Prison, prisoners join to build worship area

Detainees at Banteay Mean­chey Provincial Prison have joined forces with prison officials to pay for the construction of the first Buddhist worship hall in a Cambodian penitentiary.

The 800 inmates contributed a minimum of 500 riel each to help construct the worshipping facility fitted out with Buddhist statues to allow them to seek peace and enhance their opportunity for rehabilitation, prison director Hin Sophal said yesterday. …

Khouth Sophak Chakrya
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