[19] The Klong Prem (Lard Yao) section for women houses female death row inmates.

In December 2019, a video was released on YouTube showing a crowded cell at the Lang Suan Prison in Chumphon Province.

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin's response was to tell the prison to file a police complaint of an alleged hacking of the video system.

He directed the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to find out how it happened and who was responsible on the grounds that the leak may have violated the rights of inmates.

[23] Somsak's attitude has changed somewhat when he realised—as he put it—that some inmates have "...less room for a body [to sleep in] than the inside of a coffin,..."[24] The Department of Corrections is moving towards separating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) prisoners from other prisoners to ensure their safety and security.

Since 1935 Thailand has executed 326 persons, 319 by firing squad (the last was shot on 11 December 2003), and seven by lethal injection, the latest on 19 June 2018.

[21]: 31 Even after the Supreme Court has handed down a death sentence, under Thai law it can be stayed by the king if a petition is sent to the palace within 60 days.

King Bhumibol (Rama IX), effectively halted executions in Thailand for nearly a decade by this means.

On the other hand, when the king rejects clemency petitions, the prisoner must be put to death within 24 hours.