My letter on the above subject is
published in the Sunday Times, today, Sunday 18th Dec 2016.
Mr
Francis Cheng ("Consider
allowing inmates conjugal visits, private time with families"; Dec 11) and Mr Kuharajahsingam
Karalasingam ("More
work needed in caring for the marginalised"; Dec 11) were
right in pointing out that many of those who are marginalised and fall through
the cracks are not receiving sufficient support and help.
I fully agree that allowing inmates conjugal visits or private time with
their families can help to strengthen the bond between them.
Why not allow inmates and their families to communicate with each other via
computer, such as e-mail messages, three or four times a week?
I also applaud Mr Karalasingam for his suggestion to set up a national
committee to rally around those who fall through the cracks so that these
people can live with dignity.
With Christmas around the corner and a new year in sight, I hope we will
also spare a thought for the mentally ill, their caregivers and the lonely
elderly who are isolated from society and feel unloved.
No one should have to suffer a "blue" Christmas.
Raymond Anthony Fernando
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