State President inspects amnesty work in Bac Giang
State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 18 inspected the implementation of the 2021 amnesty at the Bac Giang-based Ngoc Ly Detention Center run by the Police Department for Prison, Correctional Center and Juvenile Reformatory Management under the Ministry of Public Security.
State President Phuc inspects the Public Security Guard of Honor during his visit to the Ngoc Ly Detention Center.
The leadership of the detention center reported that they briefed all officers and inmates on the content of the amnesty shortly after the State President announced a decision on special amnesty of 2021.
Leaders of the prison also reported that since the COVID-19 pandemic first broke out in early 2020, the prison has strictly implemented measures against the pandemic. So far, none of officers and inmates have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
It has also developed plans to respond to possible pandemic outbreaks in the prison, purchasing quick test kits, chemicals and medical supplies, preparing hospital beds for patients and carrying out vaccinations for its staff.
State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed that the 2021 amnesty shows the Party’s and State’s humanitarian policy towards those who have well served their sentences and are willing to become good citizens after the release.
State President Phuc lauded the Phuc Ly Detention Center’s good preparations for this year’s special amnesty.
As the deadline for the amnesty is near, the State President asked the Phuc Ly Detention Center and all prisons across the country to speed up the review and approval of their lists of amnesty policy beneficiary cases, while avoiding any mistakes and wrongdoings in implementing the amnesty policy.
The State President also requested relevant ministries and local authorities will coordinate with the police in implementing the policy and support early-released prisoners, creating the best possible conditions for them to reintegrate into the community, especially in the difficult time of COVID-19.
