No, reeducation through labor is a penalty execution measure, and imprisonment is a criminal judicial activity; The object of reeducation through labor is criminals and the object of imprisonment is criminal suspects; Reeducation through labor is carried out in detention centers, detention centers, prisons and other places. And imprisonment is in the people's court.

The first is the alleviation of the reeducation-through-labor system.

(1) Measures to shorten the period of compulsory education. The term of reeducation through labor shall be abolished 1 ~ 3 years, and may be extended 1 year if necessary. The duration of compulsory education measures is divided into seven grades, with a minimum of 2 months and a maximum of 8 months, which cannot be extended.

(2) guarantee the holidays of those who have taken compulsory education measures. Those who have taken compulsory education measures can't leave the place where compulsory education measures are taken during the first 50% period, but 1 ~ 3 family members can visit every day, and each meeting does not exceed 1 hour.

(3) In order to make it socialized smoothly, we should enrich the educational content, besides spreading the basic knowledge of culture, we should also carry out legal education and vocational education in public security management punishment law, administrative punishment law and criminal law.

Second, the reform direction of reeducation through labor

1, judicialization. First of all, the reform of reeducation-through-labor system should adhere to "judicature", that is, reeducation-through-labor should be brought into judicial review.

2. Transparency. Secondly, the reform of reeducation through labor system should adhere to "transparency".

3. clarity. Finally, the reform of reeducation through labor system should adhere to "clarity".

Third, the code of conduct for reeducation-through-labor personnel.

(a) Tools should be generous. Men cut their hair short and don't have beards, while women don't have perms, make-up or jewelry.

(2) Dress neatly. Don't wear clothes, open-mindedness, shirtless, barefoot or slippers, current military and police uniforms and clothes of the opposite sex when participating in group activities.

(3) behave in a dignified manner. No backslapping, no obscene gestures.

(4) Language should be civilized. Adhere to the use of "hello, please, thank you, I'm sorry, goodbye" and other civilized terms, and don't swear or do dirty work.

Legal basis:

Code of conduct for police officers through reeducation through labor

Article 11 Educate, reform, rescue and reform criminals and reeducation-through-labor personnel in strict accordance with national laws and regulations and the Party's policies, strengthen prison management and prison administration in accordance with the principles of legality, strictness, science, civilization and direct management, strive to improve the quality of reform, and consciously accept the supervision of procuratorial organs and the people.