Founded | 2012 |
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Purpose | Rehabilitation of inmates[1] |
Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand[2] |
Key people | Kirill Sokur Aree Chaloisuk Thai Department of Corrections |
Website | www |
Prison Fight is a controversial rehabilitation program for inmates through combat sports organized in partnership with the Thai Department of Corrections, an agency of the Thai Ministry of Justice.[2] The program gives Thai prisoners who are incarcerated former fighters the opportunity to take on foreign fighters in exchange for sentence reduction and even gain their freedom if they win.[3] If the inmates win sufficient amounts of fights against foreigners and have good behaviours, the Department of Corrections can reduce their sentences or even grant them a Royal pardon.[4][1] Prison Fight holds events inside various maximum security prisons in Thailand and provides inmates with money and equipment to prepare them to reintegrate society.[5] Convicts can engage in Muay Thai and Boxing matches in exchange for an early release.[6][7]
The program was featured in notable media outlets such as Esquire,[8] TIME,[1] Huffington Post,[1] New York Post,[4] Al Jazeera,[9] The Telegraph,[10] Vice,[11] Die Zeit,[12] Men's Journal[7] and Bangkok Post.[13]
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