100,000 baht offered for information leading to arrest of escaped convict

Thai Prisoner Police Truck with a bus license plate
Thai Prisoner Police Truck with a bus license plate. Photo: Ian Fuller / flickr. CC BY-NC 2.0.

Thailand’s Corrections Department has offered a 100,000-baht reward for anyone who provides information leading to the arrest of a convict who escaped from a hospital [Read More…]

Russia and the US exchange basketball player Brittney Griner and arms dealer Viktor Bout

Police in St. Petersburg, Russia
Police in St. Petersburg, Russia. Photo: gerbilfarmer (Pixabay).

US officials claimed that Russia released women’s basketball star Brittney Griner in a prisoner exchange, while the US released Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. US [Read More…]

Prison inmates in Thailand can watch World Cup matches, but only up to 9pm

Phuket Provincial Prison under construction in Thalang District
Phuket Provincial Prison under construction in Thalang District. Photo: Department of Corrections / Phuket office.

Thai inmates may watch World Cup 2022 football matches up to 9pm, but without gambling or quarrelling, according to Aryut Sinthoppan, director-general of the Corrections [Read More…]