Putting hospitals on lockdown
The government plans to extend the country’s still-limited capacity to treat ailing prisoners by building more secure rooms inside provincial hospitals.
As part of the General Department of Prisons’ 2014-2018 strategic plan, the Ministry of Interior hopes to have rooms specifically designated for prisoners in each of the 20 provinces with a municipal prison by 2018.
“We have prisons in 20 provinces but only have secure rooms [for prisoners] in five referral hospitals,” Kuy Bunsorn, director general of the General Department of Prisons, said. “As a result, we must continue implementing the plan to form more secure rooms for the prisoners, separating them from the other patients to respect the detainees’ rights.” …
Chhay Channyda
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