Prisons Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国监狱法
[Current Text: Chinese only]
(adopted and effective Dec. 29, 1994; amended Oct. 26, 2012, effective Jan. 1, 2013)
- Status: Revision pending
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (TBD)
- Primary Drafter: Ministry of Justice
- Submitter: State Council
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 14th NPCSC Category I
- Annual: 2024, 2025
- Legislative History & Text
- NPCSC deliberation – round #3 (expected final): likely by end of 2025
- NPCSC deliberation – round #2: Sept. 8–12, 2025 (Chinese only · 🆚) 💬
- NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Apr. 27 – 30, 2025 (Chinese only 🆚) 💬
- Legislative Records
- Explanation (Apr. 27, 2025)
- Report on Status of Revision (Sept. 8, 2025)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (pending)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (pending)
- Presidential Order (pending)
NPC Observer Coverage
- NPCSC Session Watch: Environmental Code, Private Sector Promotion, Arbitration, Enforcement of Prison Sentences & National Development Planning (Apr. 18, 2025)
Last updated: November 6, 2025, 20:48 EST