03 General Transfer of Inmates Nearing Completion of Prison Sentences for Education

Circular 39/2013/TT-BCA stipulates the circumstances of concentrating inmates who are about to complete their prison sentences for education and counseling to reintegrate into the community, contributing to the prevention of recidivism and legal violations. To be specific:

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- For inmates serving sentences in penitentiaries: Before the inmate completes the prison sentence term from one month to two months, the warden of the penitentiary transfers the inmate to a sub-camp to organize education; for penitentiaries with 5 or more sub-camps, the inmate can be transferred to 2 sub-camps to organize education. In cases where the sub-camp is located 50 km or more from the center, the inmate can either be transferred or kept in the current sub-camp to organize education. For foreign inmates, inmates held in solitary confinement, inmates convicted of extremely dangerous crimes violating national security, not concentrated by team (group), education must be organized by group or individually according to prescribed content and program.- For inmates serving sentences in temporary detention centers, municipal-level criminal enforcement agencies of the police: Depending on the number of inmates, the warden of the temporary detention center, the head of the criminal enforcement agency of the municipal police decides whether to transfer the inmates to one team (group) or keep them in the current team (group) where they are serving their prison sentences to organize education.- For inmates who have been proposed for amnesty waiting for a decision from the President or have been proposed to reduce the remaining prison sentence term waiting for a decision from the Court: Immediately after the Interdisciplinary Appraisal Team of the Central Amnesty Advisory Council completes the review, or immediately after the Appraisal Council assigns the reduced prison sentence term of the Criminal Enforcement Agency under the Ministry of Public Security, or the Council of the Provincial-level Criminal Enforcement Agency sends the written proposal to reduce the remaining prison sentence term, the warden of the penitentiary, temporary detention center, the head of the municipal-level criminal enforcement agency must organize management to conduct education and counseling for them.

See more regulations at Circular 39/2013/TT-BCA which takes effect from November 15, 2013.

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