Daniel Sancho, the 29-year-old who has pleaded guilty to the murder and dismemberment of plastic surgeon Edwin Arrieta, has been remanded in Koh Samui prison, in southern Thailand, until the trial is held.. He is currently isolated and will remain so for 10 days due to the Covid-19 protocol that the jail has.

During this time, it can only be visited by lawyers, according to sources close to the investigation.. Thus, Sancho's lawyer, Khun Anan, has assured this Tuesday that he is “relaxed” and that he “knows what he did”, so now he wants to “plan how to live in here”. But what will his day-to-day life be like in prison?

“The police treat me very well”

Telecinco's 'El Programa del Verano' managed to speak exclusively with Daniel Sancho this Monday before his entry into prison after the confession of the murder and dismemberment of Edwin Arrieta. “The police treat me very well and they tell me that it is because I have collaborated and I am behaving very well,” he said.

After completing the mandatory period of isolation, the 29-year-old chef will share a cell with approximately 20 other people, in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions, as confirmed by several inmates who have served sentences in this prison.

“The cells are fucking irritating, 45 people who want to pee early in the morning, and some insist on taking a shower in the only bathroom in the cell. There are about 16 showers and 2 troughs, it's a bit crazy. You can go when everyone has eaten, but it is very likely that there will be no water left,” they say in statements collected by the Hablando Claro program on La 1 from the blog Koh Phangan Taless.

“The rice is disgusting looking and the broth smelly with some bones, just like dinner. Sometimes you can get a little lucky and get some chicken stuck to the bones.. It can take anywhere from 10 minutes to two hours in line to order your food. The inmates sleep directly on a blanket that is stretched out on the floor,” they add.

This is the day to day in this jail

Inmates get up around 6:00 a.m. and cells open at 6:30 a.m.. At 8:00 a.m., the Thai national anthem is sung, followed by Buddhist prayers, and a new count of prisoners takes place.. There is also another count at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. during the week.

The prison store has basic items such as soap or razors, and certain food products, although they are scarce. Breakfast consists of rice and broth, although some inmates ask for food outside. Most of the time is spent in an improvised area such as a gym or talking. At 4:00 p.m. they must return to the cells after dinner (if possible or if they have money).. “The lights never go out, sleep is a nightmare. Those who are in the upper part of the cell are lucky, only eight can go up there,” he says.

“Prisoners are not provided with bedding upon arrival and have to struggle to have some sort of means of relative comfort,” explains another former inmate.. “Crowded conditions were overwhelming. 40 of us were left fighting for a place to sit or sleep on the floor.”