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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.
Family bonds 'help reduce suicide risk'
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 02/05/2022
» The Department of Mental Health (DMH) has warned of increasing suicide rates among those of early working age and retirees.
Autopsy on soldier points to suicide
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 11/11/2020
» The result of an autopsy on the 22-year-old private found hanged at a military camp in Roi Et on Friday has showed no signs he suffered a beating, while results of other tests will be known in six to eight weeks, according to the Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS).
Banyin in solitary confinement to deter mischief
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 21/06/2020
» Convicted former deputy commerce minister Banyin Tangpakorn has reportedly been placed in solitary confinement following rumours that he might attempt a jailbreak or commit suicide in prison.
Suspect in 2007 murder 'already dead'
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 17/10/2019
» The man suspected of murdering Japanese tourist Tomoko Kawashita in Sukhothai 12 years ago has died, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Wednesday.
Welcome to the Holy Pond
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 06/04/2019
» At a temple in Sing Buri about 150 kilometres north of Bangkok, worshippers carry buckets of water which they then pour into a sacred pond to fulfil their vows after their wishes have come true.
Russian 'sex trainer' played up in prison
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 02/02/2019
» Pattaya Remand Prison treated a Belarusian sex-trainer arrested in the seaside resort town last year just like any other female inmate, the Corrections Department chief said yesterday.
Electronic GPS 'tags' replace prison time
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 25/12/2018
» Authorities plan to use 4,000 smartwatch-like electronic monitoring (EM) bracelets for offenders on probation next year in order to keep them out of prison and away from the influence of other, more hardened convicts.
Training a digital eye on our prisons
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 24/12/2018
» As the Thai prison population increases from year to year, Pol Lt Col Prawut Wongsrinil, the newly-appointed deputy chief of the Department of Corrections, believe that digital technology can help his staff to take care of the inmates.
Killer put to death
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 19/06/2018
» A 26-year-old convicted killer was executed by lethal injection Monday, the seventh person to be put to death since the method was introduced and the first since 2009, Corrections Department chief Pol Col Naras Savestanan said.