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Taking aim at violent sex offenders
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/01/2023
» A new law set to take effect today aims to prevent people convicted of sexual and violent crimes from reoffending.
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2% of inmates are mentally ill
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 24/05/2022
» Over 5,000 inmates in 143 prisons across the country are suffering psychological problems, the Corrections Department has reported.
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Thai 'Jack the Ripper' gets death sentence
News, Chakrapan Natanri, Published on 03/04/2021
» The Khon Kaen provincial court has handed down the death sentence to serial killer Somkid Pumpuang for the murder of a 51-year-old hotel maid in Khon Kaen’s Kranuan district in December 2019.
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Use of electronic monitoring bracelets
News, Published on 27/12/2020
» Amid the threat from the Covid-19 pandemic and as a way to solve prison overcrowding, the Justice Ministry is considering releasing more inmates whose jail terms will be completed within one year.
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Baby steps in jail reform
News, Editorial, Published on 30/01/2020
» The government's move to ease overcrowding in prisons, albeit a long-overdue mission, is praiseworthy.
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A barbaric misstep
News, Editorial, Published on 01/01/2020
» Supporters of harsher penalties for rape greet each fresh case of serious sexual assault with demands for a new law that inflicts severe punishment such as the death penalty on culprits.
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Fight for justice never ends
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/12/2019
» The Justice Ministry and agencies under it make some tough calls as they deal with twists in high-profile criminal and drug cases, not to mention faulty monitoring devices.
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Crimes that shocked the nation in 2019
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/12/2019
» There were plenty of high-profile criminal cases that captured the public interest in 2019. The year saw a serial killer strike again, a string of violent courthouse incidents, coordinated bomb blasts in Bangkok and Nonthaburi, a brutal murder driven by greed for money, and the tragic case of model-for-hire 'Lunlabelle' who was found dead in disturbing circumstances.
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Somsak backs calls to castrate rapists
News, Published on 28/12/2019
» Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin on Friday voiced support for calls for a law that would force convicted rapists to undergo chemical castration.
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Inmate scrutiny ramped up
News, Published on 26/12/2019
» The Justice Ministry will implement more rigorous screening of prisoners before they are released from jail, in the wake of a murder case in which paroled serial killer Somkid Pumpuang is the prime suspect.
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