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Increasing the prison population will put England and Wales out of step with their neighbours.

The emergence of thousands of COVID-19 cases in Thailand’s jails underscores the threat posed by overcrowded prisons across Asia.

Thailand is considering releasing 50,000 prisoners early amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in its crowded prisons INSIDER 2 hrs ago kwarren@insider.com (Katie Warren) © Amphol Thongmueangluang/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A worker disinfects a car at Klong Toey Nok temple in Bangkok on May 16, 2021. Amphol Thongmueangluang/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Thailand is considering releasing 50,000 inmates as COVID-19 spreads in its prisons, per Bloomberg. The virus has been spreading rapidly in Thailand's prisons; more than 70% of new cases reported Monday ...

Thailand: Covid-19 Outbreaks in Prisons Accelerate Releases; Improve Protection, Medical Care in Detention Facilities In this photo released by the Department of Corrections, COVID-19 prisoners sit inside a field hospital set up at the Medical Correctional Institution to treat COVID-19 inmates in Bangkok, Thailand on May 8, 2021. © 2021 Department of Corrections, Thailand via AP (New York) – People held in Thailand’s overcrowded prisons and detention facilities are at grave risk from Covid-19 outbreaks, Human Rights Watch said today. The Thai autho...

Human Rights Watch People held in Thailand’s overcrowded prisons and detention facilities are at grave risk from Covid-19 outbreaks, Human Rights Watch said today. The Thai authorities should immediately act to ensure that prisoners and detainees have access to adequate protective measures and health care. The authorities should swiftly reduce overcrowding by releasing people who do not pose a serious and concrete risk to others. On May 12, 2021, Thailand’s Corrections Department announced that 1,795 inmates in Bangkok Remand Prison and 1,040 in Central Women’s Correctional Institution ...