1. The system of reeducation through labor is a compulsory administrative measure to educate and reform people who have committed criminal acts but have not been punished under the age of 16.

2. Paragraph 4 of Article 17 of China's Criminal Law stipulates that those under the age of 16 who have not received criminal punishment shall be ordered to be disciplined by their parents or guardians; When necessary, it can also be taken in for reeducation by the government. Since its establishment, the system of detention and reeducation has played an important role in educating and saving juvenile offenders, preventing juvenile delinquency and maintaining social order.

3. Prison in a broad sense refers to places where all prisoners are held, including prisons, detention centers and detention centers. In a narrow sense, a prison refers to a criminal who is sentenced to death with a two-year suspension of execution, life imprisonment or fixed-term imprisonment in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Law and the Criminal Procedure Law.

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