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Thai prisoners cut their sentences prison clearing clogged sewers in Bangkok is a thankless task, but it allows them to spend hours outside and helps mitigate Bangkok’s recurring floods. capital.
This Friday, August 19, a gang of more than twenty volunteer prisoners worked near an old tobacco factory, where they descended into the sewers to remove the dark dirt with buckets and also to unclog the pipes with a rope system.
“Prisoners leaving prison can have their sentences reduced. For example, if they work for a month, they will have one less month in prison,” he explains by telephone to EFE. Anek Kevdamprison officer in charge of this program.
“In terms of salaries, 70 percent (after deducting gas and food costs) goes to prisoners, and 30 percent goes to prison finances,” adds Anek, although he does not disclose how much money this is.
The official says that the prisoners clean the sewers more thoroughly than the employees of the City Council, who do it more superficially.
Cleaning of the capital’s sewers began on July 1 and lasts 150 days, which coincides with the monsoon season, when flooding occurs more often in the capital due to heavy rains.
Volunteer program
Prisoners from various prisons volunteered, and the committee chose about 1,000 people who must serve their sentences for the first time and cannot commit crimes against national security or the monarchy.
This sewer cleaning program for prisoners started 30 years ago but was discontinued in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, about 40 prisoners participated, but this time, due to restrictions due to the pandemic and fear of infection, only 25 people were selected.
According to website World Prison NetworkThailand is the tenth country in the world with the highest prison ratio, at 411 per 100,000 people, with a prison population that is three times the prison capacity.
Sentence reduction through work is one of the measures aimed at reducing overcrowding in prisons, as well as allowing prisoners to enter. (EFE)
Source: RPP
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