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rewards to solitary confinement and reduction of the number of days of

the commuted sentence. Most prisons use segregation, solitary

confinement and shackling to punish inmates for breaking disciplinary rules

except for two visited women prisons which no longer use these forms of

punishment. All of the prisons have a visiting system and relatives are

usually allowed to leave personal items for the prisoners. However, in

some prisons facing widespread drug problem, leaving of personal items is

not permitted to prevent smuggling of drugs and other prohibited items

into the prison. This has affected other inmates who are not involved in

the drug problem. As regards rehabilitation, every prison provides for

education of inmates up to college level as well as for vocational training.

Prisoners are allowed to work and receive remuneration for the work they

have done. On complaint procedures, a prisoner may submit a complaint

in accordance with the Interior Ministry Regulation issued under section 58

of the Corrections Act, B.E. 2479 (1936). The complaint can be submitted

to a prison warden or put in a place indicated specifically for this purpose.

If the prisoner wishes to keep the complaint confidential, the warden may

not read its content and must forward it to the addressee.

37. Recommendation: The Government should address the overcrowding

problem of many prisons by adopting appropriate criminal justice policy

including resorting to court cases diversions and using punishment forms that

are suitable for the type of wrongdoing to reduce the number of detainees in

the prison, which should be reserved for offenders of serious crimes only. It

should also allocate financial and personnel resources necessary for an

efficient administration of the prison. Each prison should ensure that

different types of detainees are kept in separate areas in accordance with