After the occasion of sentence reduction and the release of many inmates on the occasion of the Liberation of the South and reunification, the holiday meal is also an opportunity to encourage those to stay.
On the morning of April 30, the Supervisory Board of Quyet Tien Detention Center (Son Duong district, Tuyen Quang province) organized an improved meal for more than 1,000 prisoners, celebrating the liberation of the South and reunification. 
Before that, on April 29, Quyet Tien prison executed a reduction of sentences for 739 inmates, of which 221 were released. 
This is not only a holiday meal as usual, but also an opportunity to gather and encourage prisoners to stay. 
Inmate Pham Quang Linh, 22 years old, has been sentenced to 7 months in prison for disrupting public order. In the short term, Linh has nearly 3 years of sentence. 
“Today’s meal makes me miss home, mom cooked rice” – Linh said. 
This is the first time Linh eats a holiday meal in the detention center. 
Inmate Nguyen Van Thang welcomed the 9th Southern Liberation Day in the camp. He and his wife are both serving a prison sentence at Quyet Tien. Mr. Thang is preparing a beef dish with wine sauce for a holiday meal. “Seeing other people released, both happy and sad. There is another year, I will try to serve a good sentence to be able to return to my family soon.” 
Inmate Le Quang Minh has been sentenced to 6 years in prison. 
“Squash is one of the most favorite dishes in the camp” – Mr. Minh said. 
Prisoner Le Quang Minh belongs to the kitchen team of Division 3, Quyet Tien Detention Center. 
“We have the opportunity to cook food together, cook deliciously, and satisfy our mouths. That is very exciting” – Mr. Minh said. 
“The atmosphere here is somewhat like a family. The brothers serve each other and encourage each other to try. This meal also makes me less homesick” – inmate Pham Quang Linh, 22 years old shall. 
The meal is cooked by the hands of men who once made mistakes. 
In a year, there are 4 occasions when inmates are held to eat rice, Tet, they are: Lunar New Year, New Year’s Day, Southern Liberation Day, reunification and National Day. 
Mr. Hoang Tuan Vu – Deputy Head of Division 3, Quyet Tien Detention Center, said: “This meal is both an opportunity to encourage and relieve prisoners who stay behind and show the Party’s concern. and the State with those who used to go the wrong way. 
The food for the holiday meal was prepared one day in advance. 
As a rule, each inmate was given 17 kg of rice, 15 kg of green vegetables, 1 kg of pork, 1 kg of fish and many other spices / month. 
On Tet holidays, inmates can eat more, but not more than 5 times the standard daily meal. 
In the photo, inmate Quyet Tien camp is distributing food to 43 other teams in division 3. 
Food for prisoners every day is stored in a storage cabinet. 
Each food sample will be stored for one day. 
As well as being fully recorded in the log book storage and destruction of food samples. 
A lot of the food used in the camp is produced by the inmates on their own. 
Kitchen area of the third camp, Quyet Tien detention center. Each division of the detention facility is equipped with at least one collective kitchen. 
This is not only a cooking area but also a place for prisoners to feel the kitchen, the warmth of family life.
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