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Taking aim at violent sex offenders
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/01/2023
» A new law set to take effect today aims to prevent people convicted of sexual and violent crimes from reoffending.
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.
Thai 'Jack the Ripper' gets death sentence
News, Chakrapan Natanri, Published on 03/04/2021
» The Khon Kaen provincial court has handed down the death sentence to serial killer Somkid Pumpuang for the murder of a 51-year-old hotel maid in Khon Kaen’s Kranuan district in December 2019.
Use of electronic monitoring bracelets
News, Published on 27/12/2020
» Amid the threat from the Covid-19 pandemic and as a way to solve prison overcrowding, the Justice Ministry is considering releasing more inmates whose jail terms will be completed within one year.
Baby steps in jail reform
News, Editorial, Published on 30/01/2020
» The government's move to ease overcrowding in prisons, albeit a long-overdue mission, is praiseworthy.
A barbaric misstep
News, Editorial, Published on 01/01/2020
» Supporters of harsher penalties for rape greet each fresh case of serious sexual assault with demands for a new law that inflicts severe punishment such as the death penalty on culprits.
Fight for justice never ends
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/12/2019
» The Justice Ministry and agencies under it make some tough calls as they deal with twists in high-profile criminal and drug cases, not to mention faulty monitoring devices.
Crimes that shocked the nation in 2019
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/12/2019
» There were plenty of high-profile criminal cases that captured the public interest in 2019. The year saw a serial killer strike again, a string of violent courthouse incidents, coordinated bomb blasts in Bangkok and Nonthaburi, a brutal murder driven by greed for money, and the tragic case of model-for-hire 'Lunlabelle' who was found dead in disturbing circumstances.
Somsak backs calls to castrate rapists
News, Published on 28/12/2019
» Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin on Friday voiced support for calls for a law that would force convicted rapists to undergo chemical castration.
Inmate scrutiny ramped up
News, Published on 26/12/2019
» The Justice Ministry will implement more rigorous screening of prisoners before they are released from jail, in the wake of a murder case in which paroled serial killer Somkid Pumpuang is the prime suspect.