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Collection: Population of Inmates in Drug Rehabilitation Centre (DRC)

Dataset: Population of Inmates in Drug Rehabilitation Centre (DRC)

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Population of Inmates in Drug Rehabilitation Centre (DRC)

Data from Jan 2006 to Dec 2022

Last updated: 06 Jun 2024, 15:01 SGT

SPS (Singapore Prison Service)

Population of inmates undergoing treatment and rehabilitation in Drug Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) as at 31st December of each year.

Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_d44cd0cf3ef9f514847811eed6e2aed7"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Singapore Prison Service. (2018). Population of Inmates in Drug Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved December 6, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_d44cd0cf3ef9f514847811eed6e2aed7/view