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Biometric hub to help bust crime
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 15/04/2022
» DNA and other biometric information may be collected from inmates and those suspects charged by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI).
Traffickers target nurseries
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 15/02/2022
» When a one-year-old toddler named Thaenthai recently went missing from GS Kik nursery in Bangkok, it soon became clear that there was a dark side to the case.
Party's over but it doesn't end in jail
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 25/05/2020
» A rapid increase of arrests in the month after the government declared a state of emergency in late March to fight the Covid-19 outbreak threatened to overwhelm the already overcrowded prison population.
Rights body says rehab can cure overcrowded prisons
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 07/09/2019
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) have joined hands to seek ways to reduce prison overcrowding in a country with the world's sixth-highest inmate population.
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.
NHSO takes on Bang Kwang
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 27/09/2018
» The medical unit at Bang Kwang Central Prison in Nonthaburi has been registered with the National Health Security Office (NHSO), in a move aimed at boosting healthcare services for inmates.
Writing of civil partnership bill to be finished in September
King-oua Laohong, Published on 21/07/2018
» The civil partnership bill for same-sex couples is in the final stages of drafting, which will be completed by September, according to the Justice Ministry.
No speedy fix to drug scourge
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 14/05/2018
» Viroj Sumyai does not play a direct role in cracking down on drug problems in Thailand, but on the international scene, he has a big voice.
Gun-making inmates to serve state
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 16/01/2018
» Sixteen inmates found guilty of illegally making guns have been chosen to join a project aimed at sharpening their weapon-making skills to support the defence industry and smooth their return to society.
Guard fingered in prison sex scandal
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 11/12/2017
» The Department of Corrections has admitted for the first time that one of its female prison guards has been sacked and is facing criminal or disciplinary punishment for allegedly making money by allowing male inmates to have sex with women inmates behind bars.