坐监手册

Crooks Given Guide to Life Behind Bars

Thai crooks can now find out exactly what to expect in the country's overcrowded prison system, thanks to a new Web site created by inmates with tips on coping with life behind bars. The Department of Corrections Web site, set up by convicts recovering from illnesses at a prison hospital, aims to give prisoners and their families advice and information. "We want to tell the public that it is not as scary as people may think, but it is not so comfortable that people should be attracted to live here," John Lertwitworapong, head of Bangkok's Correctional Hospital, told reporters. "I dream one day we will be able to provide every single inmate with a comprehensive handbook on how to live in prison, but right now we can offer inmates brief information in a leaflet and the public comprehensive information on the Internet." The site, at www.hosdoc.com, offers advice on topics such as how to get sleep, how to make your sentence as short as possible and how to prepare for release.

泰国的不法分子现在可以从一个新网站上了解到在该国人满为患的监狱系统中等着他们到底将是什么，由囚犯创设的这个网站提供了应付狱中生活的窍门。泰国管教局网站由在监狱医院中养病的罪犯建立，旨在为囚犯及其家属提供建议和相关信息。“我们想告诉公众监狱并不像人们想的那样可怕，但也不会舒服到大家都想来的地步，”曼谷的管教医院负责人约翰·勒威托拉朋对记者说。“我希望有一天我们能给每个犯人一本关于如何在狱中生活的详尽手册，不过现在我们可以给犯人发一本简单的小册子，并在网上向公众发布全面的信息。”www.hosdoc.com网站针对各种问题提供建议，比如如何入睡、如何尽量争取减刑以及如何为获释作准备等等。

Remarks：如何在狱中生活的手册可称是非常人道的创意，但是千万不要出现“如何到狱中生活”的有关指南。