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Thaksin would be treated as elderly inmate, says prisons boss

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra would be treated as an elderly prisoner if he is imprisoned on his planned return to Thailand on Aug 10, Corrections Department chief Ayut Sinthoppan said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 27, 2023

Lawsuit: Guards beat, taunt inmate with, 'You can't breathe'

An advocacy group for prisoners’ rights has filed a civil rights lawsuit against corrections officers who allegedly ignored requirements that they videotape a prison-cell encounter with an inmate, who says he was sexually abused, beaten without provocation and taunted with words that evoked the 2020 death of George Floyd at…

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

Macau888 suspect gets help for depression

Chaiwat Kachornboonthaworn alias Benz Daemon, a prime suspect in the macau888 online casino case, told corrections officials when he was detained that he suffered from depression and needs medication for it.

Bangkok Post · Feb 16, 2023

Prisoner on run for months is finally caught by police at his own birthday party

Forenza Murphy was serving a four-year prison sentence for robbery at Connecticut's Department of Corrections halfway house in Bridgeport in the US when he escaped on August 8

Daily Mirror · Oct 2, 2022

Judge says SC electric chair, firing squad unconstitutional

A South Carolina judge has ruled that the state’s newly created execution firing squad and its use of the electric chair are unconstitutional

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

Dhamma helps inmates accept fate

The Corrections Department has invited Phra Khru Phawana Viriyawat, the abbot of Wat Phutthaphot Hariphunchai in Lamphun, to teach dhamma to death-row inmates to help them accept their destiny.

Bangkok Post · May 29, 2022

2% of inmates are mentally ill

Over 5,000 inmates in 143 prisons across the country are suffering psychological problems, the Corrections Department has reported.

Bangkok Post · May 23, 2022

Redacted Justice Action newsletter will be allowed in SA prisons, following agreement with corrections department

The Justice Action group had lodged a Supreme Court challenge against the SA corrections department's ban of its newspaper, which has information about prisoner rights, voting, and policies of political parties.

ABC News · May 13, 2022

Prison visits to resume from May 16

The Corrections Department will from next week gradually allow relatives to resume visiting inmates at 124 prisons where the Covid-19 situation has improved, after a year-long ban, department director-general Ayut Sinthoppan said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · May 10, 2022

EXPLAINER: How South Carolina execution firing squad works

It’s unknown how long a stay will hold off the execution of South Carolina’s first-ever inmate to be put to death by a firing squad as his attorneys pursue legal challenges

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022