The young children of female inmates at Bangkok's Central Womens' Correctional Facility wait at the...

The young children of female inmates at Bangkok's Central Womens' Correctional Facility wait at the prison's entrance before visiting their mothers behind bars August 6, 2002. A two-year-old program initiated by Thailand's state correctional department allows young children, most of whom live in special homes rather than with relatives, to spend one hour per week with their mothers in the prison which currently houses over 6,400 inmates. Over 80 per cent of inmates are serving sentences on drug-related charges, with a smaller percentage imprisoned on other charges including theft and murder.