Ms. Chutarat Chintakanont, Senior Expert in Penology was one of the panelists, chosen by UNODC, at the Side Event of the 31st CCPCJ where she shared experiences regarding how prisons are managed under the COVID-19 crisis. Alongside other experts in the field of Corrections, difficulties and measures in prisons were shared under the topic : Challenges and developments regarding prison management and the treatment of offenders under the COVID-19 pandemic and lessons learned for preparedness to future crises. To simply conclude, the Department of Corrections has been in collaboration with in charge hospitals for a quick refer of inmates, together with employing SOPs in prisons as a universal way to comply with. This leads to only 0.22 percent death ratio, compared to 0.7 percent of the general population.
