New Punishment of ‘Confinement’ Introduced to Penal Code; Change Meant to Facilitate Shift to Prisoners’ Rehabilitation
- Posted on June 1, 2025
- By The Japan News
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New Punishment of ‘Confinement’ Introduced to Penal Code; Change Meant to Facilitate Shift to Prisoners’ Rehabilitation
The revised Penal Code took effect Sunday, introducing a new type of punishment called “confinement” that combines the previous penalties of imprisonment with labor and imprisonment without labor.
