The Lat Yao men's section takes custody of male offenders whose sentence term is not over 25 years.

The Klong Prem section for women houses female death row inmates.

[3] In 1959 it was used as a vocational training centre for those who, in the words of the Thai corrections department, "act and behave as gangsters".

With the large number of foreign nationals at Klong Prem, the prison is able to hold a football World Cup.

[1] Teams of 10 are chosen by prison staff to represent Nigeria, Japan, the US, Italy, France, England, Germany, and Thailand.

The winners are given a replica of the real World Cup trophy, which is made of wood in the prison workshop.