This month, the number of inmates has already soared past 350,000 and they are sharing the same food budget as was intended for 190,200 inmates. As a result prison authorities can spend all of their official annual budget for food in just five months. An informed source said the Corrections Department had also tried to feed inmates under its care by buying food on credit terms. “Usually, the annual budget provided lasts for five months only. After that, the Corrections Department will rely on credit terms and try to ask for additional money when the government allocates its mid-year budget,” the source said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok June 10, 2018 22:52 UTC