Latest news about prisons in Thailand from the local and international media.
ThaiPrisonLife: Appeals Court has again denied bail to Ah-Kong (Uncle SMS) /via @Thai_TalkThaiPrisonLife: RT @AsifAAhmad: Thai Immigration have upgraded Pattaya detention centre. Thank you. But I don't recommend this as a tourist destinationThaiPrisonLife: Appeal Court handed down 12-year jail sentences to two former execs of Picnic Corp (Bangkok Post) http://t.co/GOb954gxThaiPrisonLife: Detention of Iranian Bomb Suspect Extended in Thailand (AP) http://t.co/OxsDId8XThaiPrisonLife: Court approves further detention for Valentine's Day bomb suspect: http://t.co/hnrvGNVaThaiPrisonLife: Police conclude case of Swedish terror suspect Hussein Atris charged with possession of bomb material; case forwarded to prosecutor (MCOT)ThaiPrisonLife: Thai News website editor could get 20 years in jail for not removing reader comments fast enough.
http://t.co/ZoaBbUB7ThaiPrisonLife: Appeals Court upholds life imprisonment for prostitute serial killer Somkid Pumpuang in murder of Mukdahan woman (TAN)
On 13th January, officials at Ang Thong Provincial Prison were able to intercept some illegal drugs that were being smuggled into the prison in a bowl of “nam tok moo”. In total, seven packets of Ice, wearing 7 grammes, were found to be hidden inside roasted chilli. Three people have been arrested in connection with this case.
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Tour of Lak Si Temporary Detention Centre
If you are planning on flying to Thailand for a holiday, we advise that you don't deal with drugs of any sorts. A night or two in one of these hotels is far better than your entire life in a Thai prison: