Decree No. 80/2011/ND-CP dated September 16, 2011 of the Government providing measures to assure community re-integration for persons having completely served their prison sentences

MEASURES TO ASSURE COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION FOR PERSONS SERVED THEIR PRISON SENTENCES

On September 16, 2011, the Government issued the Decree No. 80/2011/ND-CP providing measures to assure community re-integration for persons having completely served their prison sentences.

Accordingly, persons having completely served their prison sentences will be assisted by local administrations and agencies, organizations and individuals for community re-integration; being registered their permanent or temporary residence according to the law on residence; having rights to request a competent court to grant a criminal record remission certificate when fully satisfying the law-prescribed conditions and request the grant of a judicial record card.

Persons having completely served their prison sentences have the obligations to return to their places of residence and produce the certificate of complete serving of prison sentence or certificate of special amnesty within the prescribed time limit to the commune-level People's Committee or agency or unit where they previously worked; To submit to the management, education and supervision by local administration, units, social organizations and people at the places where they reside, work or study pending the remission of their criminal records;

This Decree also regulates conditions for community reintegration of inmates who are going to complete their prison sentences. Specifically, Two months before inmates completely serve their prison sentences, prisons and detention camps shall provide them with more information on current affairs, policies, laws and socio-economic situation as well as on the labor market, educate them in living skills, furnish them with other necessary knowledge and support them in legal procedures.

At the same time, inmates who are going to completely serve their prison sentences at prisons or detention camps must be provided with psychological counseling and assistance, aiming to orientate and raise their ability to solve their personal difficulties and problems by themselves when they completely serve their prison sentences. Prisons and detention camps shall arrange counseling rooms furnished with necessary equipment; appoint officers capable of providing counseling or invite capable counselors to join their officers in providing counseling for inmates.

Prisons shall establish community re-integration funds from revenues earned through inmates' labor under Article 30 of the Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments in order to provide support for community re-integration activities and for inmates who have completely served their prison sentences to re-integrate into the community; organize accounting and make statistics on community re-integration fund revenues and expenditures according to the laws on accounting and statistics; and publicize the management and use of the funds according to law.