Most of the prisoners to be released are men -- 208 of them -- but 25 women will also be freed. They were expected to be released at around 4pm.
Phuket Prison Commander, Pichit Wannajit, told The Phuket News, “We are currently working on the selection process for those to be released.
“The prisoners who are considered first are those who have been sentenced to a year or less, or those who have one year of their sentences to run.
“Then we look at a second group – those who have had their sentences already reduced to a year [for good behaviour].”