Place and problems of functioning of correctional institutions Federal Penitentiary Service in the process of implementation other basic means of correction of persons sentenced to imprisonment
The article reveals the features of educational work with convicts in a correctional institution. The main purpose of the penal law is the correction of convicts. Correction of convicts is the formation of a respectful attitude towards a person, society, labor, norms, rules and traditions of human society and the stimulation of law-abiding behavior. Educational work with convicts is one of the main means of correction. The upbringing function is assigned by the legislator to all employees of the penitentiary institution. Educational work with convicts is organized in a differentiated manner, taking into account the type of penitentiary institution, the term of punishment, and the conditions for serving sentences. The importance of differentiating the conditions for serving sentences lies in the organization of various educational influences on convicts. The setting of specific pedagogical tasks, the ways to achieve them and the content of educational work change depending on the conditions for serving sentences.