Two most notorious prisoners during my time.

The two most notorious prisoners during my time at RTC were "Centipede" and Bak Ho.
The latter was a chief of a group of prisoners belonging to a certain secret society while the former was a fighter. He was nicknamed "Centipede" in Hokkien because of his tatoo of a centipede that ran along his arm.

These two were known to be brave and rough with the other prisoners and they were respected by the inmates. They were quiet and soft spoken and one could not tell they were "somebody" among the inmates.

They also had the respects of the prison officers because of the good behaviour while serving their sentences at RTC.

Strangely when both were released from prison after serving their time,they ran foul of the law again.

"Centipede" kidnapped a manager from a finance company at gunpoint and demanded for ransom. We officers were surprised that he was capable of such a crime.
In an ensuing gun battle with the police,he was shot dead.

Bak Ho was also involved in an armed robbery and shot by the police. He was paralysed from the waist downwards. While serving time in Changi Prison for the armed robbery,he committed suicide at the age of 27.