The Department of Probation will enforce strict punishments for people caught violating the terms of their probation after it discovered that 10% of people under supervision break the rules each year.
Narat Sawetanant, the department's director-general, said people who violate their probation terms will be banned from holding passports, applying for driving licences or entering the monkhood.
He said about 300,000 offenders are currently on probation, and as many as 30,000 violate it each year.
Pol Col Narat pointed out that the probation system is designed to help people who have committed a crime and they should not abuse it.
He said the department will seek coordination with the Land Transport Department, the National Office of Buddhism and the Foreign Ministry over the planned measures.
An agreement is expected to be signed as soon as possible.
According to the probation chief, about 20% of people who complete their probation become repeat offenders.
Furthermore, the Corrections Department also estimates that out of the prison population in Thailand of more than 300,000, about 10 people manage to escape from jail each year.