Regulations for the Implementation of the Education to Prisoners Article 2

Prisons may provide supplementary education or senior high school continuing education (hereinafter referred to as Supplementary Education and Continuing Education of Prisons) independently or in collaboration with schools.Prisons may collaborate with universities and colleges or open colleges to provide extension education or other types of education in accordance with the University Act, the Open University Establishment Act and other relevant laws and regulations.The educations set forth in preceding two paragraphs shall be provided in prisons. When prisons provide educations in collaboration with schools, prisons shall sign cooperative agreements with schools and the agreements shall be submitted to Agency of Corrections, Ministry of Justice (hereinafter referred to as Agency of Corrections) for approval.When prisons cease to provide or change education subjects or programs set forth in Paragraph 1, prisons shall put the matters forward 6 months before the start date of the academic year and prisons shall submit these matters to Agency of Corrections and authorities governing education for approval.