Justice minister suggests Thai prisons could become tourist attractions

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Justice minister Somasak Thepsuthin is throwing the doors of Thailand's prisons open for tourism.

 

Sanook called it the minister's latest "bright idea".

 

It is part of plans to rehabilitate prisoners in Thai jails by giving them a chance to work, develop skills and perhaps open their own businesses on release. 

 

The plan has already begun but is now being expanded to ten prisons in Chiang Rai (2), Rayong, Trat, Chanthaburi, Petchaburi, Ratchaburi, Korat, Trang and Phatthalung. 

 

Somsak said he would be monitoring the scheme closely and personally and said it was great for society.

 

Corrections department staff would need to choose sites within their facilities carefully. 

 

An accent on history, museums and exhibitions would likely bring the tourists in, he noted. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

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4 minutes ago, webfact said:

Justice minister Somasak Thepsuthin is throwing the doors of Thailand's prisons open for tourism.

then,again, we have the wrong guy in the job

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

Corrections department staff would need to choose sites within their facilities carefully.

So as not to show the dreadfull conditions prisoners are kept in ?

My coffe just spewed from my nose and I fell to the floor laughing so hard at such a ridiculous new concept for tourism......

TAT Slogan "Fly to Thailand and be quarantined in our spacious and most luxurious cells, do not forget to tell your friends of the new scared straight tourusm experience"

Edited July 28, 20205 yr by ThailandRyan

Another brain dead Minister in Prayut's band of deadheads.

17 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

It is part of plans to rehabilitate... 

... Thai tourist sector.

 

With this genius plan, they could strengthen the baht even further and the tourists would still be comming... ????

Brilliant, I love a good belly laugh at the beginning of the day.  They really are a set of muppets. 

Wow, this  amazing genius business idea. He is surely due to go to the top with that one. People would love to come and see people suffering in inhuman conditions, looking like they are in concentration camps.

 

Are you sure it isn't the 1st April!

3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

My coffe just spewed from my nose and I fell to the floor laughing so hard at such a ridiculous new concept for tourism......

Spew ye not!

 

Nearly twenty years ago I went to an 'open day' at Klong Prem Prison Bangkok.

There were about thirty/forty ferangs in a coach from Pattaya.

There was a Muay Thai boxing bout being televised there by one TV channel, that was the reason for the trip.

 

Before we arrived we were told we would be searched. No mobile phones were allowed inside.

The reality? We all walked in - some with mobile phones - no one was searched or checked in any way whatsoever. Security consisted of everyone having an inked stamp on the back of their hand as we entered.

 

We were given a quite short walk around the particular compound we were in, then left to our own devices inside, apart from being told what time the boxing match started and where.

 

I was with a group of two other ferangs we wandered around freely.

We looked into a couple of large calls, with no one challenging us. I remember noticing every cell had a TV on the wall.

We found the kitchens and some inmates preparing food.

Chatted with them quite easily. I asked one guy what he was in for. He said he'd killed someone in an argument. He had a twenty-year sentence and was due to be released in two years time.

 

Later we went into a large open tented area to see the boxing. I remember one guy in our group making a call on his mobile phone. No one challenged him about it.

 

When we came to leave, the only query was one guy in our group from the Maldives who was dark-skinned. The guard looked for the stamp on the back of his hand, and he was waved through.

 

see, this is what happens in a strict hierarchical culture where no one has the balls or backbone to say

"uhh boss... thats a bad idea..."

9 minutes ago, Laughing Gravy said:

Wow, this  amazing genius business idea. He is surely due to go to the top with that one. People would love to come and see people suffering in inhuman conditions, looking like they are in concentration camps.

 

Are you sure it isn't the 1st April!

well they do the same with their suffering tigers and elephants, so we shouldn't be too surprised at this monumentally stupid idea

From the inside or outside?

1 minute ago, spiekerjozef said:

From the inside or outside?

There you go, 'visit a Thai jail and for an extra $200 you can spent the night, and for an extra $100 you can hear the loud noises of the locks closing at 8.00 pm and re-opening at 5.00 am. And for another $100 you can shower with the prisoners before you leave.

 

Can't fail, every tourist will love it. 

You seriously could not make this stuff up......

Absolutey brilliant! How can such mere mortals come up with such great ideas! One problem, there will soon be no prisoners as they are busy learning English before being shipped overseas to provide educated labour to impoverished western countries, another brilliant idea. Keep it up guys, you are truly AMAZING!

Well .. its thinking outside the box ....  Why not ?

4 minutes ago, rvaviator said:

Well .. its thinking outside the box ....  Why not ?

I'm sure the prisoners would want to be 'outside the box'.

.......................and perhaps open their on businesses on release'.    Good thought, put inside for thievery , corruption with a dash of forgery , would make a good business man , someone to work for. NOT !

We mustn't forget the entrance fee:

Thai B20 and foreigners B200.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

 

Sanook called it the minister's latest "bright idea".

I wonder what the ministers previous "bright ideas" were.

Maybe they could have classes, where the inmates can teach the public how to make a shank or shiv. ????

1 hour ago, Laughing Gravy said:

Wow, this  amazing genius business idea. He is surely due to go to the top with that one. People would love to come and see people suffering in inhuman conditions, looking like they are in concentration camps.

 

Are you sure it isn't the 1st April!

Could be April 1st, seeing as the Thai Government stretched out the canceled Songkran Holidays through the year.  Maybe they moved April Fools day as well since it was caught after the Covid Emergency decree lockdown on March 26th, and we never got that memo.....

Edited July 28, 20205 yr by ThailandRyan

If Pinocchio and his minions are sitting inside such a prison box, there would be long rows of spectators !

1 hour ago, Pilotman said:

well they do the same with their suffering tigers and elephants, so we shouldn't be too surprised at this monumentally stupid idea

Good point, dolphins also! and people (used) queue up and pay to go into these place, sure certain nationalities would also pay to watch people incarcerated, nothing quite like viewing others misfortune, adds to the superiority complex ????                                  

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Justice minister suggests Thai prisons could become tourist attractions

Sounds like they plan to house all the over staying tourists to me when the amnesty finishes !

is one of the attraction for San Francisco tourist but there is a prison not in use anymore and famous for some movies and escapes and also in attractive location with bad birds attaching you if approaching. Maybe not so interesting to visit thai prison with prisoner still inside

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

You seriously could not make this stuff up......

Well there's Alcatraz... maybe nobody told them prisoners were removed from there first before it became a tourist spot...

56 minutes ago, thequietman said:

Maybe they could have classes, where the inmates can teach the public how to make a shank or shiv. ????

Well well well, I see you found my butter knife, now were on earth did I leave it so you could find it.  I thought I had it hidden by hanging it down the inside of my prison door from the inside latch on some dental floss....

Now only buy yaba some place and go showing that front of police building , then you can spend rest of your life in tourist attraction place! What a wonderful life. Be in most popular place in Thailand!

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Justice minister Somasak Thepsuthin is throwing the doors of Thailand's prisons open for tourism.

Alternatively known as ("The Great Escape 2".............LOL