A man accused of raping a 15-year-old girl has been found beaten to death in his cell at Nonthaburi Prison with rubber bands wrapped tightly around his testicles. Wimol Preeprem, 37, was found dead ficer at Nonthaburi police station, according to a report in Manager Online on Thursday. Read more: Bangkok Post
Authorities have managed to take control of Songkhla provincial prison following a riot by about 200 prisoners in the morning which left one warder and eight prisoners slightly injured and two buildings gutted. Led by Lt-Gen Prakarn Cholayuth, commander of the 4th Army Region, and Mr Ruangsak Suwaree, deputy director-general of Corrections Department, the authorities […]
Phuket Prison is preparing to release around 233 prisoners by a royal pardon issued by His Majesty the King to mark Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s 60th birthday tomorrow (April 2).208 of the prisoners are men whilst the remaining 25 are women. They are expected to be released at around 4pm tomorrow (April […]
KANCHANABURI — Two inmates at Thong Pha Phum District Prison were killed and five others injured in gang brawl involving about 30 inmates on Sunday. The fight broke out at 11am between a group of drug convicts from Tha Maka district and another group from Bo Phloi and Muang districts during their leisure time activities […]
Nonthaburi – A fire broke out at the Sainoi police station in Nonthaburi early Sunday, killing four suspects in the detention cell on the second floor. Police said the fire broke out at 4:30 am and quickly spread to the second floor, preventing police to free the suspects from the detention cell. Read more: The […]
About 50 inmates in Samut Sakhon prison erupted in a riot after a prisoner died in his cell. Inmates said prison officials had ignored the ailing convict. However, a truce was negotiated, and no one was injured. About 400 officers were sent to the prison to help. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
RATCHABURI, 14 February 2013 (NNT) – The Ratchaburi Central Prison hosted weddings behind bars for 72 incarcerated couples on Valentine’s Day. The prison offered to assist offenders who are legally competent to tie the knot but have been denied the opportunity once imprisoned. Officials previously reviewed a total of 234 marriage applications but only 72 […]
BANGKOK, Feb 1 – Thailand will soon introduce electronic monitoring (EM) technology among offenders to relieve overcrowded prisons, according to a leading lawyer. Ukrit Mongkolnavin, chairman of the Independent National Rule of Law Commission, said the EM programme is part of a range of human rights issues and that EM devices should be applied to […]
