THE HISTORY OF THE PERFORMANCE SERVICEPUNISHMENT OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
The article examines the history of the formation of the penitentiary service of the Kyrgyz Republic during the period of independence of the country. The three decades that have passed since the collapse of the USSR have demonstrated that there are no universal mechanisms for solving problems peculiar to transit - format societies, but there are basic trends in the transition from an administrative-command system to a democratic society with a market economy, constitutional and legal legitimization of democratic norms and civil rights and freedoms,and ultimately the formation of power structures of a democratic society.The historical analysis of the stages of the formation of the penitentiary service is carried out. The author o ers a number of proposals for the modernization of the penitentiary service of the Kyrgyz Republic.