Somsak said he had received complaints from inmates’ relatives that prisons were placing convicts in Covid-19 quarantine convicts for 15-21 days before releasing them. He added that the Corrections Department had no policy to quarantine released prisoners, so any prisons found doing so would face disciplinary punishment. He also ensured prisoners’ relatives that he would make sure that such violations do not happen again. Cumulative cases of Covid-19 reported among prisoners nationwide stand at 95,101, with 206 total deaths and 404 still undergoing treatment. On Saturday, Thailand recorded 6,736 new Covid-19 cases and 54 deaths.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 14, 2022 08:11 UTC