Prisoners do different jobs in different prisons. In prisons in various regions, there are various jobs, mostly in factories. People with lathes, textiles, coal mines, farm breeding, breeding and other majors, such as electricians, chefs, carpenters, medical workers, teachers or people with higher education, all have corresponding jobs. The main thing is to arrange work based on the situation of the prisoners and the characteristics of the prison.
According to the Prison Law, prisons should combine punishment with rehabilitation, education with labor, and transform criminals into law-abiding citizens. Prisons should supervise criminals in accordance with the law, organize criminals to engage in productive labor according to the needs of reforming criminals, and provide ideological, cultural and technical education to criminals. The activities of the people's police in prisons, such as managing prisons in accordance with the law, executing sentences, educating and reforming criminals, are protected by law. Prisoners can read TV, newspapers, magazines and books every day in prison. Books and newspapers can be read as long as they are not harmful to transformation. It can be given by friends and family, brought to meetings, or subscribed to by yourself. Individual prisoners over 30 subscribe to newspapers and periodicals. The prison has a library in each ward, and the prison pays for each library to subscribe to three newspapers. Many prisoners will have their sentences reduced due to outstanding contributions in prison. For example, extending working hours, increasing workload, learning various knowledge and getting a certificate.