Death row prisoner' last moments live on the net

Thailand is to start live internet broadcasts of life behind prison walls - including convicts’ last moments before execution – in a bid to deter lawbreaking, especially a burgeoning number of drug dealers.

Though no date has been fixed to begin the broadcasts, cameras have already been installed at Bangkwang maximum security prison on the outskirts of Bangkok, which houses more than 6,000 inmates. Nearly 1,000 are sentenced to death, and 65 are awaiting execution with no appeals pending.