Thai cop friend of mine gave me a tour of this place once - anybody else seen it?
Like most prisons, Bang Kwang Central reeks of decay. But the fetidness of the "Bangkok Hilton", as it is known by inmates, is more indicative of the soul of the place than the damp edifices that contain the men. Built in the 1930s to hold 3500, the maximum security prison in Thailand's biggest city now houses about 8000 inmates, who have been sentenced to more than 25 years each, as well as hundreds awaiting the outcome of their pending appeals, or execution.
Free at last: Longest-serving farang at 'Bangkok Hilton' is checking out
HAZEL FRIEDMAN Mar 02 2012 13:09
At the time of his arrest for heroin trafficking, South African Alexander (Shani) Krebs was 34 years old. Initially condemned to death, his sentence was commuted to 100 then 40 years. He has not spent a nano-second in a democratic South Africa, having been arrested a day before the elections in 1994. Over the years he earned the tragic reputation of being the longest-serving farang, or foreigner, in Bang Kwang.
But on December 5 Thailand's monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, benevolently issued an amnesty of sorts, courtesy of his birthday, to all farangs convicted of drug offences. In Thailand the seventh cycle, or 84th birthday, is a significant milestone for the monarchy and special celebrations are organised for the entire year.
Lengthy but great read:
Free at last: Longest-serving farang at 'Bangkok Hilton' is checking out - Newspaper - Mail & Guardian Online
That's a fine well written read.
Eighteen years is a very long time.
I hope he lives every day of his new life with enthusiasm, as it seems he will
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He does seem to have made the most of things, one of the better stories to come out of the Hilton.
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When you get thrown into a hellish situation that you have no control over, the two things you do:Originally Posted by goo_stewart
1) stay alive
2) stay sane
Anything else is a bonus. Yeah, he did pretty good.
Yeah.
Especially in the Hanoi Hilton.
Thinking of these people smuggling, taking the risk, getting busted, and doing time like that still makes me cringe even though I've read about these stories for years.
That's his picture after getting released?
He's been eating better then how they talk about in the books I've read about that place.
fred
they gave him a mullet. the evil bastards.
No he did not. A selected few were released. Check out the total number of foreign prisoners still serving time for drug offenses in Thailand.
It doesn't say that all foreigners were released... It said an amnest (of sorts) was issued to foreigners.
But on December 5 Thailand's monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, benevolently issued an amnesty of sorts, courtesy of his birthday, to all farangs convicted of drug offences. In Thailand the seventh cycle, or 84th birthday, is a significant milestone for the monarchy and special celebrations are organised for the entire year.
Archaic, brutal system which is purely based upon punishment with no thought of rehabilitation. My brother's friend spent some time there and it ruined him. May as well have been a life sentence.
AND, what's worse is that the British government actively fucking supports it, whereas the Americans recognize its brutality in its prisoners transfer treaty.
The Thais, all of them, should be ashamed.
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And 90% of'em are addicted victims.
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Family support.
when you deal death to kids you need to be punished no pity for those kinds!
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They have stories about little Maddy as well. Enjoy.
"Take this, brother; may it serve you well."
Well don't break the law .
My next door neighbours have challenged me to a water fight , so I am just writing this while I am waiting for the kettle to boil .
Yes, I agree that we shouldnt break the law. But the setence, in a just and moral society should fit the crime.
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