Department of Corrections (Thailand)

Department of Corrections
กรมราชทัณฑ์
Krom Ratchathan
Seal of Yama, god of the underworld, riding on Rajasiha, the great Lion
Agency overview
HeadquartersSuanyai Sub-district, Mueang Nonthaburi, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Annual budget13,430 million baht (FY2019)
Agency executive
  • Sahakarn Phetnarin, Director-General
Parent agencyMinistry of Justice
Websitewww.correct.go.th/eng/index.html

The Department of Corrections (Thai: กรมราชทัณฑ์, RTGS: krom ratchathan) is an agency of the Thai Ministry of Justice. Its mission is to keep prisoners in custody and rehabilitate them.[1] Its headquarters is in Suanyai Sub-district, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province.[2] As of 2020, Police Colonel Suchart Wongananchai is director-general of the department.[3] Its FY2019 budget was 13,430 million baht.[4]

  1. ^ "Vision & Mission". Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Contact Us". Department of Corrections, Ministry of Justice. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Executive List". Department of Corrections, Ministry of Justice. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Thailand's Budget in Brief Fiscal Year 2019". Bureau of the Budget. 20 December 2018. p. 88. Retrieved 12 December 2019.