YUGOSLAV LAW ON PUNISHMENT FOR CRIME

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• Publication Date: August 22, 1950
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YUGOSLAV LAW ON PUNISHMENT FOR CRIME
In his address to the People's Assembly in 1948 on the law regarding the
execution of punishments, Aleksandar Rankovic stated that the purpose of carry-
ing out punishment cannot be different from the purpose of sentencing, as is
stated in the General Section of the Criminal Law, which is taken as the legal
basis for inflicting punishment..
The organs of the Ministry of the Interior may, inflict the following types
of punishment: death, deprivation of liberty plus forced labor, deprivation of
liberty, corrective labor, deprivation of citizenship, banishment, deprivation
of the right to earn money and hold office in social organizations, and depri-
vation. of the right to circulate in public.
Other types of punishment are inflicted by courts or other state organs,
depending on the type of punishment or on the actual jurisdiction of-these or-
gans.
The type of punishment is determined by the nature of the offense, as in
the case of deprivation of the right to vote.
Other types of punishment for other offenses, such as deprivation of gov-
ernment' employment or rights of citizenship, are authorized in special laws.
Juvenile delinquents who are sentenced to deprivation of liberty plus forced
labor. ox- simple -deprivation of liberty, are confined in special reformatories
for juvenile delinquents. Women convicts are kept in protective centers for
convicted women.
According to the law, penal institutions are under republic jurisdiction,
but the Federal Minister of Internal Affairs has the right to establish federal
penal institutions for certain types of criminals. One such institution, the
protective center for convicted women, exists at the.present time.
The general supervision of penal institutions is carried out by the Fed-
eral Minister of Internal Affairs, while direct supervision is carried:put by
the Minister of Internal Affairs of the People's Republic,- Penal,.instltutions
are directly supervised by the Administration for Penal Institutions heN ed by
the republic Minister of Internal Affairs, who directly supervises the pe'Y~al
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institutions in his republic. Prisons are directly supervised by the chief of
the Internal Affairs Section of the republic Ministry of Internal Affairs. For
large prisons, a superintendent, who is directly responsible to the chief of the
Internal Affairs Section, may be appointed.
The internal organization of penal institutions is based on the classifica-
tion of prisoners into groups according to types of offense, type and length of
confinement, and personal characteristics of the prisoners.
The type of offense, the type and length of confinement, and the personal
characteristics of the prisoners determine what methods may be applied most
effectively for the reformation of prisoners. These factors are considered in
carrying out the punishment in such a way that the criminal may return to so-
ciety as a useful and disciplined citizen who will no longer commit crimes and
who will participate in the building of socialism in Yugoslavia.
The chief method of reformation is physical labor. This applies chiefly
to those who are sentenced to loss of liberty plus forced labor. This forced
labor involves mainly hard physical labor.
Federal industrial and artisan enterprises will be established in penal
institutions. Also, technical trade schools and agricultural schools will be
established in these penal institutions. In addition to the above schools,
general educational schools will be established in reformatories for juvenile
delinquents.
Special attention will be placed on cultural and educational activities.
For this purpose, libraries will he established, and prisoners will have the
opportunity to better themselves technically and culturally. Instruction of
prisoners in individual branches of labor will be given according to the prison-
ers' physical capacity and inclination, and in accordance with the general plan
for the technical improvement of manpower.
Prisoners, like other workers, will work 8 hours per day. Working hours
may be extended only as a consequence of disciplinary action. Working hours may
be prolonged for not more than 2 hours a day and for a period of not more than
30 days.
Prisoners have the right to rest'one day a week. Prisoners have the right
to receive compensation for work if they meet the designated work norm. One-
third of the compensation is put directly at the disposal of the prisoner, and
he may spend it while in prison; he may send one-third to his relatives, while
the remainder is given him upon his release.
As a further method in the reeducation process, prisoners who surpass the
norm or qualify in some specialty will be placed in a special labor group. Such
persons will enjoy a more liberal existence in prison, as they will live in spe-
cial quarters, will be allowed to move about more freely, and will receive better
food and lodging.
While serving their sentences, prisoners have the right to communicate with
close relatives, such as wife, children, parents, brothers, and sisters. They
may accept food packages and receive visitors. During their prison term, prison-
ers are guaranteed health and accident insurance coverage in case of accidents
at work.
The law defines more specifically the principles for carrying out sentences
involving corrective labor. According to the law, these sentences are served in
labor groups. Only in exceptional cases may such a punishment be carried out on
an individual basis.
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The republic minister of Internal Affairs organizes labor groups for per-
sons sentenced to corrective labor, but such groups may also be organized upon
the decision of the Federal Minister of Internal Affairs. Prisoners who are
assigned to labor groups will receive compensation as determined by the republic
Minister of internal Affairs, who is directly in charge of the labor group.
The prisoner will receive compensation on condition that he meets the work
Sentences to corrective labor presuppose that prisoners are physically fit
and capable of-physical work. For that reason, the law permits the postpone-
ment of the sentence or its interruption in, case the prisoner is unable to do
the work.
The republic Minister of Internal Affairs, who gives conditional paroles,
may recall a paroled prisoner if the prisoner does not behave. according to
regulations or if the reasons for paroling the prisoner cease to exist.
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