FORCED LABOR: PROBLEMS OF LEGISLATIVE REGULATION AND POSSIBLE WAYS OF IMPROVEMENT
The article examines the features of forced labor, their position in the system of criminal penalties, analyzes the latest legislative innovations, identifies gaps in legal regulation and offers recommendations for their elimination. Special attention is paid to the problem of determining the places of serving forced labor. The authors come to the conclusion about the need to change the essence of punishment in the form of forced labor by giving independence and recognition as the main type of punishment, as well as the need to introduce tax incentives to encourage organizations to create on the basis of their property plots that function as correctional centers.