{"id":2682,"date":"2020-10-13T03:23:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T03:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/?page_id=2682"},"modified":"2020-10-13T03:23:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T03:23:03","slug":"alumni_highlights_desmond_chin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/alumni_highlights_desmond_chin\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Highlights &#8211; Mr Desmond Chin Kim Tham"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\n\t\tAlumni Highlights\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/10\/gallery-alumni.png\" alt=\"gallery-alumni\" height=\"300\" width=\"1920\" title=\"gallery-alumni\" \/>\n<h3>\n\t\tMr Desmond Chin Kim Tham, Commissioner of Prisons, Singapore Prison Service\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/10\/Desmond-chin2-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mr Desmond Chin graduated with Honours from NUS Social Work in 1990 and thereafter joined the Singapore Prison Service. He has held several appointments, among them Superintendent of then-Changi Prison. He has also served in the Ministry of Home Affairs in various roles before his recent appointment as Commission of Prisons in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>To read more about Mr Chin&#8217;s journey, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/new-commissioner-of-prisons-to-be-appointed-on-oct-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alumni Highlights Mr Desmond Chin Kim Tham, Commissioner of Prisons, Singapore Prison Service Mr Desmond Chin graduated with Honours from NUS Social Work in 1990 and thereafter joined the Singapore Prison Service. He has held several appointments, among them Superintendent of then-Changi Prison. 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