Reformatory Caning
Caning is used as a form of legal corporal punishment in reformatories, such as the Singapore Boys' Home and Singapore Girls' Home, which house juvenile delinquents aged up to 16.
The Managers of these institutions are given the authority to impose caning on delinquents who have committed offences similar to those punishable by caning in ordinary secondary schools. A maximum of up to 10 strokes of the cane may be inflicted. The type of cane used must be approved by the Director before use, but no details are provided on the dimensions of the cane, and it is assumed that the cane is similar to the one used in secondary schools. The punishment is administered in private. Boys may be caned on the palm of the hand or on the buttocks over clothing. Girls may be caned on the palm of the hand only, and this is the only form of official corporal punishment in Singapore that may be applied to females.
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