Research On The Prison System Of The Han Dynasty

The prison system of the Han dynasty occupies an important position in the cultural history of our ancient legal system, plays a connecting role. The Han dynasty rulers in the full reference to the former experience on the basis of the political system reform and improve the different degrees, as an integral part of the prison in the state apparatus is a top priority. Han Dynasty is divided into two set of the prison system, central to the establishment of a central prison, the jurisdiction of the various functional departments. The local prison was known as the county prison, holding areas Prison officers keep a close watch by the local Chief Executive. With the establishment of Confucian orthodoxy in the Han Dynasty, the status of Confucianism "Supplementing the confluence of etiquette, and laid the foundation of the Han Dynasty" wide criminal careful penalty prison thinking,"wide criminal careful penalty prison thinking finally established, becoming a core idea of the Han Dynasty prison governance prison, has also become the root of the thought of future generations dynasty prison. The emergence and development of the prison, prison thinking of the formation and the corresponding establishment of the prison system. Han Dynasty set up a system and improve the prison system, including the system of the Department of prisoners, execution system, shirt Prisoners, prison management system. Of course, the prison system is essentially established by the Han Dynasty rulers are its rule, is in order to maintain their fundamental interests. Therefore, the prison system inherent in the narrow and class nature can not be avoided. But the prison system in Han Dynasty eventually establish and perfect, rich marks the progress of an era legal system and culture of a national system for the far-reaching impact on future generations is of great significance.