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    Khlong Prem: Pungent prison stirs up pollution complaint

    Pungent prison stirs up pollution complaint | Bangkok Post: news

    Pungent prison stirs up pollution complaint

    An environmental group has filed a complaint against Khlong Prem prison and Chatuchak district office for dereliction of duty over pungent odours and emissions from the prison's kitchen.

    Srisuwan Janya, president of the Stop Global Warming Association, said a petition has been submitted to the Administrative Court seeking a solution to what he described as air pollutants released from the prison.

    The lawsuit was triggered by a complaint by Puangpen Soisonthi, 75, a resident of Prachaniwet 1 housing estate in Chatuchak district, he said.

    Ms Puangpen, a retiree, suffers from respiratory problems and allergies. She alleged her quality of life is being ruined by the odours and other emissions from the prison's kitchen where cooking with strong spices emits a strong and pungent smell. Food preparation seems to go on around the clock, she said.

    Both agencies could be held accountable for violating the law protecting public health, Mr Srisuwan said.

    The Administrative Court yesterday accepted the petition for consideration.

    Suchart Wonganantachai, chief of the Corrections Department, said the department received a complaint about the offending smells months ago and assigned the prison chief to deal with it.

    Khlong Prem prison chief Prasert Yusuparb suspected the foul smell came from prison officials' living quarters located adjacent to the prison's wall because the prison's main kitchen is situated in the inner part of the compound. Mr Prasert said he had instructed officials to avoid causing a nuisance to the nearby community by installing a cook hood in their kitchen.
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    'pungent odours and emissions from the prison's kitchen'
    From the bog possibly, and that would need fixing; but from the kitchen? Just what are they cooking. I've heard of deep-fried Mars bars, but com'on...

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    Klong Prem Prison move to be studied - The Nation

    Klong Prem Prison move to be studied

    The Nation February 20, 2013 1:00 am

    A joint committee of the Justice and Finance ministries and the Office of the Judiciary has been set up to come up with a plan within 15 days to move Bangkok's Klong Prem Central Prison outside the city.


    The prison's current location in Chutuchak district will be expropriated by the Finance Ministry, Corrections Department chief Suchart Wong-anantachai said yesterday.

    The Finance Ministry's expropriation plan also covers other prisons, including Bang Kwang and Lat Yao, according to a 2004 Cabinet resolution that called for inner-city prisons to move to suburban areas.

    A Corrections Department source said that the Cabinet resolution aimed to turn the city prison locations into commercial centres.

    The committee will study the Klong Prem move's impacts, including distance from the city, inmate supervision and court jurisdiction as well as consideration of the Treasury Department's budget allocation for new prison construction.

    A previous study looked into moving Bang Kwang and Nonthaburi provincial prison. However, those plans have been put on hold because the Treasury Department has not allocated funds to build new prisons.

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