Ministry of Justice Holds Seminar on Establishing Correction Agency: "Urgent Need for Independent External Agency"

The Ministry of Justice announced that it held the first national correctional officials seminar regarding the establishment of the Correction Agency at the General Institute of Correctional Administration in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, on the 28th.

The seminar was held under the slogan, "A Grand Transformation of Correctional Administration Toward a Society Where Citizens Feel Safe, and the Establishment of the Correction Agency."

At the event, the Correctional Future Innovation Task Force of the Ministry of Justice explained the progress made in pushing for the establishment of the Correction Agency, as well as the intent and main contents of the Government Organization Act amendment bill proposed on March 18.

During the subsequent open discussion, correctional officials stated that correctional and rehabilitative functions have reached their limits due to chronic shortages of personnel and budget, emphasizing that the organization must be reorganized into an external agency equipped with professionalism and independence.

Based on the opinions gathered at the seminar, the Ministry of Justice plans to enhance the effectiveness of the correctional organization reorganization plan and reflect the voices from the field in future policy implementation processes.

(Photo provided by Ministry of Justice, Yonhap News)
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