Organization of Korea Correctional Service (Headquarters)
Korea Correctional Service headquarters is comprised of eight divisions including Correctional Policy Bureau and Security Policy Bureau. There are four regional corrections headquarters (Seoul, Daegu, Daejon, Gwangju) and 53 correctional institutions including one private correctional institution.
Correctional Policy Bureau
Correctional
Policy Bureau
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General Affairs & Planning Division
- Planning for overall correctional administration, public relations, international cooperation.
- Human resource management, supervision, law review.
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Vocational Training Division
- Managing in-prison manufacturing, production, and sales.
- Support vocational training for inmates.
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Social Rehabilitation Division
- Reformation and education for inmates, correctional advisors, social treatment.
- Reformation broadcasting
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Welfare Division
- Budgeting, facility management.
- Feeding and clothing inmates.
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Special Inspection Division
- Supporting/Commanding Correctional Special judicial Police Squad
- Making Walk-around inspections of correctional facilities
Security Policy Bureau
Security Policy
Bureau
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Security Division
- Planning for security works, visits, transfer of inmates, custody
- Emergency training, electronic security
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Classification & Examination
Division- Classification of prisoners, private correctional institutions.
- Parole, petition for inmates, human rights of inmates.
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Health Care Division
- Sanitation for inmates, medical treatment and medicine for inmates.
- Medical check-up for inmates, disease prevention for inmates.
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Psychological Treatment
Division- Professional psychological treatment, staff mental health improvement.
- Education for sex offenders, child abusers, addictive behavioral inmates.
- Counseling for suicidal inmates.
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Drug Rehabilitation Division
- Operation of rehabilitation and prevention program for inmates
- Analysis of drug information and establishment of related policies