The Ministry of Justice received the guiding principle,the" Recommendation of the Council on Prison Administration Reform:Toward Prisons Based on Public Understanding and Support "from the Council on Prison Administration Reform on December22,2003.
  The recommendation consists of three major pillars:(i)reforms for promoting true reform and social rehabilitation of sentenced inmates while respecting their human dignity;(ii)reforms for reducing excessive burden on prison officers;(iii)reforms for prisons open to the public.The Ministry of Justice has made an all-out effort to improve prison administration by implementing various"policies feasible without amendment of the Prison Law",such as enhancement of educational treatment by shortening working hours and implementation of counseling by educational officers and psychologists for those difficult to deal with.