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Article 12Imprisonment

第十二条(拘禁刑)

Imprisonment is either for life or with a definite term, and imprisonment for a definite term is for a term of one month or more and 20 years or less.

拘禁刑は、無期及び有期とし、有期拘禁刑は、一月以上二十年以下とする。

Imprisonment consists of confinement in a penal institution.

拘禁刑は、刑事施設に拘置する。

A person who has been sentenced to imprisonment may be made to perform necessary work, or may be given necessary guidance, in order to achieve their reform and rehabilitation.

拘禁刑に処せられた者には、改善更生を図るため、必要な作業を行わせ、又は必要な指導を行うことができる。

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