Thailand said it would make live Internet broadcasts of life behind prison walls

Thailand said it would make live Internet broadcasts of life behind prison walls - including convicts' last moments before execution - in a bid to deter lawbreakers, especially a burgeoning number of drug dealers. Though no date had been fixed to begin the Web broadcasts, cameras had already been installed at Bangkwang maximum security prison on the outskirts of Bangkok, which housed more than 6,000 inmates. Nearly 1,000 were sentenced to death, and 65 were awaiting execution with no appeals pending. 
"From now on people can see life in prison through the Internet," said Corrections Department chief Nathee Chitsawang.
The broadcasts would show the inmates' daily lives, as well as the last minutes of condemned men being taken from their cells to execution, he said.
"The Internet will show how we treat the convicts in their last minutes, including the preparation process, but at the time of execution, the viewer will be allowed to see only part of the process," Nathee said.
Thailand executes drug traffickers. The purpose of the broadcasts was to make viewers, especially those tempted to deal in drugs, aware of the future they could face, he said.