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The Department of Corrections (Thai: กรมราชทัณฑ์ กระทรวงยุติธรรม) is an agency of the Thai Ministry of Justice. Its mission is to keep prisoners in custody and rehabilitate them. Its headquarters is in Suanyai Subdistrict, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province.
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Prisons and prison population
The department manages 144 central prisons, provincial prisons, district prisons and other correctional facilities across Thailand, housing some 41,694 female and 247,889 male prisoners. More than half of that number were incarcerated for an "Offence Against Narcotics Law".
Facilities
Bang Kwang houses Thailand's death row for men and execution chamber. The Klong Prem (Lard Yao) section for women houses female death row inmates.
LGBT facility
The Department of Corrections is moving towards separating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) prisoners from other prisoners to ensure their safety and security. Min Buri Prison will be used as a prison for LGBT prisoners under a pilot scheme. There are 4,448 prisoners self-identified as LGBT: 2,258 females, 2,156 males, and 34 transgenders. LGBT inmates account for about one percent of Thailand's total of 300,000 prisoners.