The National Commission to Review and Request Sentence Reductions and Pardons on April 29 convened a meeting to evaluate which inmates were eligible for clemency.
A senior Ministry of Interior official said condition in prison cells across the nation have improved while the management of detainees is safer and more secure.
Five officials from the Stung Treng Provincial Prison, including its chief and two deputies, have been transferred to new positions within the General Department of Prisons (GDP) following an incident in which seven inmates involving in drug trafficking committed a jailbreak. Replacements are expected to be announced on February 17.