论监狱的功能——以监狱的社会属性为研究视角

监狱是社会制度发展的附属物，也是刑罚发展的衍生物。监狱作为国家刑罚的执行机关，同时又是社会安全的保障机器。监狱是属于社会属性的范畴，监狱与社会在逻辑上是部分与整体的关系，监狱的这种根植于社会的属性，决定了监狱与社会有不可分割的关系。对社会来说，监狱的存在即是发挥着它在社会中应有的作用。监狱是维护社会秩序的工具，监狱作为刑罚执行的最主要主体，国家通过刑罚来保障社会公共安全和社会秩序的稳定，彰显着其独特的隔离关押、犯罪控制和罪犯再社会化的社会功能。

On the functions of Prison

As the adjunct of the development of the social system and the derivative of the development of the penalty, the prison is the execution organization of the state punishment and guarantee mechanism of the social safety. Belonging to the field of the social attribute, the relationship between prison and society is that of part and whole. It determines the indivisibility of this relationship. As the tool of maintaining social order, prison is the most principal body of execution of punishment.