White paper on crime 2018 Part2/Chapter5
Organizations providing rehabilitation services include the following: the National Offenders Rehabilitation Commission (a council consisting of a chairperson and four members) within the Ministry of Justice; Regional Parole Boards (a council composed of members of no less than three but no more than 15) established within the jurisdiction of each high court; and Probation Offices established within the jurisdiction of each district court. The National Offenders Rehabilitation Commission has the authority to make a recommendation to the Minister of Justice for a pardon for a specific person while regional parole boards have the authority to decide whether parole should be granted or not, based on a recommendation made by the warden of the penal institution, etc. Probation offices engage in probation/parole supervision, coordination of social circumstances, urgent aftercare of discharged offenders, promotion of crime prevention activities, etc.