Guidelines for Assessing Individuals Who Have Completed Their Prison Sentences by the People's Public Security Forces

Guidance on Evaluating Individuals Who Have Completed Prison Sentences by the People's Public Security Forces

(1) Individuals who have completed their prison sentences, and those granted amnesty, are assessed and classified into one of the following four groups:

- Group A: Demonstrates awareness of legal compliance; possesses favorable conditions for community reintegration such as having stable employment; lives in a positive environment; maintains a stable life;

- Group B: Demonstrates awareness of legal compliance but faces difficulties in community reintegration, such as: Lack of employment or unstable employment; facing life hardships; exhibits self-consciousness and feelings of inferiority;

- Group C: Lacks awareness of legal compliance, does not comply with management, supervision, education, and assistance requirements from the assigned organization or individual directly managing, supervising, educating, and assisting them; has conditions and capabilities that may lead to legal violations due to living in a complex security and order environment; living conditions and family circumstances prone to legal violations;

- Group D: Currently in temporary detention facilities, compulsory education institutions, reformatory schools, or compulsory rehabilitation institutions.

(2) The commune-level police shall assess and categorize individuals who have completed their prison sentences or have been granted amnesty after receiving the report on the results of management, supervision, education, and assistance for those individuals.

(3) On a quarterly basis, the commune-level police shall prepare a list of individuals who have completed their prison sentences or have been granted amnesty according to each group, report it to the district-level criminal enforcement agency (Form HCD-09), and archive the special operational files that reflect the management of community reintegration individuals.

(4) Based on the characteristics, situation, and actual conditions, local police shall conduct surveys and investigations on all individuals who have completed their prison sentences or have been granted amnesty within the locality to serve the requirements of community reintegration work.

More details can be found in Circular 10/2024/TT-BCA, effective from May 1, 2024.

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