Justice Ministry to seek Bt1.7 bn for building ‘container prisons’
The Justice Ministry will next week seek a budget of Bt1.7 billion from the Cabinet for construction of 17 light-security prisons made of containers, the permanent secretary said Monday.
Justice Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Charnchao Chaiyanukij said if the Cabinet approves the project, initiated by Justice Minister Paibul Khumchaya, inmates, who are about to be released would be relocated to the new prisons.
He said the construction of container prisons would cost about Bt100 million each.
He said prisoners who have remaining terms down from one year would be eligible to be relocated to the light-security prisons where guards would server as career training teachers.
The light-security prisons are aimed at easing overcrowded problems at maximum security prisons, Charnchao added.
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