Bang Kwang Central Prison

Bang Kwang Central Prison (Thai: บางขวาง) is a men's prison in Nonthaburi Province, Thailand, located at the Chao Phraya River about 7 miles north of Bangkok.

The prison houses many foreign prisoners. It is a hash prison which handles death row and long-sentence prisoners. All prisoners are required to wear leg irons for the first three months of their sentences. Death row inmates have their leg irons permanently welded on.^{[citation needed]}

In the book The Damage Done former prisoner Warren Fellows recounts that the prison was nicknamed "Big Tiger" by the Thais because it "prowled and ate". ^[1] Paul Hayward served part of his sentence here.

Internal policies

Prisoners receive one bowl of red rice in vegetable soup each day. Other food must be purchased from the prison canteen. The prison works on a chit system. Each prisoner has an account with the canteen. Poor prisoners do chores for wealthier prisoners and prison guards to earn money for food. Some British and Lebonese prisoners receive extra money per month from charities. The British Embassy also provides food and vitamins for their prisoners. Prisoners are provided with cooking facilities and gas for the stoves is provided by the prison.

References

External links

• Short description at the Department of Corrections, Thailand
• Bangkwang.net, information about visiting Bangkwang prison
• Checking Into The Bangkok Hilton: article in The Observer on visiting foreign prisoners
• The Real Bangkok Hilton (BBC)
• the book"The Angel of Bang Kwang Prison" by Susan Aldous and Nicole Pierce published by Maverick House Publishers tells the true story of a woman who devotes her life to helping others, visiting prisoners who have nobody else to turn to

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Coordinates: 13°50′48″N 100°29′35″E / 13.84667°N 100.49306°E / 13.84667; 100.49306