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Please Sign in your LuatVietnam account and sign up for the lookup software .| Issuing bodies: | National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam | Effective date: | |
| Official number: | 41/2019/QH14 | Signer: | Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan |
| Legislation Type: | Law | Expired date: | Updating |
| Issuing date: | 14/06/2019 | Effect: | |
| Fields: | Criminal |
From January 01, 2020, inmate can work out side the prison
On June 14, 2019, at the 7th session, the National Assembly passes the Law No. 41/2019/QH14 on Execution of Criminal Judgments which shall effects on January 01, 2020.
The Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments contains 16 Chapters with 207 Articles, within that the high light provisions are on the management, incarceration, education of inmates. From 2020, shall supplement 02 subjects that are incarcerated separately, include: lesbian, gay or transgender persons or have unknown gender; female inmates having their children aged under 36 months living together with them in the prison.
As in the former Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments (2010), there are only 06 subjects that are held separately: Foreign inmates, persons infected with dangerous infectious diseases…
With regards to working regime, inmates may have 01 day per week for learning and job training, except Sundays and public holidays. They shall work for no more than 8 hours a day and 5 days a week except Sundays and public holidays. In unexpected cases or for seasonal reasons, prison wardens may ask inmates to work overtime but not exceeding the total number of overtime hours. Inmates working overtime or on public holidays are entitled to offsetting days off or allowances in cash or kind.
Inmates are not required to work if they suffer a disease, receiving medical treatment at a medical establishment or they are female inmates having their children aged under 36 months living together with them in the prison and suffering an illness as certified by the prison’s health center; or they are female inmates taking prenatal.
This Law also prescribes on organization of working activities for inmates. Based on the possibility of cooperation with organizations and individuals, prison wardens shall make annual plans on organization of working activities for inmates. If the plan is approved, inmate can work out side the prison.
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