Decree No. 231/2026/ND-CP on the management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community

 

DECREE

Regulations on management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community

person serving a criminal sentence in the community

Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization No. 63/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Criminal Code No. 100/2025/QH13 amended and supplemented by Law No. 12/2017/QH14, Law No. 59/2024/QH15, and Law No. 86/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Criminal Procedure Code No. 101/2025/QH13 amended and supplemented by Law No. 02/2017/QH14, Law No. 34/2024/QH15, Law No. 59/2024/QH15, and Law No. 99/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Enforcement of Criminal Sentences No. 127/2025/QH15;

The Government promulgates this Decree on regulations regarding entry, exit, and residence policies for foreigners at the International Financial Center in Vietnam.

The Government promulgates this Decree on management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation and Applicability

1. This Decree stipulates the contents, measures, and funding for implementing management, supervision, and education of suspended sentence beneficiaries, persons serving non-custodial corrective punishment, residence prohibition, persons whose execution of imprisonment sentences is postponed, temporarily suspended from serving imprisonment sentences, and persons conditionally released from imprisonment; management, control, and education of persons serving custodial surveillance; management, monitoring, and supervision of the implementation of deprivation of certain civil rights, prohibition from holding positions, and prohibition from practicing professions or performing specific tasks (hereinafter referred to collectively as management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community); responsibilities of agencies, organizations, and individuals in implementing management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

2. This Decree applies to:

a) Suspended sentence beneficiaries, persons serving non-custodial corrective punishment, custodial surveillance, deprivation of certain civil rights, prohibition from holding positions, prohibition from practicing professions or performing specific tasks, persons whose execution of imprisonment sentences is postponed, temporarily suspended from serving imprisonment sentences, and persons conditionally released from imprisonment (collectively referred to as persons serving criminal sentences in the community);

b) Provincial-level criminal enforcement agencies, military region-level criminal enforcement agencies, People's Committees at the commune level, public security agencies at the commune level, military units, and other relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals involved in the implementation of management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

Article 2. Time of Implementation of Management, Supervision, and Education of Persons Serving Criminal Sentences in the Community

1. The time of commencement of management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community shall be as follows:

a) For suspended sentence beneficiaries and persons serving non-custodial corrective punishment: From the date the public security agency at the commune level or the military unit receives the judgment enforcement decision of the court or the enforcement file of the provincial-level criminal enforcement agency or the military region-level criminal enforcement agency;

b) For persons serving residence prohibition and custodial surveillance: From the date the public security agency at the commune level receives the certificate of completion of imprisonment sentence issued by the detention facility or the enforcement file of the provincial-level criminal enforcement agency;

c) For persons serving deprivation of certain civil rights, prohibition from holding positions, and prohibition from practicing professions or performing specific tasks: From the date the public security agency at the commune level or the military unit receives the judgment enforcement decision of the court (in cases where the principal punishment is suspended sentence or non-custodial corrective punishment), the certificate of completion of imprisonment sentence issued by the detention facility (in cases where the principal punishment is imprisonment), or the enforcement file of the provincial-level criminal enforcement agency or the military region-level criminal enforcement agency;

d) For persons whose execution of imprisonment sentences is postponed, temporarily suspended from serving imprisonment sentences, and conditionally released from imprisonment: From the date the public security agency at the commune level or the military unit receives the decision of the court or the enforcement file of the provincial-level criminal enforcement agency or the military region-level criminal enforcement agency.

2. The time of termination of management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community shall be as follows:

a) In cases where the person serving the sentence has completed the sentence: Until the date of completion of the sentence recorded in the certificate of completion of the sentence issued by the provincial-level criminal enforcement agency or the military region-level criminal enforcement agency;

b) In cases where the person serving the sentence dies: Until the date of death recorded on the death certificate or other documents serving as evidence of the death of the person serving the sentence;

c) In cases where the person serving the sentence must serve an imprisonment sentence according to the decision of the competent authority: Until the date of serving the imprisonment sentence.

Article 3. Content, management measures, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community

1. The content of the work on managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community includes:

a) Receiving, managing, updating, and supplementing information and documents in execution files and decision implementation files of persons serving criminal sentences in the community;

b) Receiving persons serving criminal sentences in the community;

c) Developing plans for managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community;

d) Conducting assessments and reporting on the execution of criminal sentences in the community;

đ) Reviewing persons serving criminal sentences who violate obligations or laws;

e) Taking attendance and inspecting persons serving criminal sentences in the community;

g) Managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community in certain special cases;

h) Coordinating with agencies, organizations, and individuals in implementing management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

2. Management, supervision, and education measures for persons serving criminal sentences in the community include:

a) Studying and utilizing files and documents of persons serving criminal sentences in the community;

b) Organizing communication, propaganda, and education on policies and laws for persons serving criminal sentences in the community;

c) Meeting and working directly with persons serving criminal sentences in the community;

d) Applying technical means to implement management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

Article 4. Funding for the Implementation of Management, Supervision, and Education of Persons Serving Criminal Sentences in the Community

1. The funding for the implementation of management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community includes:

a) Costs for implementing the contents and measures of management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community as stipulated in Article 3 of this Decree;

b) Other necessary costs.

2. The funding specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall be guaranteed by the state budget according to the provisions of the State Budget Law and other legitimate sources of funding (if any).

Chapter II

IMPLEMENTATION OF MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISION, AND EDUCATION

OF PERSONS SERVING CRIMINAL SENTENCES IN THE COMMUNITY

Article 5. Receiving, Managing, Updating, and Supplementing Information and Documents in Execution Files and Decision Implementation Files of Persons Serving Criminal Sentences in the Community

1. Receiving decisions, files, and documents

a) For persons granted suspended sentences or non-custodial reformatory education: Within three working days from the date of receipt of the execution decision sent by the Court or the execution file sent by the provincial public security agency's criminal enforcement agency or the military region's criminal enforcement agency, the head of the commune police station or the head of the military unit must assign an officer to verify and grasp information about the person serving the sentence and organize management, supervision, and educational measures for the person serving the sentence;

b) For persons serving sentences of residence prohibition, restriction, deprivation of certain civil rights, prohibition from holding positions, or engaging in specific professions: Within three working days from the date of receipt of the notice of completion of the custodial sentence sent by the detention facility, the head of the commune police station or the head of the military unit must assign an officer to cooperate with the family of the person serving the sentence to verify the information. In case the information about the person serving the sentence does not match reality, the commune police station must notify in writing the detention facility that sent the notice. The detention facility has the responsibility to correct, supplement, and notify again the commune police station.

Within three working days from the date of receipt of the certificate of completion of the custodial sentence sent by the detention facility or the execution file sent by the provincial public security agency's criminal enforcement agency or the military region's criminal enforcement agency, the head of the commune police station or the head of the military unit must assign an officer to cooperate with the family of the person serving the sentence to grasp information about the actual return of the person serving the sentence to their place of residence and organize management, supervision, and educational measures immediately after the person serving the sentence returns to their place of residence;

c) For persons granted suspension of the execution of custodial sentences: Within three working days from the date of receipt of the decision suspending the execution of the custodial sentence sent by the Court or the execution file of the decision suspending the execution of the custodial sentence sent by the provincial public security agency's criminal enforcement agency or the military region's criminal enforcement agency, the head of the commune police station or the head of the military unit must assign an officer to verify and grasp information about the person granted suspension of the execution of the custodial sentence and organize management, supervision, and educational measures for the person granted suspension of the execution of the custodial sentence;

d) For persons granted temporary suspension of the execution of custodial sentences: Within three working days from the date of receipt of the decision temporarily suspending the execution of the custodial sentence sent by the Court or the execution file of the decision temporarily suspending the execution of the custodial sentence sent by the provincial public security agency's criminal enforcement agency or the military region's criminal enforcement agency, the head of the commune police station or the head of the military unit must assign an officer to verify and grasp information about the person granted temporary suspension of the execution of the custodial sentence, proactively receive the person granted temporary suspension, and organize management, supervision, and educational measures for the person granted temporary suspension of the execution of the custodial sentence;

đ) For persons granted conditional early release from custody: Within three working days from the date of receipt of the certificate of conditional early release from custody sent by the detention facility or the management file of persons granted conditional early release from custody sent by the provincial public security agency's criminal enforcement agency or the military region's criminal enforcement agency, the head of the commune police station or the head of the military unit must assign an officer to cooperate with the family of the person granted conditional early release from custody to grasp information about the actual return of the person granted conditional early release from custody to their place of residence and organize management, supervision, and educational measures after the person granted conditional early release from custody returns to their place of residence.

2. Managing, updating, and supplementing information and documents in execution files and decision implementation files

a) The police station at the commune level and military units shall be responsible for managing execution case files and decision implementation case files; updating and supplementing information and documents on management, supervision, and education of persons serving sentences into the files and databases for managing persons serving criminal sentences in the community;

b) The acceptance, management, updating, and supplementation of information and documents into execution case files and decision implementation case files shall be carried out through manual, traditional methods or via electronic environments and digitalization;

c) The acceptance, management, supplementation of information and documents, and updating and connecting the databases of execution case files and decision implementation case files of persons serving criminal sentences in the community shall be implemented in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Defense;

Article 6. Acceptance of Persons Serving Criminal Sentences in the Community

1. The acceptance of persons serving sentences shall be conducted as follows:

a) For persons serving sentences under house arrest: The police station at the commune level must coordinate with the prison where the convicted person under house arrest is managed to ensure accurate information about the return of the person under house arrest to their place of residence; develop a plan for accepting the person under house arrest that ensures security and safety; report to the criminal enforcement agency of the provincial public security department and the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level regarding the preparation for accepting the person under house arrest;

The head of the criminal enforcement agency of the provincial public security department shall dispatch officers to the police station at the commune level to carry out the acceptance of the person under house arrest; report to the criminal enforcement management agency of the Ministry of Public Security on the results of accepting the person under house arrest;

The handover and acceptance of persons under house arrest shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Clause 2, Article 109 of the Criminal Enforcement Law No. 127/2025/QH15;

b) For persons temporarily suspended from serving custodial sentences: The police station at the commune level and military units shall notify the family of the person temporarily suspended about the acceptance of the person temporarily suspended; organize the acceptance of the person temporarily suspended handed over by the prison or temporary detention center at the police station at the commune level or at the home of the person temporarily suspended; immediately hand over the person temporarily suspended to their family after acceptance;

In cases where a person temporarily suspended is seriously ill and handed over at a medical facility, the criminal enforcement agency of the provincial public security department where the person resides and the criminal enforcement agency of the military region assigned to manage, supervise, and educate the person temporarily suspended shall cooperate with the family of the person temporarily suspended to manage, supervise, and educate the person temporarily suspended during their treatment at the medical facility. Immediately upon receiving the handover record of the person temporarily suspended or when the person temporarily suspended is discharged from the hospital, the criminal enforcement agency of the provincial public security department and the criminal enforcement agency of the military region shall notify the police station at the commune level and military units to implement the management, supervision, and education of the person temporarily suspended in accordance with the Criminal Enforcement Law No. 127/2025/QH15;

c) For persons granted suspended sentences, persons serving non-custodial corrective sentences, persons prohibited from residing in certain areas, and persons whose sentences have been conditionally commuted or pardoned, the acceptance of persons serving sentences shall be carried out through summons procedures in accordance with the Criminal Enforcement Law No. 127/2025/QH15;

2. When accepting persons serving sentences as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, police officers at the commune level and military units shall perform the following tasks:

a) Inform the judgment, enforcement decision, and court decision to the person serving the sentence;

b) Disseminate the rights and obligations of the person serving the sentence;

c) Inform and advise on policies and laws related to the execution of the sentence;

d) Require the person serving the sentence to declare and provide personal background information and other necessary information for the management, supervision, and education of the person serving the sentence;

đ) Require the person serving the sentence to write a commitment to fulfill their obligations and execute the sentence;

e) Prepare a working record with the person serving the sentence;

g) Perform other necessary tasks (if any);

3. Within three working days from the date of accepting persons serving sentences, the police station at the commune level and military units shall perform the following:

a) Report to the criminal enforcement agency of the provincial public security department and the criminal enforcement agency of the military region on the acceptance of persons serving sentences;

b) Collect, supplement, update, and complete information about persons serving sentences to serve the purpose of managing, supervising, and educating persons serving sentences.

Article 7. Establishing plans for managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community

1. Within five working days from the date of receiving the person serving the sentence, the Head of the Police Station at the commune level and the Head of the military unit shall issue plans for managing, supervising, and educating the person serving the sentence; report to the Criminal Enforcement Agency of the Provincial Police, the Military Region Criminal Enforcement Agency, and the People's Committee at the commune level.

2. The plan for managing, supervising, and educating persons serving sentences includes the following basic contents:

a) Summary information about the background of the person serving the sentence;

b) Start and end dates for managing, supervising, and educating the person serving the sentence;

c) Assignment of tasks to the main staff directly responsible for managing, supervising, and educating the person serving the sentence;

d) Requests for cooperation from relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals in managing, supervising, and educating the person serving the sentence;

đ) Necessary actions to be implemented for managing, supervising, and educating the person serving the sentence.

3. In cases where it is necessary to adjust the plan to suit actual circumstances, the Head of the Police Station at the commune level and the Head of the military unit shall issue a replacement plan and ensure that it includes the basic contents prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article, while continuing with the contents already implemented in previous plans.

Article 8. Implementation of observations and reports on the execution of criminal sentences in the community

1. Receiving reports from persons serving criminal sentences in the community

a) For periodic reports: The police officer or military unit staff assigned to manage, supervise, and educate persons serving criminal sentences in the community shall be responsible for receiving the periodic report of the person serving the sentence as stipulated in the Law on Execution of Criminal Sentences No. 127/2025/QH15; check the contents of the report; if not satisfactory, request the person serving the sentence to resubmit the report; file the report in the enforcement case file;

b) In cases where the person serving the sentence reports other contents (not periodic), the Police Station at the commune level and the military unit must verify and handle according to the provisions of the law.

2. Observations and reports on persons serving criminal sentences in the community on a monthly basis shall be carried out as follows:

a) Within the first five days of the following month, the Head of the Police Station at the commune level and the Head of the military unit must sign the observation and report, file it in the enforcement case file; compile a list of classification results of the execution of sentences of the subjects in the area and send it to the Criminal Enforcement Agency of the Provincial Police, the Military Region Criminal Enforcement Agency, and the People's Committee at the commune level;

b) The period for observation and reporting runs from the 1st day to the last day of the month. For the first month of observation, it starts from the date of commencement of the sentence. For the final month, it ends on the date when the enforcement case file is handed over to the Criminal Enforcement Agency of the Provincial Police, the Military Region Criminal Enforcement Agency;

c) The content of the observation must evaluate the compliance with laws, duties of the person serving the sentence; classify the execution of sentences into Excellent, Good, Average, Poor categories.

3. The Police Station at the commune level and the military unit shall assess and classify persons serving criminal sentences in the community to develop appropriate management, supervision, and education plans based on each category. Evaluation criteria are as follows:

a) Excellent Category: Complying with legal regulations, local regulations, and duties of the person serving the sentence; actively and enthusiastically participating in study, work, and social activities; meritorious deeds recognized and rewarded;

b) Good Category: Complying with legal regulations, local regulations, and duties of the person serving the sentence; actively and enthusiastically participating in study, work, and social activities;

c) Average Category: Complying with legal regulations and local regulations but not actively participating in study and work; violating duties of the person serving the sentence and being reminded;

d) Poor Category: Violating duties recorded in a protocol, violating laws subject to administrative penalties or criminal proceedings; failing to comply with requirements for management, supervision, and education by the Criminal Enforcement Agency, the People's Committee at the commune level, the Police Station at the commune level, and the military unit.

Article 9. Review of persons serving criminal sentences in the community who violate their obligations or commit offenses

1. The review of persons conditionally released early as provided for in Article 64 of the Criminal Execution Law No. 127/2025/QH15 shall be carried out as follows:

a) Within five working days from the date of the first violation record or from the date of receipt of the first administrative penalty decision, the Police Station at the commune level must coordinate with the People's Committee at the commune level and the Vietnam Fatherland Front at the grassroots level to organize the review of persons conditionally released early. The review of persons conditionally released early shall take place at the Police Station at the commune level or in the residential area where such persons reside.

The review panel shall consist of: A representative of the Police Station commander (Chairperson), a police officer assigned to manage, supervise, and educate persons conditionally released early (Secretary), inviting representatives of the People's Committee at the commune level, the Vietnam Fatherland Front at the grassroots level, and persons assigned by the People's Committee at the commune level to participate in managing, supervising, and educating persons conditionally released early; summoning persons conditionally released early; if necessary, inviting representatives of the family of persons conditionally released early to attend the review.

The content of the review meeting includes: A representative of the Police Station commander announcing the reasons, grounds, and purpose of reviewing persons conditionally released early; the content of the violation of obligations by persons conditionally released early; participants in the meeting expressing opinions and contributions to help persons conditionally released early recognize their violations, have directions for progressive reform, and not reoffend.

b) In cases where persons conditionally released early are working in military units, the review shall be conducted at the military unit where they work.

c) The review must be recorded in a protocol, kept in the file managing persons conditionally released early, and reported to the criminal execution agency of the provincial police force and the criminal execution agency of the military region.

d) If persons conditionally released early are absent from the review within the summons period except in cases of emergency, force majeure, or objective obstacles, the Police Station at the commune level or the military unit shall proceed to record the violation; no review meeting shall be organized.

2. The review of persons on suspended sentences as provided for in Article 86 of the Criminal Execution Law No. 127/2025/QH15 shall be carried out as follows:

a) Within five working days from the date of receipt of the document identifying that persons on suspended sentences have violated one of the cases stipulated in Clause 1 of Article 86 of the Criminal Execution Law No. 127/2025/QH15, the Police Station at the commune level or the military unit shall organize the review of persons on suspended sentences.

b) For the Police Station at the commune level: The organization of the review of persons on suspended sentences shall take place at the Police Station at the commune level as follows:

The review panel shall consist of: A representative of the Police Station commander (Chairperson), a police officer assigned to manage, supervise, and educate persons on suspended sentences (Secretary), inviting representatives of the Vietnam Fatherland Front at the grassroots level, persons assigned by the People's Committee at the commune level to participate in managing, supervising, and educating persons on suspended sentences; summoning persons on suspended sentences; if necessary, inviting representatives of the family of persons on suspended sentences to attend the review.

The content of the review meeting includes: A representative of the Police Station commander announcing the reasons, grounds, and purpose of reviewing persons on suspended sentences; the violation of obligations by persons on suspended sentences; participants in the meeting expressing opinions and contributions to help persons on suspended sentences recognize their violations, have directions for progressive reform, and not reoffend.

c) For military units: The review shall be conducted at the military unit responsible for managing, supervising, and educating persons on suspended sentences.

d) The review must be recorded in a protocol, kept in the suspended sentence enforcement file, and reported to the criminal execution agency of the provincial police force and the criminal execution agency of the military region.

đ) If persons on suspended sentences are absent from the review within the summons period without a valid reason, the Police Station at the commune level or the military unit shall proceed to record the violation; no review meeting shall be organized.

3. The review of persons serving non-custodial corrective punishment as provided for in Clause 2 of Article 102 of the Criminal Execution Law No. 127/2025/QH15 shall be carried out in accordance with the review of persons on suspended sentences as provided for in Clause 2 of this Article.

Article 10. Roll Call and Inspection of Persons Serving Criminal Sentences in the Community

1. Monthly, within the first five days of each month, the Public Security Office at the commune level shall conduct roll call and inspection of all persons serving criminal sentences in the community within its jurisdiction. The results of the roll call and inspection shall be reported to the enforcement agency of the provincial public security office and the People's Committee of the commune.

2. In cases of necessity, the enforcement agency of the provincial public security office and the Head of the Public Security Office at the commune level may decide to conduct unscheduled roll call and inspection of persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

3. The roll call and inspection of persons serving criminal sentences shall be carried out through direct methods or via electronic applications.

Article 11. Management, Supervision, and Education of Persons Serving Criminal Sentences in the Community in Certain Special Cases

1. In the case where the person serving a criminal sentence in the community is a foreign national

a) The enforcement agency of the provincial public security office must notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the following situations: Upon receiving the enforcement decision; when the person serving the sentence has their sentence reduced or exempted, completed the sentence, or died;

b) If the person serving the sentence has not yet completed the sentence but has exceeded the period of residence in Vietnam, the enforcement agency of the provincial public security office shall notify and request the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the immigration management agency under the Ministry of Public Security to extend the period of residence in Vietnam until the completion of the sentence;

c) Documents in the enforcement file in a foreign language must be translated into Vietnamese.

2. In the case where the person serving the sentence is allowed to study or work outside their place of residence, the organization or entity where the person serves the sentence studies or works shall be responsible for coordinating with the People's Committee of the commune, the Public Security Office at the commune level, and the military unit assigned to manage, supervise, and educate the person serving the sentence, as requested.

3. In the case where the person serving the sentence is indicted as a suspect, the Public Security Office at the commune level and the military unit shall cooperate with the agency handling the case to gather information about the person serving the sentence.

In the case where the person serving the sentence is detained, arrested, placed in a compulsory drug rehabilitation facility, a compulsory educational facility, or a juvenile training school, the Public Security Office at the commune level and the military unit shall cooperate with the agency managing the person serving the sentence to gather information to serve the purpose of managing, supervising, and educating the person.

Article 12. Coordination in Implementing Management, Supervision, and Education of Persons Serving Criminal Sentences in the Community

1. The Public Security Office at the commune level shall take the lead and coordinate with mass organizations under the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Association of Former People's Police Officers, and forces participating in maintaining security and order at the grassroots level to implement management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

2. The Public Security Office at the commune level shall coordinate with the agencies and organizations where the person serving the sentence works or studies to gather information about the person serving the sentence to serve the purpose of managing, supervising, and educating the person.

3. The military unit assigned to manage, supervise, and educate the person serving the sentence shall coordinate with the family, the People's Committee of the commune, and the Public Security Office at the commune level where the person resides in the implementation of management, supervision, and education of the person.

4. Coordination with the family of the person serving the sentence to serve the purpose of managing, supervising, and educating must be conducted regularly.

5. For persons granted conditional early release from imprisonment, persons granted suspended sentences, and persons serving non-custodial correctional sentences, the assignment of persons to participate in managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community according to Clause 2 of Article 71, Clause 2 of Article 90, and Clause 2 of Article 103 of the Criminal Enforcement Law No. 127/2025/QH15 shall be as follows:

a) Within three working days from the date of accepting the person serving the sentence, the Head of the Public Security Office at the commune level shall report and propose the Chairman of the People's Committee of the commune to issue a decision assigning persons from the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations, and forces participating in maintaining security and order at the grassroots level to participate in managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

Within three working days from the date of receiving the report and proposal of the Head of the Public Security Office at the commune level, the Chairman of the People's Committee of the commune must issue a decision assigning persons to participate in managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

b) In the event that the assigned person is no longer capable of performing or does not achieve results, the Head of the Public Security Office at the commune level shall advise and propose the Chairman of the People's Committee of the commune to issue a decision assigning another person to replace them.

The assigned person shall be responsible for coordinating with the Public Security Office at the commune level to implement management, supervision, and education of the person serving the sentence; gathering information about the person serving the sentence and the process of serving the sentence; guiding and supporting the person serving the sentence to fulfill their rights and obligations; providing relevant information and materials related to the management, education, and assistance of the person serving the sentence; quarterly reporting on the results of managing, supervising, and educating the person serving the sentence.

c) Within three working days from the date of having grounds to determine the termination of management, supervision, and education as stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 2 of this Decree, the Head of the Public Security Office at the commune level shall report and propose the Chairman of the People's Committee of the commune to issue a decision terminating the management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

Chapter III

IMPLEMENTATION OF MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISION AND EDUCATION MEASURES FOR PERSONS SERVING CRIMINAL SENTENCES IN THE COMMUNITY

MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISION AND EDUCATION OF PERSONS SERVING CRIMINAL SENTENCES IN THE COMMUNITY

Article 13. Researching, Exploiting Files and Documents of Persons Serving Criminal Sentences in the Community

1. Commune-level police, military units, commune-level police officers, and military unit staff assigned to manage, supervise, and educate persons serving criminal sentences in the community shall study execution files and decision implementation files to fully grasp necessary information about the persons serving sentences.

2. Commune-level police and military units shall cooperate with agencies, units, and organizations where persons serving sentences study and work to collect necessary information and documents about such persons as follows:

a) Commune-level police and military units shall send a request for information provision or dispatch staff directly to work with agencies, units, and organizations to collect information.

b) Information and documents collected must be related to the management, supervision, and education of persons serving sentences.

c) The collection of information must not affect the normal operations of agencies, units, and organizations.

3. Agencies, units, and organizations where persons serving sentences study and work have the responsibility to provide information and documents to serve the management, supervision, and education of persons serving sentences as stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article.

Article 14. Organizing Communication, Propaganda, and Education on Policies and Laws for Persons Serving Criminal Sentences in the Community

1. Provincial-level criminal enforcement agencies of the Police, criminal enforcement agencies of military regions, commune-level police, and military units shall organize communication, propaganda, and educational sessions for persons serving sentences in their jurisdictions.

2. During the process of managing, supervising, and educating, commune-level police officers and military unit staff shall provide counseling, disseminate, and educate persons serving sentences on policies and laws when they are first received, prepare to complete their sentences, or individually educate cases classified as Average or Poor performance in sentence compliance.

Article 15. Meeting and Directly Working with Persons Serving Criminal Sentences in the Community

1. Based on the situation and results of sentence compliance, the Head of the Commune-level Police or the Head of the Military Unit shall assign staff to meet and directly work with persons serving sentences to understand their circumstances and take appropriate management, education, and assistance measures.

2. Meetings and direct work with persons serving sentences shall be conducted at their homes, places of study or work, or summoned to the Police Station or Military Unit headquarters. The results of meetings and direct work with persons serving sentences must be recorded in minutes and kept in execution files and decision implementation files.

Article 16. Applying Technical Means to Implement Management, Supervision, and Education of Persons Serving Criminal Sentences in the Community

1. Commune-level police staff may manage, supervise, and educate persons serving criminal sentences in the community through establishing communication channels with them using social media applications or specialized applications of the Ministry of Public Security.

2. Persons serving sentences shall report their status periodically or upon request of the Commune-level Police through social media applications or specialized applications of the Ministry of Public Security to commune-level police staff. The contents of the reports include:

a) Their health and work conditions;

b) Planned work for the upcoming period;

c) Issues related to sentence compliance that need to be reported.

3. The Minister of Public Security shall unify the procedures for applying technical measures in managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

Chapter IV

RESPONSIBILITIES OF AGENCIES AND UNITS IN IMPLEMENTING MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISION, AND EDUCATION OF PERSONS SERVING CRIMINAL SENTENCES IN THE COMMUNITY

RESPONSIBILITIES OF AGENCIES AND UNITS IN IMPLEMENTING MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISION, AND EDUCATION OF PERSONS SERVING CRIMINAL SENTENCES IN THE COMMUNITY

Article 17. Responsibilities of Ministries and Equivalent Agencies

1. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Public Security:

a) Directing and guiding the unified implementation of management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community;

b) Issuing procedures and programs for managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community, and providing specific guidance on the content and level of expenditure to support such work according to the State Budget Law;

c) Issuing uniform forms and records for managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community, consistent with the system of forms and records for enforcing criminal sentences in the community;

d) Implementing the application of science and technology in managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community;

e) Summarizing and concluding the implementation of managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community;

f) Reporting on the implementation of managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

2. The Ministry of National Defense shall be responsible for directing and guiding the implementation of managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community within the military.

3. The Ministry of Justice shall be responsible for disseminating and educating the law regarding managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

4. Ministries and Equivalent Agencies shall coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security in implementing managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

Article 18. Responsibilities of Provincial People's Committees

1. Directing departments and subordinate agencies to cooperate with the Vietnam Fatherland Front and public security forces in implementing managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

2. Directing the People's Committees of communes to implement measures for managing, supervising, and educating within their jurisdiction.

3. Directing the organization of communication, propaganda, and legal education on measures for managing, supervising, and educating.

4. Directing specialized agencies, the People's Committees of communes, and adopting appropriate policies to encourage organizations and individuals to create conditions for persons serving criminal sentences in the community to learn trades, find employment, and stabilize their lives.

5. Preparing annual budget estimates for implementing managing, supervising, and educating to submit to the People's Council at the same level for decision.

6. Ensuring conditions for implementing the work of managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

 

Article 19. Responsibilities of Commune People's Committees

1. Organizing the implementation of managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community in accordance with the Criminal Execution Law No. 127/2025/QH15 and this Decree.

2. Directing specialized agencies to cooperate with public security forces, local associations, and organizations in implementing managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

3. Ensuring funds and equipment for managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

4. Creating conditions for persons serving criminal sentences in the community to learn trades, find stable employment, and stabilize their lives.

5. Performing other tasks in managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

Article 20. Responsibilities of Provincial Public Security Departments

1. Advising the Provincial People's Committee to organize the implementation of managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

2. Cooperating with departments and sectors at the local level in implementing community criminal execution tasks.

3. Directing provincial and commune-level public security enforcement agencies to implement managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

4. Allocating personnel, funding, and necessary material and equipment conditions for managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community in accordance with the law and regulations of the Ministry of Public Security.

5. Reporting on the results of managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

6. Performing other tasks in managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

Article 21. Responsibilities of the Police at the Commune Level

1. Advise and assist the People's Committee at the commune level in implementing management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in accordance with the Criminal Execution Law No. 127/2025/QH15 and this Decree.

2. Directly implement the contents and measures for managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

3. Assign police officers to manage, supervise, and educate persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

4. Coordinate with specialized agencies and mass organizations to implement management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

5. Report on the work of managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community.

6. Perform other tasks related to managing, supervising, and educating persons serving criminal sentences in the community in accordance with the law and regulations of the Ministry of Public Security.

Chapter V

IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 22. Effectiveness

1. This Decree shall take effect from July 1, 2026.

2. The implementation of management, supervision, and education of persons serving criminal sentences in the community for cases where the commune-level police or military units receive decisions to enforce sentences, decisions to release from prison early with conditions, decisions to suspend execution of imprisonment sentences, decisions to temporarily suspend enforcement of imprisonment sentences, and certificates of completion of imprisonment sentences shall be carried out according to the provisions of this Decree from the date this Decree takes effect.

For cases where, at the time this Decree takes effect, management, supervision, and education have not yet been completed, such activities shall continue to be implemented during the remaining period in accordance with the provisions of this Decree; the results of receiving, managing, supervising, and educating prior to the effective date of this Decree shall be carried over and considered continuous throughout the entire sentence execution process.

Article 23. Responsibility for Implementation

The Minister, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Chairpersons of provincial and centrally-run city People's Committees, relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals are responsible for enforcing this Decree.