Union Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Soe Htut inspected the Pathein Prison together with Ayeyawady Region Security and Border Affairs Minister Colonel Moe Min Naing and departmental officials on 11 January.

At the meeting hall of the Pathein Prison, he met officials of the prison where director of the Ayeyawady Region Prison Department reported on the prison protests that occurred on 6 January and measures conducted by prison staff and security force members as per the procedures of the prison handbook.

Then, the Union minister instructed those responsible to take necessary measures so that such prison unrest do not occur again and to draft the plans with the experiences from that cases including advantages and disadvantages in detail. He then inspected the prison central prison outpost, prisoners/detainee dormitories, kitchen, and rations warehouse, place where prisoner/detainee launched unrest on 6 January, their materials and destroyed security equipment.

He also instructed officials to focus on security, conduct 24-hour patrol to prevent security breaches, systematic inspection of dormitories by cooperating with the police force as the restricted materials are sent to prisons, avoid bribes, do regular weapon training, provide meals, healthcare and vocational issues to the inmates and apply strict administration under the existing law, orders and directives.

The Union minister and party also went to Insein prison on January 12 and inspected the Luggage X-Ray Scanner operations at the parcel reception office and parcel scanning division of Insein Prison, CCTV Control Room and preparation of breakfasts for the inmates.

Then, they went to Training School for Prison Staff (Insein) and inspected the dormitories, classrooms and dining rooms. They also enjoyed breakfast together with the trainees of No.107 Basic Training Course of Private Level and provided cash to the trainees.

They also went to Toungoo Prison in Bago Region and inspected the prison compound and instructed matters related to security, meals, healthcare services for inmates including prisoners with HIV/AIDS and proper prescription of prison doctors for the released prisoners with HIV/AIDS.