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Prison visits to resume from May 16
King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/05/2022
» The Corrections Department will from next week gradually allow relatives to resume visiting inmates at 124 prisons where the Covid-19 situation has improved, after a year-long ban, department director-general Ayut Sinthoppan said on Tuesday.
No bail for protest leader 'Penguin' with Covid-19
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 19/08/2021
» Thanyaburi Court on Wednesday rejected a bail request for Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak and seven others charged in connection with a protest in front of the Region 1 Border Patrol Police headquarters in Pathum Thani's Khlong Luang district on Aug 2.
Surge in jail inmate infections
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 27/05/2021
» The Corrections Department has reported 1,243 new infections and three deaths among inmates, raising the total number of prison cases to 17,138.
1,243 new prison Covid infections, 3 deaths
King-oua Laohong, Published on 26/05/2021
» A total of 1,243 new coronavirus infections and three deaths were reported to the Corrections Department's Covid-19 situation committee on Wednesday, raising the cumulative number of prison cases to 17,138, according to department deputy director-general Weerakit Hanpariphan.
523 more Covid infections found in prisons
King-oua Laohong, Published on 22/05/2021
» Another 523 inmates at seven prisons have been found to be infected with Covid-19, with the Bang Kwang Central Prison reporting the most new infections at 299. The national total has risen to 14,566.
Jab rollout planned for prisoners
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 21/05/2021
» The Corrections Department says it is working closely with the Department of Disease Control to draw up a vaccine rollout plan for inmates and prison staff nationwide.
Thousands of inmates infected
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 13/05/2021
» Nearly 3,000 inmates at Bangkok's two main prisons -- Bangkok Remand Prison and the Central Women's Correctional Institution -- have been found to be infected with Covid-19.
King sends mobile virus testing vehicle to Narathiwat prison
King-oua Laohong, Published on 05/04/2021
» His Majesty the King and Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha have sent a mobile Covid-19 testing vehicle to Narathiwat prison, where 126 inmates and warders were found infected with the virus, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said on Monday.