The Ministry of Public Security held a conference in Hanoi on Thursday to review special amnesty and community reintegration efforts for people granted amnesty this year. Standing Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Special Amnesty Advisory Council Pham Gia Tuc attended and addressed the event.
In 2026, relevant agencies promptly completed dossiers and conducted rigorous, public and transparent reviews to ensure that amnesty was granted to the right people in accordance with regulations.
On June 1, 2026, the State President decided to grant special amnesty to 9,950 people, allowing them to return to their families and communities.
Alongside the amnesty process, authorities have continued to focus on helping those released reintegrate into society. Nationwide, 1,846 community reintegration models have been established, including 106 exemplary models.
Under the Government’s credit policy issued pursuant to Prime Minister’s Decision No. 22, more than 13,000 people who had completed their prison sentences have received loans totaling more than 38,000 USD to support production, business activities and efforts to stabilize their lives.
Addressing the conference, Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc stressed the importance of fully implementing policies and providing prisoners with opportunities to reform and make positive changes.
Mr. Tuc said: “Prisoners must be properly detained, managed, educated and rehabilitated, while their rights and entitlements under the Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments must be fully ensured. This will create equal opportunities and motivation for all prisoners to work, reform and pursue rehabilitation, with the goal of completing their sentences and becoming eligible for sentence reductions, special amnesty or early release.”
Special amnesty is a major policy of the Party and State, reflecting Vietnam’s humanitarian and lenient approach while ensuring the strict enforcement of the law.
Since 2009, the State President has granted special amnesty to nearly 100,000 people.
