A surge in COVID-19 infections sweeping through Thailand’s prisons has thrown the spotlight on the kingdom’s overcrowded penal system, where some inmates have less space to sleep than the inside of a coffin. More than 22,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 inside prisons, where inmates living side by side have been told to keep wearing their masks even when they are sleeping. Authorities have floated plans to give early release to prisoners with underlying medical conditions, and have announced funding for more testing and medical care. However, those behind bars say they have been kept in the dark about the seriousness of