ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a case study applying the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy to a prisoner rehabilitation and development project in KhaoPlong Temporary Prison. It discusses how sufficiency-based education and skills-training programs have successfully guided and supported inmates to live virtuous lives with a sufficiency mindset, both during the imprisonment and after their release. The Kamlangjai project aimed at enhancing inmates’ lives during imprisonment and involved several development plans and programs, including training programs in thinking skills and spiritual development; career and vocational training during imprisonment to allow inmates to learn how to earn an honest living after release; and after-care programs. Sufficiency thinking provides the underlying theoretical framework for the study. Sufficiency thinking provides a more sustainable alternative to current prison regimes and the ensuing reoffending. The chapter also investigates whether the programs were effective in contributing to a self-sustaining life for inmates after release and in reducing recidivism, among other outcomes.
