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Phuket is shaking up the prison scene with a groundbreaking initiative aimed at turning drug dealers into model citizens.
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Phuket is shaking up the prison scene with a groundbreaking initiative aimed at turning drug dealers into model citizens. The revamped Prison Scout Volunteers for Social Development programme officially launched its fourth edition, with bold ambitions to reform inmates, shape positive mindsets, and offer a way out of their criminal past.
With the Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat notably absent, Vice Governor Sattha Thongkham stepped in to lead the relaunch ceremony at Phuket Provincial Prison yesterday, September 19. Phuket Prison Director, Akom Phusri, alongside representatives from the Provincial Probation Office and the Phuket Promthep Scout Club, were on hand to support the event.
The programme, which recruits 100 participants each time, is far from a simple reform. It’s part of a larger plan spearheaded by the Department of Corrections,…