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Ganja convicts set for release
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 04/06/2022
» More than 4,000 inmates charged or convicted in connection with cannabis-related offences will be released from jail when the regulation removing cannabis and hemp from the list of narcotics takes effect on June 9, according to the Corrections Department.
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.
OAG eyes extradition pact with Asean
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 04/04/2022
» The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) says it is seeking cooperation from 10 countries in Southeast Asia to establish a regional extradition convention to combat transnational crimes by 2024.
Here's a toothy problem
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 28/03/2022
» Pisha Pittayapat, one of Thailand's very few forensic dentists, has urged the government to support forensic odontology so there will be more experts in the application of dentistry for the benefit of legal proceedings.
Dept strikes down killer's parole plea
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/03/2022
» The Department of Corrections on Thursday confirmed that it has not granted parole to Polkrit Wiset, a former army sergeant who is serving a 33-year sentence for the murder of Ploypailin Palipol, saying the killer has not shown any remorse for his actions.
Traffickers target nurseries
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 15/02/2022
» When a one-year-old toddler named Thaenthai recently went missing from GS Kik nursery in Bangkok, it soon became clear that there was a dark side to the case.
Draft law targets repeat offenders
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 29/01/2022
» Kanyarat, a 50-year-old woman in Buri Ram, asked the Pavena Hongsakul Foundation for Children and Women early this month to help her parents and their three-year-old grandchild stay safe from her own brother, who has a history of violence.
196 prisoners screened for 'supermax' detention
King-oua Laohong, Published on 16/11/2021
» A total of 196 prisoners convicted of serious crimes have been screened for segregated detention in maximum security or "supermax" zones to keep them away from other prisoners who committed less serious offences, Corrections Department director-general Ayut Sinthoppan said.
Ex-cons' unfair treatment sparks legal revision
King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/11/2021
» The Office of Justice Affairs will propose a legal amendment to change how criminal records are managed on a database to help clear the names of ex-convicts and avoid any human rights abuses.
CIFS renews bid for central DNA database
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 27/10/2021
» The Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS) is maintaining its push for a law that would require DNA samples collected from criminal suspects to be stored on a central database.