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Caged by Thanadda Sawangduean offers a raw and revealing glimpse into the lives of women inmates. Drawing from her own experience of spending 1,150 days in a Bangkok jail for a drug conviction, Thanadda explores how prison life forms its own harsh community with rules that inmates must follow to survive. The book highlights the transformation of women in prison, often turning them from fragile individuals into aggressive and hardened inmates. Despite the suffering, prison became a catalyst for Thanadda’s writing career, as she began by crafting appeals for fellow inmates, a skill that later led to her becoming a successful author.