Nordics a tiny minority among 16,000 foreign inmates in Thai prisons

[sirineou]

A post so funny I had to post it twise, but in retrospect, maybe not so funny,

no Greeks in it

and many other nationalities I was not able to offend

Duplicate post

Please delete

Edited September 1, 2014 by sirineou

[Wat dee]

Being repatriated to a Nordic prison would be like an extended stay at a Holiday Inn Express.

I bet you've never done any time?

[Wat dee]

C'mon Vikings! Get those numbers up to something respectable!

What a bunch of slackers,

Or just smarter?

[Fullstop]

Most of the Nordic citizens in Thai prisons were accused of or convicted for criminal offences

Most of them? What are the rest of them in there for? The raping and pillaging?

[dddave]

How many times over the last 3 or 4 years has Thai Visa news posted an item about and Iranian being arrested at the airport for smuggling narcotics...not one on the list.

Also of note; Aren't Japanese the largest resident foreigner nationality in Thailand?? Non on the list, Indians as well though the Indian "Mafias" have a strong presence.

N

No Russians either.

I've long suspected that Thailand has "back door" prisoner exchanges with certain countries; Iran being one of them.

[Fullstop]

Other: 23 (12.25%)

That would be the 11 Eskimos, 6 Kiwis, 4 citizens of The Vatican, 1 Peruvian and a very short guy from the Congo.

[Jip66]

Of the 149 from Europe I bet 130 of them are Brits

I take this as a racist comment & I am deeply offended....

[Jip66]

Of the 149 from Europe I bet 130 of them are Brits

If 130 of the 149 Europeans were British, the Untied Kingdom would be 6th after China on the list provided by otherstuff1957's in his post #5, try engaging your brain a bit before opening that fat mouth of yours

So, how many foreigners are actually in Thai prisons and what countries do they come from?

I couldn't find any current numbers, but here are some statistics from 2009:

TOP 10 OF FOREIGN NATIONALS IN THAI PRISONS (2009)

1. Myanmar (3,787)

2. Lao (1,994)

3. Cambodia (1,445)

4. Malaysia (325)

5. China (252)

6. Singapore (115)

7. Nigeria (94)

8. Taiwan (91)

9. Vietnam (85)

10. Ghana (65)

Not many "Farangs" listed there. Here are the figures for the Farang Prisoners:

Europe: 149

USA: 47

Australia: 15

[Deacon Bell]

Sixteen Thousand foreign inmates seems a high number of people , although adds up to what I have thought for long time , lots come to Thailand to carry out activities they wouldn't dare do back in their home country for one reason or another, especially the sex trade side, they abuse Thailand's hospitality , thinking that because I am not at home I can do what I like, you can till like at home you get caught.

97% of the foreigners being Lao, Cambodian or Burmese.... with little doubt.

[Jip66]

Of the 149 from Europe I bet 130 of them are Brits

Actually 127 Brits, do the math

nine Swedes, four Danes, three Icelanders, three Norwegians and two Finns

and one German trying to get them all to march in a straight line

Swedes, Norwegians & Finns are NOT Europeans, don't try to be funny when you can't even be smart about it....

[Hermes100]

the report failed to add - for an amount of money an inmate can easily obtain a phone with full internet access ( when there are serches a appointed gaurd with safegaurd it from those not paid off and return it later.Inmates who have this are advised to use in certain areas so not as to make others "jelous" some lease/rent them out.One west gangsters still runs his coccaine operation quite well via this service ), sex with a 'cute ladyboy", a nice room, favorable visit conditions that allow an inmate to have unobserved sex, favorable rooms,good foods cooked at place very close by,etc,etc,etc .

The thai prison system is a joke and any attmept to make it look accpetable makes me laugh.

[stefandan]

Jip66 then please educate us to what continent Sweden, Norway and Finland belong to?

[SoFarAndNear]

Jip66 then please educate us to what continent Sweden, Norway and Finland belong to?

He probably believes in Odin and is waiting for Valhalla...

Edited September 1, 2014 by SoFarAndNear

[SoFarAndNear]

I think if I have to go to jail I would prefer Monaco

http://www.prisonstudies.org/country/monaco

Maybe the cells are with sea view and as food you get the rest of the 5 start restaurants are the city

[mok199]

wow reading that debate was refreshing...

[Varangkul]

Jip66 then please educate us to what continent Sweden, Norway and Finland belong to?

It would be interesting to know which country Jip66 comes from - and is resident in! Also, has he left junior school yet?

Edited September 1, 2014 by Varangkul

[atyclb]

Sixteen Thousand foreign inmates seems a high number of people , although adds up to what I have thought for long time , lots come to Thailand to carry out activities they wouldn't dare do back in their home country for one reason or another, especially the sex trade side, they abuse Thailand's hospitality , thinking that because I am not at home I can do what I like, you can till like at home you get caught.

after living in los it does not seem unreasonable to come here to engage in criminal activity. quite to the contrary it seems "par for the course" and consistent with many mores of society here.

Edited September 1, 2014 by atyclb

[pgrahmm]

Where would they classify Russians?

Looking at the list of some of the nations with low figures I'll bet many don't get the chance to even make it to prison.....

[justcruisin]

Australia : 140 people for 100,000 population

Thailand : 455 people for 100,000 population

WOW.

Australia .0006% of population in Thai Jails.

Burma is the clear winner by a country mile!

[Wat dee]

Of the 149 from Europe I bet 130 of them are Brits

I take this as a racist comment & I am deeply offended....

103 out of 130 are Irish

[Baerboxer]

Of the 149 from Europe I bet 130 of them are Brits

Actually 127 Brits, do the math

nine Swedes, four Danes, three Icelanders, three Norwegians and two Finns

and one German trying to get them all to march in a straight line

Swedes, Norwegians & Finns are NOT Europeans, don't try to be funny when you can't even be smart about it....

Europe is a continent not a racial ethnicity. Sweden, Finland and Norway are all countries on the European continent. People from that continent are called Europeans, in the same way people from the continent of Asia are called Asians. Both are made up of many races.

Sweden and Finland are members of the European Union, oil rich Norway isn't.

Don't try and be smart when you can't even be funny ....

[balo]

I know at least 2 Norwegians in prison for murder so I would not trust that list . Maybe most of the criminals pay their way out of the court and Thailand so they never end up in the statistics.

[nithisa78]

To be certain i don't want to go to prison. If i did have to go though I'm certain I'd prefer thai prisons over the usa....especially my state of louisiana....A white guy has to be very lucky to complete a prison sentence over there in one piece. Not rascist, just a fact.

Oh yeah, what are your sources of information, please.

[poweratradio]

To be certain i don't want to go to prison. If i did have to go though I'm certain I'd prefer thai prisons over the usa....especially my state of louisiana....A white guy has to be very lucky to complete a prison sentence over there in one piece. Not rascist, just a fact.

This is NOT a fact. It is the opinion of a someone who has no experience and only has movie knowledge I am guessing.

[poweratradio]

the report failed to add - for an amount of money an inmate can easily obtain a phone with full internet access ( when there are serches a appointed gaurd with safegaurd it from those not paid off and return it later.Inmates who have this are advised to use in certain areas so not as to make others "jelous" some lease/rent them out.One west gangsters still runs his coccaine operation quite well via this service ), sex with a 'cute ladyboy", a nice room, favorable visit conditions that allow an inmate to have unobserved sex, favorable rooms,good foods cooked at place very close by,etc,etc,etc .

The thai prison system is a joke and any attmept to make it look accpetable makes me laugh.

You KNOW all this inside gratuitous service HOW?

[Triplebank999]

the report failed to add - for an amount of money an inmate can easily obtain a phone with full internet access ( when there are serches a appointed gaurd with safegaurd it from those not paid off and return it later.Inmates who have this are advised to use in certain areas so not as to make others "jelous" some lease/rent them out.One west gangsters still runs his coccaine operation quite well via this service ), sex with a 'cute ladyboy", a nice room, favorable visit conditions that allow an inmate to have unobserved sex, favorable rooms,good foods cooked at place very close by,etc,etc,etc .

The thai prison system is a joke and any attmept to make it look accpetable makes me laugh.

You KNOW all this inside gratuitous service HOW?

You're right, he doesn't know anything.

[Triplebank999]

I'm sure the prison visitor was shown what needed to be shown not the ' real ' prison conditions.

More nonsense, the photo in the report is very typical of the communal cells in Bangkok Remand Prison which are cleaned every morning by the prisoners and inspected before they are allowed out for the day. The mattresses shown are exactly what are issued to prisoners.

[Triplebank999]

Why are there so many comments doubting the accuracy a 5 year old list of foreign prisoners dug up by some TV poster as though the stats were up to date? Barmy. Obviously none of those statistics have any current credibility.

[poweratradio]

Sixteen Thousand foreign inmates seems a high number of people , although adds up to what I have thought for long time , lots come to Thailand to carry out activities they wouldn't dare do back in their home country for one reason or another, especially the sex trade side, they abuse Thailand's hospitality , thinking that because I am not at home I can do what I like, you can till like at home you get caught.

I really have to question that number of 16,000. here's the data from previous years. I can't believe that the foreign prison population has changed that much in 5 years.

Also, I see the NGO's have got into your head. Notice that only 1.34% of prisoners were there for sex offences?

FOREIGN NATIONALS IN THAI PRISONS

2003: 9,797

2004: 8,332 (7,094 male and 1,238 female)

2005: 9,592 (7,674 male and 1,918 female)

2006: 10,408 (8,377 male and 2.031 female)

2007: 7,258 (5,541 male and 1,717 female)

2008: 9, 372 (7,589 male and 1,783 female)

2009: 7,258 (5,541 male and 1,717 female) *

* The year 2009 is not complete

NATIONALITY OF FOREIGN PRISONERS in 2009

Asia: 8,528 (93.81%)

Africa: 274 (3.01%)

Europe: 149 (1.64%)

USA: 47 (12.52%)

Australia: 15 (12.16%)

Minority: 55 (0.6%)

Other: 23 (12.25%)

TOP 10 OF FOREIGN NATIONALS IN THAI PRISONS (2009)

1. Myanmar (3,787)

2. Lao (1,994)

3. Cambodia (1,445)

4. Malaysia (325)

5. China (252)

6. Singapore (115)

7. Nigeria (94)

8. Taiwan (91)

9. Vietnam (85)

10. Ghana (65)

FOREIGN PRISONERS CLASSIFIED BY TYPE OF OFFENSE (June 2009)

Offence Against Narcotics Law – 5,524 (60.76%)

Immigration – 1.423 (15.65%)

Offence Against Property – 681 (7.49%)

Forged documents – 406 (4.47%)

Offence Against Life – 589 (6.48%)

Firearms – 41 (12.45%)

Sex Offence – 122 (1.34%)

Other – 109 (1.2%)

Where is Canada in this? The "other "category or the minority? Perhaps Canadians are respectful of their hosts country and its laws....

[poweratradio]

Im sure youre right...I don't really know I've never been to a thai prison but the ones where I'm from are sub human...it's the other prisoners you have to be wary of.....the gangs run the whole thing...i imagine it's the same here in thailand but the racial issue and inability to move freely inside the prison that make for a living nightmare in the usa...

And you know all this from movies and documentRIES i ASSUME