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Thai Prisons: Inside the belly of the beast via the ‘Thai Prison Life’ website

Written By: herbrunbridge - May• 13•11
Bangkok’s Samut Prakan Prison

One of the more fascinating museums in Bangkok is the Mahachai Prison Corrections Museum, but of course, prisons are only fascinating to those that aren’t living in them. We recently ran into a remarkable website run by Richard Barrow, who has befriended many prisoners in Thai prisons, most notably Panrit “Gor” Daoruang, who was imprisoned for drugs at Bangkok’s Samut Prakan Central Prison. Thai Prison Life is the name of the website, and here you’ll find an amazing compendium of information about life in Thai prisons, from executions, to living conditions, to contacting prisoners. There’s even a list of all of Thailand’s many prisons. 

Crowded sleeping conditions on the first day of arrival

Gor has been called “Thailand’s most famous blogger” by the Christian Science Monitor, and his blog is accessed from the site as well. Much of what Gor and Barrow write about is essentially methods of surviving in Thai prisons. Since there are thousands of foreigners currently incarcerated in Thailand (mostly for drug offenses), the site is a “must-read” for family members and friends of convicts, and serves also as a warning to visitors even thinking of partaking of drugs while in Thailand.

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