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Justice Minister says 50,000 inmates will be released following Covid-19 outbreaks


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With thousands of inmates now infected with Covid-19 at several Thai prisons, sheding light on the country’s longstanding problem of overcrowded prisons, Thailand’s justice minister says around 50,000 inmates will be released next month. So far, the Department of Corrections has reported 10,384 Covid-19 cases in Thai prisons. Following the last week’s outbreaks at the Bangkok Remand Prison and Central Women’s Correctional Institution, with nearly 3,000 inmates infected, human rights groups called for the release of inmates who were incarerated on minor charges or awaiting trial for minor or non-violent offences. Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin says around 50,000 inmates who […]

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