Sing red songs, read red books, watch red movies, write red inspirational mottos, hold red special lectures... through "red culture" to promote the active reform of prisoners, and finally embark on a new path of red reform. Yuzhang Prison in Jiangxi Province has launched a series of red-themed educational activities inside the high walls this year.
"Use the 'red' theme to occupy the supervision and reform position, arm the prisoners' minds with 'red' revolutionary ideas, internalize the 'red' revolutionary spirit into the motivation for prisoners' active reform, and create a strong 'red' atmosphere within the high walls." "Red cultural atmosphere." Guo Jinhui, deputy political commissar of Yuzhang Prison in Jiangxi Province, told reporters that the series of red-themed educational activities carried out by the prison include "red" film and television shows, "red" special lectures, "red" typical education activities, and "red" themed discussions. , the "red" cultural festival activities in the prison district, the "red" knowledge unified examination, the "red" education review and the "red" activity summary and commendation, the ultimate goal is to promote the overall improvement of the quality of education reform.
As a vehicle for reforming and educating prisoners, the introduction of "red culture" in Jiangxi prisons is just a microcosm of the exploration of prisons across China. On March 27, the Ministry of Justice convened cadres from the prison labor education system in six provinces and cities, including Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing, and Sichuan, to hold an on-site meeting on the "Red Culture Entering Prisons" work in Chongqing, with the aim of summarizing relevant experiences and exploring new reform methods. road.
In Chongqing, the host city of the conference, since the launch of the "Red Culture into Prisons" activity in 2008, 100 red songs have been selected and more than 80,000 red classic books of various types have been purchased. More than 300 red films were played and more than 1,200 red story sessions were held. The results achieved are that the conversion rate of Chongqing's stubborn inmates serving re-education through labor increased from 79.1% in 2008 to 81.56% in 2010, and the withdrawal rate of dangerous inmates serving re-education through labor increased from 79.08% in 2008 to 83.69% in 2010.
For this reason, the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Justice stated that "red culture" is a useful ideological education for prisoners serving reeducation through labor and prison police officers. Judicial administrative agencies in various places must further understand that "red culture enters prisons" "In view of the importance of the activity, we should adapt measures to local conditions and carry out this activity in various forms to achieve practical results.