The Corrections Department will soon build a special prison zone to hold lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) inmates within Bangkok’s Min Buri Prison, according to deputy permanent secretary for the Justice Ministry, Kobkiat Kasiwiwat.

The plan is in line with the department’s policy, following the ministry being convinced by human rights organisations from inside Thailand and other countries that the Corrections Department should have a special facility to hold transgender persons for their protection.

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