Operationalised in 2010, Institution B1 is a maximum-security prison. It has a capacity of 723 inmates and typically houses inmates with longer prison sentences including those sentenced to life imprisonment.

 

Institution B1 operates a medical centre and visit centre. The medical centre provides treatment for inmates who require closer medical monitoring and support while the visit centre facilitates face to face visits between inmates and their families.

 

Institution B1 conducts the “Honour, Empathy, Resilience and Ownership” programme targeted at inmates with violent offences and behaviour. The institution also runs initiatives such as Empatherapy and Peer Supporter Academy to enhance an inmate’s capacity for desistance through a supportive restorative environment facilitated by coaching circles conducted by trained peers and prison staff.