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Mexican prison riot leaves 44 dead
AFP, Published on 20/02/2012
» At least 44 inmates were killed in a Mexican prison riot on Sunday, just days after a deadly inferno in a jail in Honduras, again highlighting terrible overcrowding in Latin American prisons.
Political prisoners welcome Laksi move as recognition of their struggle
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/01/2012
» Prisoner Pattama Moolmil says she is lonely but considers this a price worth paying to stand up for her beliefs.
Detainees mull hunger strike
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/01/2012
» Lese majeste detainees have threatened to go on hunger strike next week to press for their demand to be relocated to a new detention centre at Laksi where suspects on political charges are being detained.
Research on inhumane prison conditions
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/06/2011
» "Thailand's prisons are the eighth-most crowded in the world"
Prison overcrowding
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/12/2010
» A riot shook a prison north of Bangkok last month, overcrowding was the likely cause.