A word from the attorney general changes the behavior of death row inmates... Obedience to prison officers = South Korea

An internal evaluation shows that the attitude of death row inmates has changed after Han Dong-hoon, the director of South Korea's Ministry of Justice (ministers correspond to ministries), ordered them to ``reorganize execution facilities.'' . of inmates
This is particularly evident in the case of serial killer Yoo Young-chul, a death row inmate who was shunned even in the past, as he appears to have become more obedient.
According to the Korean Bar Association on the 27th, the Seoul Detention Center is where all serial killers sentenced to death are imprisoned.
In this case, the correctional activities of correctional officers have become smoother. In particular, in the case of serial killer Yoo Young-cheol, a death row inmate who murdered about 20 people, including a visiting massage therapist, he was sentenced to prison in Daegu in September this year.
After being transferred to Seoul Detention Center, his attitude toward life reportedly improved. After being sentenced to death in June 2005, Yu, who has been in prison for 18 years, said, ``I have nothing to lose because I'm on death row anyway.''
``I'm a psychopath,'' he said, showing no remorse and disobeying controls, making him a thorn in the side of prison officials. In addition, there is a growing trend among inmates who are imprisoned with Yoo on death row.
Although they used to be shunned and said, ``I won't benefit from it,'' it seems that things have changed dramatically now. This was also the case with other death row inmates transferred to Seoul Detention Center.
It appears that Minister Han's words changed the death row inmates. In September this year, Minister Han visited Seoul Detention Center, Busan Detention Center, Daegu Prison, and Daejeon (
Ota) The four correctional institutions that own death penalty facilities, including prisons, were told that the death penalty system continues to exist and were instructed to "reorganize their death penalty facilities so that they can carry out executions at any time."
In addition, death row inmate Jung Hyung-gu, who was sentenced to death by shooting a newlywed couple with a shotgun because they were trying to overtake the car he was riding with death row inmate Yoo, was sentenced to Daegu.
He ordered them to be transferred from his office to the Seoul Detention Center, and not only death row inmates Yoo and Jeon, but also Kang Ho-sun, who killed 10 people including his wife and mother-in-law, and Jeon Doo-young, who killed nine people.
All will be imprisoned at Seoul Detention Center. The change in death row inmates appears to be due to reading the atmosphere toward executions. The Seoul Detention Center is effectively equipped with facilities capable of immediately carrying out executions.
Because it is the only place where South Korea has not carried out the death penalty since 1997, and has been classified as a country that has effectively abolished the death penalty. There are currently 59 death row inmates who have not been executed.
It's a person. On the 7th of this month, Minister Han stated in the National Assembly, ``There are clearly criminals who should be kept in isolation forever,'' and referred to the need to make the death penalty system itself a priority, regardless of the pros and cons of executions.
It is believed that this decision was made to leave open the possibility of execution, while at the same time helping to manage death row inmates and prevent crime.