The start of the 20th Century saw the combined Civil and Convict Gaols with an average muster of 897 inmates. With the rapid growth of the colony, the crime rate rose. There was the need for another prison. In 1932, work began on a new convict prison (Changi Prison) at 11? milestone, Changi Road. It started operations on 4 Jan 1937. The jail was built to accommodate 568 inmates. Excluding the staff quarters, it covered an area of 13 acres of land. The Prison is walled in by a 3,000 feet long and 24 feet high concrete wall and is a maximum security prison. Initially it consisted of two large 4 storey cell-type accommodation blocks and ancillary buildings. Over the years, several extensions and changes have been made to the original layout of Changi Prison.
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