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The Straits TimesJapan prisons to place more focus on rehabilitation than punishment
An amendment to the Penal Code placing greater emphasis on rehabilitation efforts in prison took effect Sunday, marking the first time changes have been made to the forms of punishment under Japan's more than a century-old crime laws.
"Imprisonment" and "Incarceration" to Be Unified Into "Custodial Sentence" From Today [Q&A Included]
[NHK] The penalties of "imprisonment" and "confession in prison" for those who commit crimes will be abolished under the revision of the Criminal Code and will be unified into a new penalty called "confession of imprisonment" from June 1st.
[Yomiuri Shimbun] The revised Penal Code, which unifies imprisonment and incarceration into a single "custodial sentence," came into effect on the 1st. This is the first time that a new type of punishment has been introduced since the Penal Code was enacted in 1907. With the aim of rehabilitation and preventing recidivism, the new punishment will be a combination of traditional prison labor and a new instruction program.
Prison Service Journal 67 | Centre for Crime and Justice Studies
Prison Service Journal 67 CCJSMedia Mon, 06/02/2025 - 08:12 This edition contains a range of articles aimed at stimulating constructive innovation within and despite an overloaded and stressed system. Articles in this edition include Yukio Nomura on Japanese prisons, John Kilgour on Aids and the prison system, and Liz Conhelm on the Open University. Publication 1 July 1987
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