Construction of B789mn Phuket Prison enters final stages

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Construction of B789mn Phuket Prison enters final stages

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The new Phuket Provincial Prison under construction at Baan Bangjo in srisoonthorn, Thalang, is nearing completion and is expected to receive inmates by May next year. Photo: Dept of Corrections / Phuket office
 

PHUKET: Construction of the new Phuket Provincial Prison, being built at a cost of B789 million in Srisoonthorn, Thalang, is entering its final stages and is currently expected to start housing inmates by May next year.
 

Phuket Provincial Prison Commissioner Suchart Silapachai confirmed to The Phuket News this week that the overall progress ha s passed the 80% mark.

 

“Most of construction is finished. Only about 14% remains, to install and adjust the fittings and other things,” he said.

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/construction-of-b789mn-phuket-prison-enters-final-stages-73567.php#x83KpbeeVRR0gPOI.97

 

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[gk10002000 5,972]

why build a prison on what some would consider prime real estate? 

[ChipButty 5,123]

Turn the old one into a tourist attraction 

[bizboi 591]

A place to put all those evil 2 day farang overstayers - No Thai will ever go there though - they just pay a wai and a 100 baht fine!!

Edited November 10 by bizboi
text edit keeps changing my words!!

[unblocktheplanet 123]

Who's getting the tea money??? We're repeating the same mistakes as America! Lock 'em all up, create a criminal underclass which will affect the next generations to follow. 

[300sd 2,120]

Should have been larger. They can't fit all the corrupt police in there!

[from the home of CC 6,466]

23 hours ago, bizboi said:

A place to put all those evil 2 day farang overstayers - No Thai will ever go there though - they just pay a wai and a 100 baht fine!!

lol, would say it's damn near impossible for a Thai to be charged with overstayin' ...