A training facility for juvenile convicts in Thailand, established nearly 30 years ago and supported by Japanese companies, has seen no recidivism among former inmates within a year of them leaving the facility in recent years.
Support provided by Japanese firms to the Sirindhorn Vocational Training School includes the provision of training equipment, and an official at the facility said the Japanese aid is indispensable.
The facility was built on a 54,000-square-meter site in Nakhon Pathom province near the Thai capital of Bangkok and put into service in 1996, using about ¥1.95 billion ($12.3 million) in grant aid from the Japanese government. Experts from Japan's Justice Ministry have also provided advice on the construction and management of the facility through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).