Pre-release prisoner preparation followed the agricultural module according to the Self-sufficiency Economy Philosophy has objectives to; educate prisoners, alter prisoners’ attitude, live on self-sufficient basis, become law-abiding citizens, and decrease potential of reconviction. Its operation is being shown as follows;
1. To operate in prisons/ correctional institutions and open correctional institutions and open prisons so that there shall be learning process in terms of theoretical and practical spheres.
2. To establish the Self-sufficiency Knowledge Center, Release Preparation Center for pre-release prisoners so that there shall be some preparation in terms of mental readiness, vocational training, and learning the Self-sufficiency Economy Philosophy as these following operational practices;
2.1 The foundation of Sufficiency Economy Patio for exhibition aiming to be the knowledge center for inmates and people, who are interested in “New Theory” for agriculture and the Self-Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, which is composed of 3 methods:
2.1.1 To exhibit the principle or theory of Sufficiency Economy under his Royal initiation;
2.1.2 To show the entire process of the Self-Sufficiency Economy’s demonstration field, such as prisoner’s selection, area preparation etc.
2.1.3 To be the place of agricultural knowledge, such as fertilizer making, food processing and preserving and Wood Vinegar making (Nam-som-kwan-mai).
2.2 The process of the Self-Sufficiency Economy’s demonstration field should be described as follow:
2.2.1 Select the prisoner who has not over 2 years left for imprisonment (and other suitable criteria) and being healthy, interested to be an agriculturist or used to be an agriculturist, which after released will be careered as an agriculturist. According to the number of prisoner joining this project, it depends upon the field’s size.
2.2.2 Educate and provide training in the Self-sufficiency Economy/ agricultural studies e.g. organic fertilizer making, soil enrichment, food preservation, business strategies etc.
2.2.3 Allocate the land in open prisons and open correctional institutions in the size of 1-5 Rai for practicing the Self-Sufficiency Economy’s demonstration field.
2.2.4 Operate the Self-Sufficiency Economy’s demonstration field in the entire process starting from planning, planting, cultivating and consuming and lastly selling the surplus produces for future fundraising the project’s budget.
3. Support the inmates for building up and developing their lives, being initiative thinker and being able to make a living on morally and legally abiding.
4. Post-release Supports for all aspects of living such as suggestion and guidance provision, monetary sponsorship for embarking on law-abiding life. These efforts aim to prevent recidivism.
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