Ministry of Justice (Thailand)

Rule Changes

Published guidance and factsheet for the new offences

On 6 November, a person in England and Wales can be prosecuted for keeping a pornographic image on a phone or in cloud storage, even if they never share it. The image only has to depict strangulation, incest, or an adult pretending to be under 16.

Updated Yesterday

Rule Changes

Admitted that recalculating release dates raised the risk of wrongful releases

About 650 prisoners left jails in England and Wales on 13 October in the second wave of early releases, taking the total freed so far to roughly 1,350. Prisons held 87,033 people on 12 October, 97.8% of usable capacity, and about 4,500 releases are planned by next summer.

Updated Oct 21

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Approved Thaksin's parole

Thaksin Shinawatra walked out of detention in Bangkok wearing an electronic ankle monitor. The 76-year-old former prime minister had served about eight months of a one-year sentence tied to abuse-of-power convictions from his time in office two decades ago.

Updated May 31