A youth organization held a Thanksgiving event for inmates in a prison in the Kachin State capital of Myitkyina on Sunday as a way to provide hope and compassion for those serving time.

The dinner was the 18th of its kind, sponsored by the Youth for Christ Center (YCC), which also teaches the Bible to prisoners and holds religious services.

There are nearly 3,000 prisoners in Myitkyina, most of whom are Christian and who have been handed lengthy sentences in drug-related cases.