In a bid to deter jailbreaks during the 2002 World Cup, Thai prisons will allow inmates to watch the matches on television, officials said. Thailand has also decided to let prisoners own personal radios and audio tape players.“These recreational activities will stop prisoners from thinking of breaking out from our understaffed and overcrowded jails,”Siva Saengmanee, head of Thailand's Department of Corrections, told reporters. Siva said prisoners would be allowed to watch video taped World Cup soccer games.“They will be allowed to watch recorded games in the early evening because live telecasts would stir gambling.”France will play the opening match of the World Cup finals on May 31 in Seoul and the final will take place on June 30 at Yokohama in Japan. Siva said the department would also soon allow relatives to book their visiting times via the Internet. Thailand has 137 prisons nationwide, many of which are filled to three times their intended capacity.

　　泰国官员称：为了防止犯人在2002年世界杯足球赛期间越狱，泰国狱方将允许他们通过电视观看比赛，同时允许他们个人拥有收音机和放音机。泰国感化部门负责人西瓦·暹格曼尼对记者说：“我们的监狱人手不足，而犯人却太多了，这些娱乐活动将使他们打消越狱的念头。”西瓦说，囚犯们可以观看录下来的世界杯比赛。“他们可以在傍晚观看录播的比赛，因为看直播会引发赌博。”法国将参加5月31日在汉城进行的世界杯决赛圈开幕战，而决赛将于6月30日在日本横滨举行。西瓦说感化部门很快还将允许犯人家属在网上预约探监时间。泰国一共有137座监狱，其中很多都容纳了三倍于设计容量的犯人。

　　Remarks：狱方似乎还应三思——足球流氓和球迷斗殴屡见不鲜，此举引来更大骚乱也未可知。