These photos were taken at Benjakitti Park on the evening of 26 May 2023. This event is a collaboration of Penological Operation Division of the Department of Corrections with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and the Japanese Government. Co-Chairmen that hosted this event were:
– Mrs. Pongsawat Kaiarunsut, Permanent Secretary of Justice, and Mr. Sahakarn Petchnarin, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Justice
– Mr. Chadchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok
– Mr. Narong Juisuey, Deputy Director-General of Department of Corrections (Operation), and Mr. Pramote Thongsri, an expert in Penology
– Mr. Julien Garsany, Deputy Regional Representative Southeast Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
– Mr. Yuichi Oba, Permanent Representative of Japan to UNESCAP, Deputy Chief of Mission and Minister, Embassy of Japan in Thailand
And honorable guests: Mr. Pedro Zwahlen, Ambassador of Switzerland to the Kingdom of Thailand, and Mrs. Millicent Cruz Paredes, Ambassador of the Republic of Philippines to the Kingdom of Thailand.
8 Participating prisons and correctional institutions list included:
– Thon Buri Remand Prison: Strings band performance
– Central Correctional Institution for Drug Addicts: Strings band performance
– Central Women’s Correctional Institution: Playing Chinese cymbalo with Thai traditional singing
– Rayong Central Prison: Thai traditional music ensemble with yoga performance
– Bang Kwang Central Prison: Scottish pipe performance
– Central Correctional Institution for Young Offenders: Orchestra performance
– Nakhon Pathom Central Prison: Cook&Coff booth
– Thon Buri Women’s Correctional Institution: Spa Massage services and prisoner-made snacks/desserts
