee mirrored some of the claims but also suggested the floating prison was created by Singapore to “solve overcrowding and land issues” facing the country.
Both posts contain AI-generated images of the ‘floating prison’.
SPS, in a statement, said it is aware of several social media posts circulating online that Singapore has launched the world’s first floating prison. “This is untrue. Neither have we had any discussions or plans for such, nor is there a need.”
“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,” added SPS.
