SINGAPORE - Unlike what is standard procedure for those imprisoned elsewhere in Singapore, inmates at the Selarang Park Complex need not be escorted by prison officers to access several areas in it. For example, they only have to scan their wrist tags and faces at turnstiles located between two of the complex's facilities before they are allowed through. This is possible due to extensive closed-circuit television (CCTV) coverage of the facilities and the use of facial recognition technology. Selarang Park Complex, which was officially opened on Thursday (April 22), became fully operational in September last year. It comprises several facilities, including a Drug Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) for drug offenders. The complex is the first and currently the only prison site in the country to use facial recognition technology, said the Singapore Prison Service (SPS). DRC inmates go through psychology-based correctional programmes and skills training, as well as receive family support and religious services. The technology used in the complex is part of the SPS' "Prison Without Guards" strategy, which aims to boost operational efficiency and enable prison officers to focus on inmate rehabi...