A Comparative Analysis of the Treatment System of Correctional Facilities in North and South Korea and Suggestions on the Policy Direction of Correctional Facilities in North Korea

The integration of the correctional administration field of the unified state should be promoted in the direction of achieving a smooth return to society of prisoners, which is the ultimate execution purpose of correctional policies. Currently, the Ministry of Justice recognizes the necessity of research on correction treatment and human rights issues in North Korea after unification, and is making efforts to prepare for the integration of correction policies in earnest in preparation for future inter-Korean relations.Under the rational assumption that South Korea's democracy will be transplanted into North Korea's collapsed socialism, internal conflicts and psychological conflicts between new and old generations are expected to appear in North Korea. As a way to overcome this, the North Korean correctional officer will immediately accept the correctional system.As a requirement for promotion of the right person to be reappointed among the existing management personnel in North Korea, it is judged that the “working training dispatch period” will be required to provide delivery training to local managers after completing practical training at South Korean correctional facilities. Through this, it is believed that the rationality of facility operation in North Korea and the efficiency of vocational education can be improved after unification.