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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.
Myanmar woman rescued from forced labour in Bangkok house
King-oua Laohong, Published on 05/12/2021
» A Myanmar woman has been rescued from a house where she had been confined for forced labour for over 13 years, Department of Special Investigation (DSI) dirctor-general Trairit Temahiwong revealed on Sunday.
Protesters ask DSI to investigate alleged police beating
King-oua Laohong, Published on 17/11/2021
» Two pro-democracy protesters on Wednesday complained to the Department of Special Investigation that they were beaten up by police while being detained at Din Daeng police station on Oct 29.
Infected rally leaders in 'good condition', says prison boss
King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/08/2021
» Three anti-government protest leaders who tested positive for Covid-19 during their detention remain in "good condition", according to the Corrections Department.
People wrongly prosecuted, detained 'entitled to compensation'
King-oua Laohong, Published on 11/07/2021
» The Justice Ministry is looking for 411 people who were wrongly prosecuted, tried and imprisoned in criminal cases -- but later found not guilty and released -- to inform them they are entitled to compensation under the law, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said on Sunday.
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.
Prison outbreaks a worry, says dept
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 14/05/2021
» The Corrections Department admits that the Covid-19 outbreak in prisons is worrying, but insists it can bring the situation under control.
Fight against Covid in jails ramps up
King-oua Laohong, Published on 13/05/2021
» The Corrections Department is ramping up efforts to contain the Covid-19 outbreak at two prisons in Bangkok, where nearly 3,000 inmates have tested positive for the disease.
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.
Thousands of inmates at two prisons have Covid-19
King-oua Laohong, Published on 12/05/2021
» A total of 2,835 inmates at two main prisons in Bangkok - the Bangkok Remand Prison and Central Women's Correctional Institution - have been found to be infected with Covid-19, Corrections Department director-general Aryut Sinthoppan said on Wednesday.