Thailand Bail is dedicated to providing updated information on the COVID-19 crisis and how it is affecting lawyers, police, court appointments, prison visits, and other aspects of the legal industry in Thailand. This article is a follow-up to the previous post “The so-called “Bangkok Hilton” is usually associated with the Bang Kwang Prison in Nonthaburi (April 2020)” which highlighted how the coronavirus was affecting the courts and prisons in Thailand in April 2020. Since that last update, there have been some updates for the courts and prisons in Thailand, and we will go through those in this article.

Thailand Bail’s lawyers and case specialists visit prisoners in the Bang Kwang Prison and have first-hand information about what life is like inside the Bangkok Hilton, Bang Kwang Prison is typically reserved for prisoners whose cases have been finalised. although some prisoners inside are waiting for judgments from the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court, For example, if a defendant with a major drug case is housed in the Bam Bat, Klong Prem, Prison, and the judgment comes down from the Court of First Instance sentencing them to a lengthy prison term, usually. Whilst some of these aspects are the same in every prison around the world, Thai prisons have certain unique challenges. The Bangkok Hilton, a fictitious name typically associated with the Bang Kwang Prison, has some of the strictest rules of any Thai prison.