Inside Pattaya's Lady boy prison
Fascinating pics show inside Thai prison where transgender inmates play volleyball and get beauty treatments in special unit
Pattaya Remand Prison has 148 trans prisoners while those who haven't had gender reassignment surgery have their heads shaved.
prisoners play volleyball and share beauty tips in one of Thailand’s busiest prisons.
Pattaya Remand Prison is situated in one of the country’s most vibrant tourist areas, where the crime rate is higher than Bangkok.
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A group of trans inmates who have gone through sex change surgery learn embroidery with woman prisoners as part of their job skills learning
The prison has over 4,000 inmates with 148 identifying as part of the LGBT community.
These pictures show trans prisoners learning new skills and playing sports as they try to adapt to life behind bars.
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A Thai female inmate with a tattoo on her back sits at the Pattaya Remand Prison
The prison has introduced a policy to keep LGBT inmates apart from other prisoners in order to prevent inmate discrimination and violence.
Transgender inmates who have already gone through gender reassignment surgery are separated to live in the female quarters.
But trans prisoners who have not yet had surgery have to shave their heads and live in the men’s sector.
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A female prison officer performs a body check on a Thai transgender inmate
The LGBT inmates are also assigned to separate sleeping cells to keep them safe.
The aim of the segregation is to help avert rape, sexual assault, and the spread of diseases among the prisoners.
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The ten transgender inmates living in the women’s quarters receive vocational education to work in a bakery, and are taught lessons in embroidery and Buddhism.
The female and transgender inmates can also practice their skills in a beauty salon.
During leisure time, transgender prisoners can play volleyball and socialise with other inmates before returning to their segregated living quarters.
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