SINGAPORE: The fall from grace of S. Iswaran was spectacular – from a private plane ride and plush hotel room at the Four Seasons to a prison van and a straw mat for a bed in a single-man jail cell.

According to the Singapore Prison Service (SPS), former Singapore transport minister S. Iswaran will be housed in a one-man cell. The Straits Times reported an SPS spokesperson saying: “SPS assessed that there is a higher safety and security risk for Iswaran to be housed with other inmates,

The decision came after SPS thoroughly assessed the security risks of placing Iswaran in a shared cell with other inmates