First, the historical background of the policy of "combining punishment with reform, aiming at reforming people":
From 65438 to 0978, after the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the country entered a new historical period centered on economic construction. The deepening and expansion of reform and opening up have brought great influence to prison work.
Since the early 1980s, the composition of criminals has undergone a series of major changes compared with the 1950s and 1960s.
1995 in the State Council Guofa [1995] No.4 "Notice of the State Council on Further Strengthening Prison Management and Reeducation through Labor", it is clearly stated that prison work should adhere to the policy of "combining punishment with reform, with the purpose of reforming people".
Two, the basic content of the policy of "combining punishment with reform, aiming at reforming people":
1, "aiming at reforming people" is the general requirement of prison work.
The basic function and task of a prison is to punish and reform criminals.
2. "Combination of punishment and education" is the fundamental way for China prison to achieve the goal of prison work.
"Combination of punishment and reform" is the basic method and way to realize the purpose of "reforming people".
The basic requirement of "combining punishment with reform" for reforming criminals is that prisons carry out systematic activities to change criminal concepts and correct criminal bad habits, including management, labor, education and other means, under the premise of punishment, aiming at reforming criminals into law-abiding citizens.
The requirement of "combination of punishment and reform" is that in prison penalty execution activities, punishment and reform of criminals should be carried out at the same time, and efforts should be made to grasp the combination of the two.