From prison to public park

#SongkranThip Suan Rommani Nat, Mahachai Road, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok In the past, this area was used as a place to detain and train prisoners. Until 1992, the Department of Corrections moved the prison from the original area that used to be the Bangkok Special Prison, or "Krong Mahant Thos" or "New Prison" since the reign of King Rama V. It adopted the model of Brixton Prison in Singapore, which is a maximum security prison. Later in 1991, the Cabinet approved the project to renovate the Bang Khen Youth Correctional Institution or "Klong Prem Central Prison" and moved prisoners from the Bangkok Special Prison to be controlled together. The area of ​​the Bangkok Special Prison was renovated into a public park. #trip near Bangkok #wattosann