Chapter VII Regulations on Psychological Correction in Prison Education Reform

Article 43 A prison shall give psychological correction to criminals. Psychological correction work includes: mental health education, psychological test, psychological consultation and psychological disease treatment.

Article 44 A prison shall set up a psychological correction room, equipped with necessary equipment, and the criminals shall be psychologically corrected by professionals.

Article 45 A prison shall provide mental health education to prisoners, publicize mental health knowledge, and enable prisoners to learn to adjust and correct their psychological problems.

Article 46 A prison shall conduct psychological tests on prisoners during the period of in-prison education, the middle of serving a sentence and the period of out-of-prison education, establish psychological files, provide reference for carrying out targeted ideological education and psychological correction, and predict the tendency of recidivism.

Article 47 A prison shall be equipped with specialized personnel to provide psychological counseling services for prisoners and answer their psychological problems.

Article 48 A prison shall treat criminals suffering from mental illness; In case of serious illness, relevant professionals should be organized for consultation and special treatment.

Article 49 Personnel engaged in psychological testing and counseling in prisons shall meet the following conditions:

(1) Obtaining national professional qualification certificates such as psychological counselors, psychological counselors and senior psychological counselors;

(2) Have a strong sense of professionalism and a high sense of responsibility;

(3) Having good conduct and professional ethics.

Prisons can employ social professionals to participate in the psychological correction of criminals.