Do inmates have to work on Sundays in Vietnam? Can inmates use money at the place of execution in Vietnam?

Do inmates have to work on Sundays in Vietnam?

According to regulations, do inmates have days off? Like being exempted from labor on Sunday? Hope to receive a response soon.

Reply:

In Clause 1, Article 32 of the Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments 2019, it is stipulated:

Article 32. Labor regime of inmates

1. Inmates shall be assigned jobs fit for their age, health and in conformity with management, education and community integration requirements. They shall work under surveillance and management of the prisons or detention centers. The working time of inmates may not exceed 8 hours per day and 5 days per week. They may have days off on Sundays and holidays as per the law. In unexpected or seasonal cases, the superintendent may ask inmates to work overtime but not exceeding the statutory extra hours of work per day as prescribed in labor law. Inmates working overtime or on days off are entitled to receive compensatory time-off or allowances in cash or kind.

Prisons must adopt necessary measures to ensure occupational safety and hygiene for inmates.

Thus, according to the above regulations in Vietnam, inmates will be exempt from labor on Sundays and holidays. In addition, inmates' working hours cannot exceed 8 hours a day and 5 days a week. In case inmates work overtime or work on holidays, inmates will receive compensation leave or compensation in cash or in kind.

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Can inmates use money at the place of execution in Vietnam?

Question: According to current law, can inmates use money at the place of execution? Hope to receive a response soon.

Reply:

In Clause 3, Article 28 of the Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments 2019, there are regulations

3. The admitting agencies shall inform inmates of the following regulations for compliance:

a) Only bringing necessary belongings to the prison cell; handing over unused personal possessions, cash, valuable papers, payment cards, gold, silver, gemstones and precious metals to the prison, detention center or the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office for management. Should an inmate wishes to send cash and personal possessions to a relative or lawful representative at his/her own expenses, the prison or detention center or the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office shall send such cash and possessions to that relative or lawful representative or hand them over in person to such person at the place in which the inmate serves his/her sentence;

b) May not use cash and valuable papers in the place in which they serve their sentences. Inmates may buy food, foodstuffs and other commodities for their daily needs at the place in which they serve their sentences in the form of making book entries;

c) May not bring the in place where they serve the sentences articles on the ban list promulgated by the Minister of Public Security or the Minister of National Defense.

Thus, according to the above regulations in Vietnam, during the execution of the sentence at judgment enforcement agency, not only are inmates not allowed to use money, but valuable papers are still not allowed to be used.

After completing the prison sentence, will inmates receive money in Vietnam?

According to current law, when a inmate completes his prison sentence, will he receive money? Hope to receive a response soon.

Reply:

In Clause 2, Article 46 of the Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments 2019, it is stipulated:

Article 46. Release of inmates

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2. On the final day of the prison sentence of an inmate, the prison or detention center of the criminal judgment execution agency of the provincial-level police department or of military zone shall complete procedures as prescribed by law to release the inmate; issue a certificate of complete serving of prison sentence to the inmate and provide him/her with a sum of money from the community integration support fund and travel and meal allowances for returning to his/her place of residence or workplace; return to the inmate all papers, objects, money and possessions which he/she deposited at the place of serving the prison sentence.

Thus, according to the above regulations in Vietnam, when a inmate completes his prison sentence, the prison where he is executed will give him an amount of money from the community integration support fund, travel and meal allowances for returning to his/her place of residence or workplace.

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