According to a Facebook post on Jan. 28, Senior Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs Amrin Amin, recently visited Industrial & Services Co-operative Society (ISCOS) to officially open their renovated space, iCosy Hub.

There, he met Jabez Koh, an ex-offender who has more than turned his life around after spending 24 years in prison.

Koh narrowly escaped death penalty

Amrin stated that Koh went through 24 years in prison and 20 strokes of the cane for trafficking heroin.

Koh also narrowly escaped death -- had he trafficked a mere 1.85g more, he would have hit the minimum amount of pure heroin that would have resulted in a death penalty.

Got married, owns logistics company

After his release, Koh found assistance with ISCOS, a non-profit organisation that helps ex-offenders get employment assistance, skills upgrading and peer support.

In 2014, Koh founded a logistics company called Infinite Transports Pte Ltd, where he has employed many ex-offenders.

Koh is also married with two children.

In his Facebook post, Amrin said that he was "happy to meet Jabez and the staff at ISCOS".

"ISCOS has done well," he added.

This is Amrin's Facebook post:

Top photo via Amrin Amin's Facebook post & Infinite Transports Facebook page.