Circular 39: Education Period for Prisoners Nearing Completion of Their Prison Sentence

The educational time for prisoners about to complete their prison sentences is specifically guided in Circular 39/2013/TT-BCA as follows:

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- First: For prisoners who are about to complete their prison sentences, the educational time starts when the prisoner is transferred to the sub-camp or designated detention area for these subjects. The duration of the education should be no less than 15 days, excluding Sundays, holidays, and Tet as per regulations.- Second: For prisoners who have been recommended for a Presidential Amnesty and are awaiting the President’s decision, the educational time starts from when the Interdisciplinary Appraisal Team of the Central Amnesty Advisory Council finishes the review until the amnesty decision is announced. The educational sessions should be continuous, excluding Sundays, holidays, and Tet as per regulations.- Third: For prisoners in prisons, detention centers, or temporary detention houses who have been proposed for a complete sentence reduction by the Appraisal Board of the Criminal Enforcement Management Agency under the Ministry of Public Security or the Board of the Criminal Enforcement Agency of the provincial Public Security, the educational time starts from when the aforementioned Boards have issued a written request for the complete sentence reduction until the sentence reduction decision is announced. The educational sessions should be continuous, excluding Sundays, holidays, and Tet as per regulations.

More details can be found in Circular 39/2013/TT-BCA, effective from November 15, 2013.

Thu Ba

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