Outram Prison

In 1847, Charles Edward Faber built the Civil Jail,[2] also known as Her Majesty's Gaol, at the present site at Pearl's Hill, Outram.

[3] Two time capsules were buried at the base of the foundation, containing parchment with revenue figures and different types of currency.

[7] After the 1915 Singapore Mutiny, 47 sepoys were publicly executed by firing squad at Outram Prison while others were sentenced to imprisonment for up to 20 years.

[13] As a result, 44 Japanese officers were convicted of war crimes committed at Outram Prison[14] with 3 generals executed.

[19] In 1963, then-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew announced plans to demolish Outram Prison and replace it with a Housing and Development Board (HDB) estate.

Original proposed plan of Outram Prison by McNair that was never built, circa 1880s.
The public executions of the convicted sepoys at Outram Prison, circa March 1915
A prisoner after his release from the Japanese occupied Outram Prison, circa 1945.