Stefanie was interviewed in The Straits Times by Andrew Wong, who covered the Sentence for Enhanced Public Protection (SEPP) law (p. A13) and how the new sentencing regime has received mixed reactions from lawyers in Singapore. The article included Stefanie’s comments that to build trust in the new system, the detention review board, which will assess the offender and advise the Home Affairs Minister, should be made public. If for operational reasons, certain people like the psychiatrists cannot be made public, then a description of their job and qualifications could be provided. For cases where offenders are deemed unsuitable for release, the authorities should be required to provide yearly public updates on the number of cases where convicts are detained under SEPP, with relevant details. This can be anonymised, but there should be clearly enough information so that there is public accountability.

The article was also syndicated on Singapore Law Watch on the same day, combined with another article on the SEPP also written by Andrew Wong.