UK & Thai Police Partner to Enhance Custody Conditions in Thailand

[snoop1130]

Photo: The Thaiger

 

In a significant step towards modernising detainee treatment, the Royal Thai Police have teamed up with the UK to revolutionise police custody conditions across Thailand. This collaboration focuses on adopting UK models to raise the quality of life and safety for those held in detention.

 

Police General Thatchai Pitaneelaboot of the RTP, alongside UK counterparts including British Charge d’Affaires David Thomas and representatives from Northumbria Police, convened recently to evaluate the initiative's progress. Two police stations, Pathumwan and Mueang Chanthaburi, have been selected as pilot sites for the project.

 

Since July, Thai and UK police forces have shared insights and conducted joint studies to realise this vision. Key measures include upgrading detention facilities, implementing rigorous risk assessments, maintaining detailed records for transparency, and boosting security with CCTV systems.

 

 

The project aims to align detention procedures with human rights standards, focusing on creating safer, more humane environments. Planned improvements consist of specialised zones for searches, interrogations, and first aid, alongside introducing body cameras and a digital data management system.

 

By fostering accountability and transparency, these reforms seek to prevent misconduct, while enhancing public trust in police operations. An electronic management system for documenting detainee processes is also in development to further bolster these efforts. This Thailand-UK partnership marks a progressive leap towards ethical policing practices.

 

-- 2024-12-23

 

 

[hotchilli]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The project aims to align detention procedures with human rights standards, focusing on creating safer, more humane environments. Planned improvements consist of specialised zones for searches, interrogations, and first aid, alongside introducing body cameras and a digital data management system

I guess that will change the practice of sleeping on a concrete floor 50 to a cell ?

[Swiss1960]

32 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

I guess that will change the practice of sleeping on a concrete floor 50 to a cell ?

Only for police stations, NOT for prisons...

[klauskunkel]

Does everybody qualify for these improved conditions or only Brits? Asking for a friend.

[SanSaiExPat]

I though the UK police had their hands full these days arresting little old ladies for speaking out against the WOKE policies of the Government but now they have time and personnel enough for this?  Obviously they need their budget cut.

[MangoKorat]

555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555 ROTFL

[Bday Prang]

They should send Starmer and Cooper over here too, they could exchange ideas on two tier justice systems with the acknowledged experts on the subject

[renaissanc]

It's the prisons and airport Immigration Detention Centres that need upgrading from the (19)th century to the 21st century. Police stations nationwide are limited by money and space to implement change. If the laws about drug possession were changed, I expect prison cells could be emptied by one-quarter to half.

[twizzian]

The UK police would be the last I’d want any help and advice. They’ve turned against the Brit’s, why would they be of any use to the Thai’s 

[john donson]

maybe UK prisons and everywhere should be more like thailand...where a punishment is felt by sleeping on the floor with 30 other and sh.itting in a bucket, instead of the hotel style with full comfort of the criminals

[Nicholas Paul KNIGHT]

Having run a Custody Suite in the UK<, it would take a complete change of attitude by the RTP to begin toe even be comparable to the UK POLICE STATIONS. 

Sadly the cultural problems will always remain .  Plus the way RTP deals with often minor offences border on illegal detention.

[RichardColeman]

Translation of this story is that the UK embassy want even less work dealing with complaints (and other matters) about the detention of UK people. 

[kingstonkid]

53 minutes ago, renaissanc said:

It's the prisons and airport Immigration Detention Centres that need upgrading from the (19)th century to the 21st century. Police stations nationwide are limited by money and space to implement change. If the laws about drug possession were changed, I expect prison cells could be emptied by one-quarter to half.

The challenge to making any changes like that is money.  The powers that be would have to build brand new facilities for prisoners, which would take up more land space.  There is no land available to build or renovate the IDC.

 

Then again, the only people that go there are those that serve it, and they want out of the country ASAP.  Imagine if they gave 3 squares and a cot. I think a lot of people would want to stay there permanently versus going back to their native country penny and homeless.

 

Imagine 3 hots and a cot versus living on the streets in the UK. Which would you choose?

 

Concerning the prisons again, maybe they could cut down the numbers, but again, these are not supposed to be country clubs.  To me the harsher the penalties the more of a deterrent.  Land and what to do with prisoners while renovating is a huge issue. 

 

Let's sort out the easy spots first and get the police precincts in order.  Then if some country wants to give the Thai people money they can build a bright shiny new prison.

[ryandb]

3 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

Does everybody qualify for these improved conditions or only Brits? Asking for a friend.

 

fairly sure we are all of the felons according to reports on this place

[baansgr]

Probably only because of the high profile case of a black man eating a traffic ticket

[Frankie baby]

Once passed by the remand detention center housing my mate in the UK. I called in to see how he was doing. The guy on the desk said I needed prior notice so they could find him. He said he could be anywhere, on the football field, in the gym, library or in the workshop etc. They also get a couple of nights out down the pub.

Nearly asked him how do I book a week. 

[Kinok Farang]

1 hour ago, baansgr said:

Probably only because of the high profile case of a black man eating a traffic ticket

Improvement to eating another black man.

[lordgrinz]

Does this mean no more black plastic bag interrogations?