Prisons

  • Thai prisons aren’t anything like five‑star hotels. You won’t find private toilets or TVs in the cells. Compared with many Western jails—where you get central heating, decent medical care, gyms and game rooms—the difference is pretty stark. Officially, rehabilitation is the goal, but the long sentences handed out here make you wonder how much focus…

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  • A Job Well Done

    Personal observations on my day in prison Is Wanna Sombat doing a Good Job Although officially in total charge of the Administration section, reporting to the Prison Director, Wanna Sombat is incapable of running the section. Sombat previously worked as an electrician in the Juvenile Detention Centre, a government run institution. Over time, he got…

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