The Parole Sentencing Mitigation and Absolution of Offenses in Thailand

Abstract

          Measure and Mechanism regarding Criminal Justice System Diversion of inmates after court judgement such as parole, sentence reduction and pardon. The study founds the relevance legislation was Correction Act B.E. 2560. The law gives benefits of parole and jail time reduction to inmates which was sentence to imprisonment. The Act also include ministerial regulation prescribing rules and terms regarding classification of prisoners which defines the condition in which inmates would be able to receive parole and reduction of jail time.The pardon is in accordance with the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, 2017, Section 179. The provisions on pardon have been provided in the Criminal Procedure Code, Section 7, Article 259 - 267. The condition could be separate in to 2 terms which were general royal pardon and specify royal pardon. The terms of the pardon will be specified with in the royal decree following each round of an act of royal pardon. However, the choice to determine which inmates got the parole was under the authority of Department of Correction. Because all the information which was collected and report to the committee which was the deciding factors came from this department. In addition to the creating conditions of parole, pardon and sentence reduction, the classification of prisoners was also equally important. Because the prisoner’s classification was the starting point of them getting other privileges. Hence, other than the follow-up and behavior monitoring of the released inmates. Provided, there was a consultant and care services to help inmates process of re-incorporation to society without recidivism, at the same time protecting security of the society.