Some 17 and 18 year old picked up their O level results in the most unconventional manner, when they received it behind bars. They had also taken their O levels behind bars.
These group of 61 prison inmates who attended the Tanah Merah Prison School took their O Levels towards the end of 2018. They had studied hard for their papers and despite most of them being out of school and have never touched a textbook for years, they did well. Of the 61 who took the exams, more than 80% of them passed three or more of their subjects. In fact, 2 of the inmates scored five distinctions each, better than most students managed.
So, who says prison is the end of everything? Now, if only the Government would give these inmates a second chance in life.
