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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.
Net lift: art and badminton combine to help ex-prisoners
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 15/05/2022
» The Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) has teamed up with the Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT) to organise an art exhibition aimed at supporting ex-prisoners in their return to society.
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.
Mum cries foul as killer gets parole
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 17/03/2022
» The mother of a victim who was strangled to death and her body burned in 2014 on Wednesday cried foul after finding out the man convicted of her daughter's abduction and murder is set to be released, decades early, on parole this year.
Dogs to help inmates return to society
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 12/11/2021
» The Justice Ministry will allow inmates in four prisons to raise dogs, as part of a pilot project aimed at reducing anxiety, depression and other antisocial behaviour among convicts.
Prison staff fired for graft, murder offences
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 06/11/2021
» The Department of Corrections (DoC) has dismissed 10 officials for serious misconduct including corruption, gross negligence and smuggling forbidden items into prisons.
Warder guilty of taking inmate's bribe
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 15/09/2021
» A warder at Chon Buri Central Prison has been found guilty of pocketing a bribe from an inmate jailed for murder.
Somsak urges jab drive for inmates to halt rapid spread
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 01/06/2021
» The best way to halt the spread of Covid-19 in prisons is by quickly vaccinating inmates in facilities which haven't reported a single case yet, according to Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin yesterday.
New cases still found in prisons
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 28/05/2021
» Another 1,228 inmates at 14 prisons across the country have been diagnosed with Covid-19, the deputy Corrections Department chief said yesterday.
1,228 more inmates infected at 14 prisons
King-oua Laohong, Published on 27/05/2021
» Another 1,228 inmates at 14 prisons across the country have been diagnosed with Covid-19, says deputy chief of the Corrections Department.