The detention center is an institution that detains criminals who have been arrested and criminally detained according to law. A criminal sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than one year, or a criminal whose remaining sentence is not more than one year, may also be supervised by a detention center. The task of the detention center is to guard the detainees by armed guards in accordance with national laws to ensure safety; Educate offenders; Manage the life and health of criminals; Ensure the smooth progress of investigation, prosecution and trial.
Prison is the organ of the state to execute punishment. According to the provisions of the Criminal Law and the Criminal Procedure Law, criminals sentenced to death with a two-year suspension of execution, life imprisonment or fixed-term imprisonment shall execute their sentences in prison. Prisons implement the principle of combining punishment with reform and combining education with labor to transform criminals into law-abiding citizens.