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Death row inmates freed of leg shackles 16 May 2013 | 04:25 am
More than 560 inmates, most of them on death row, have been unshackled at the high-security Bang Khwang Central Prison in Nonthaburi. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday presided over a cere...
Inmate killed in botched escape 13 May 2013 | 10:40 am
An inmate was killed and a warder injured during an attempted breakout by five prisoners at the Thung Song district prison in Nakhon Si Thammarat province on Sunday. Authorities said warder Somboon S...
Thais are worried at prospect of freed jailbirds walking early among them 1 Apr 2013 | 11:07 am
A Justice Ministry regulation which took effect on March 22 will allow some prisoners to be freed from jail early and to serve out the rest of their sentences within a limited area. They would wear el...
Convict tags ‘need more time’ 27 Mar 2013 | 10:02 am
Inmates who are eligible for early release under an electronic monitoring programme will have to wait until the scheme has been launched properly, Justice Minister Pracha Promnok says. The Justice Mi...
Authorities not ready for ‘tagging’ 25 Mar 2013 | 09:57 am
The Corrections Department said it was not ready to enforce the new law on electronic monitoring of offenders, which took effect last Friday, saying it had yet to acquire the devices while it also did...
Electronic monitoring hits Thailand 24 Mar 2013 | 09:54 am
The Ministry of Justice has introduced the use of electronic monitoring of offenders, bringing the country’s criminal justice system into line with many first world countries, Post Today newspaper’s w...
‘Bangkok Rules’ for women convicts 23 Mar 2013 | 09:50 am
Judges nationwide have decided to use the United Nations’ Bangkok Rules in court trials and be more lenient with pregnant convicts or new mothers. Thailand’s recent world ranking as the second highest...
Prisoners riot after inmate ‘left to die’ of heart attack 18 Mar 2013 | 10:39 am
A riot broke out briefly yesterday morning at a prison in Samut Sakhon after an inmate was refused emergency treatment for chest pain and died of apparent cardiac arrest. Angered at guards for ignori...
Visiting Bang Khwang Prison 17 Mar 2013 | 11:30 am
THE VISITOR’S EXPERIENCE When it comes to unsolicited visits from strangers, most inmates at Bang Khwang are happy for the respite from the tedium of prison life, but not all welcome the attention. ...
Is ‘White Prison’ making Bang Khwang a darker place? 17 Mar 2013 | 10:45 am
A new programme bringing drastic changes to the notorious ‘Bangkok Hilton’ reduces prisoner privileges in the name of greater control. ‘Spectrum’ takes a look at current conditions through the eyes...
