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{{Use Singapore English|date=May 2019}}
[[File:Changi Prison, Singapore.jpg|thumb|[[Changi Prison]], where Singapore's death row is located]]
[[Capital punishment]] in [[Singapore]] is a legal penalty. [[Capital punishment|Executions]] in Singapore are carried out by [[Hanging#Long drop|long drop hanging]],<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Singapore legislation |cap=68 |ed=1985}}</ref> and usually take place at dawn. Thirty-three offences—including [[murder]], [[Illegal drug trade|drug trafficking]], [[terrorism]], use of [[firearm]]s and [[kidnapping]]—warrant the death penalty under Singapore law.
In 2012, Singapore amended its laws to exempt some offences from the mandatory death sentence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chen|first=Sharon|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-14/singapore-amends-death-penalty-law-to-exempt-some-offences-1-.html|title=Singapore Amends Death Penalty Law to Exempt Some Offences|website=Bloomberg|date=14 November 2012|access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref> In a 2005 survey by ''[[The Straits Times]]'', 95% of Singaporeans were of the view that their country should retain the death penalty.<ref name="survey">Ho, Peng Kee, ''Singapore Parliamentary Reports'', 11th Parliament, Session 1, Volume 83, 23 October 2007.</ref> The support steadily fell throughout the years due to the increasing liberal opinions of society. Despite the decline, a large majority of the public remains supportive of the use of the death penalty, with more than 80% of Singaporeans believing that their country should retain the death penalty in 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/death-penalty-majority-singapore-residents-support-shanmugam-2535331|title=Majority of Singapore residents still support death penalty in latest MHA survey: Shanmugam|website=CNA|date=3 March 2022|access-date=29 April 2022}}</ref>
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