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Department recruits 74,000 prison inmates
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 01/10/2021
» The Department of Corrections has recruited about 74,000 prisoners convicted of committing minor crimes to work at its industrial park with electronic bracelets in a bid to reduce overcrowding in prisons across the kingdom.
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.
Ratsadon mothers petition for fair probe into prison Covid testing attempt
King-oua Laohong, Published on 17/03/2021
» The mothers of five Ratsadon group leaders detained at Bangkok Remand Prison on Wednesday petitioned the Justice Ministry for a fair investigation into an attempt by prison officials to take two detainees from their cells for Covid-19 testing on Monday night.
Transfers will fix overcrowding
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 11/03/2021
» Political prisoners at Klong Prem Central Prison and Bangkok Remand Prison will be moved to other facilities to reduce overcrowding and other problems, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said yesterday.
Minister: Political prisoners to be spread out
King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/03/2021
» The Corrections Department has been instructed to transfer political prisoners now mostly held at Klong Prem Central Prison and Bangkok Remand Prison to other facilities to reduce overcrowding and other problems, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Wednesday.
Pakistan seeks extradition of 29 prisoners
King-oua Laohong, Published on 22/02/2021
» Pakistan has sought the extradition of 29 prisoners from Thailand, citing problems over living conditions and health, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said.
Sick inmates may receive free pardons
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 02/10/2020
» The Justice Ministry is looking to reduce prison overcrowding by implementing a new policy that would allow sick inmates to seek a royal pardon.
Dept to roll out tagging bracelets
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 27/08/2020
» The Department of Probation yesterday affirmed its plan to begin using electronic monitoring (EM) bracelets on thousands of people who are either convicts on probation or defendants released on bail.
Party's over but it doesn't end in jail
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 25/05/2020
» A rapid increase of arrests in the month after the government declared a state of emergency in late March to fight the Covid-19 outbreak threatened to overwhelm the already overcrowded prison population.
Prison visits set to resume from June 1
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 21/05/2020
» People will be allowed to visit prison inmates again from June 1, but the Corrections Department has still to decide what conditions to set, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Wednesday.