National News News AsiaSi Sa Ket Prison troublemakers removedJosh CampbellDecember 27, 2021December 27, 2021 by Josh CampbellDecember 27, 2021December 27, 2021 Thirty-five prisoners deemed hard-core and a bad influence on other inmates have been transferred to maximum security at... Read more
Breaking News Crime InternationalNew fighting at Guayaquil jail kills 68Theroux jrNovember 14, 2021November 14, 2021 by Theroux jrNovember 14, 2021November 14, 2021 At least 68 prisoners have been killed in new fighting at an Ecuadorean prison where more than a... Read more
Breaking News International NewsAt least 41 dead after fire breaks out in Indonesian jailDave DSeptember 8, 2021September 8, 2021 by Dave DSeptember 8, 2021September 8, 2021 At least 41 people have died in Indonesia after a fire broke out at a prison on the... Read more
Crime International NewsPrisoners take guards hostage, demand pizzaJosh CampbellJuly 22, 2021July 22, 2021 by Josh CampbellJuly 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Two Swedish prison guards were held hostage for nine hours on Wednesday by two inmates demanding pizza as... Read more
National News News Asia Pattaya NewsCovid-ravaged Thai prisons to get super jabsJosh CampbellJune 10, 2021June 10, 2021 by Josh CampbellJune 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin announced the vaccine rollout in Thailand’s overcrowded prisons on Thursday, where more than 22,000... Read more
International NewsPrison guards spared jail time in Epstein suicide plea dealJosh CampbellMay 22, 2021May 22, 2021 by Josh CampbellMay 22, 2021May 22, 2021 Two prison guards have admitted falsifying records on the night disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in... Read more
National News News AsiaMore Field Hospitals Prepared In Prisons As Infections Among Inmates RiseZeniMay 16, 2021May 16, 2021 by ZeniMay 16, 2021May 16, 2021 The Corrections Department is preparing to build more field hospitals in prisons amid concerns over rising COVID-19 infections... Read more
ChiangMai One National News Asia144 Prisoners & 2 Officials Infected With COVID-19 In Chiang Mai JailDave DApril 27, 2021April 27, 2021 by Dave DApril 27, 2021April 27, 2021 Corrections Department director-general Aryut Sinthoppan said on Monday that a field hospital has been set up in Zone... Read more
International NewsMyanmar junta releases over 23,000 prisonersDave DApril 17, 2021April 17, 2021 by Dave DApril 17, 2021April 17, 2021 Myanmar’s junta has claimed to have pardoned and released more than 23,000 prisoners – but it is not... Read more
National PattayaOne NewsTHAI PRISONS BURSTING AT SEAMS, REFORMS NEEDED: PANELDave DJune 3, 2018June 3, 2018 by Dave DJune 3, 2018June 3, 2018 Thai prisons are overcrowded and alternatives to detention are needed, according to the kingdom’s top gaoler. Despite a... Read more