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Rally leaders resist Covid-19 testing, put others at risk
King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/03/2021
» The Justice Ministry has denied claims that prison warders threatened three detained anti-government rally leaders and said they resisted Covid-19 testing and ignored the safety of other inmates.
Minister: Political prisoners to be spread out
King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/03/2021
» The Corrections Department has been instructed to transfer political prisoners now mostly held at Klong Prem Central Prison and Bangkok Remand Prison to other facilities to reduce overcrowding and other problems, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Wednesday.
Justice minister signs order for release of Nattawut, other prisoners
King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/12/2020
» Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin has signed an order for the early release of 76 prisoners who received royal clemency, but they will have to wear electronic tags.
'Rung' disallowed request to be moved to single cell
King-oua Laohong, Published on 27/10/2020
» Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul, a core protest leader detained at the Central Women's Correctional Institution, told Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin she wanted a single cell, but the request was turned down, according to a Corrections Department source.
Ankle-tag limit set for ex-politicians
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 19/09/2020
» Two former Pheu Thai Party members recently released from prison after receiving royal pardons will have their electronic monitoring (EM) bracelets taken off within five months, according to the Department of Rights and Liberties Protection (RLPD).
Ministry eyes state bail for poor inmates
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 25/09/2014
» The Justice Ministry plans to use money from the Justice Fund to seek bail for inmates remanded on petty charges to reduce prison overcrowding.
Jails to raise inmates’ skills
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 17/09/2014
» The Corrections Department has come up with an idea to turn its prisons into centres for inmate learning and skills training.
Prisons chief calling for overhaul
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 01/09/2014
» The Corrections Department under the leadership of Witthaya Suriyawong is undergoing an internal revamp, hoping raises and new leaders will fix the country's broken prison system.
Country 'not ready' to end death penalty
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 09/08/2014
» Thailand is not ready to scrap the death penalty because people believe it is still the best deterrent against serious crime when compared with ineffective law enforcement by state agencies, a leading academic says.
Lak Si political prison may be shut
King-oua Laohong, Published on 16/07/2014
» The Corrections Department is considering shutting down Thailand's only prison for political prisoners, in Bangkok's Lak Si area, two years after its highly publicised opening.