有权有钱人更易“减刑”

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Many ex-senior officials or wealthy people have had their prison sentences illegally commuted, an investigation by the Supreme People's Procuratorate has found. The Supreme People's Procuratorate launched the investigation in March to close loopholes in the prison system and improve judicial fairness and credibility.

最高人民检察院调查发现，许多服刑的“有权人”“有钱人”会采取非法手段为自己减刑。为了维护司法公正和法律威信，最高检3月起开展了监狱系统漏洞整治专项行动。

给某人“减刑”即have someone's prison sentence commuted。作为名词的“减刑”可用commutation表示。最高检指出，许多职务犯罪(duty-related crimes)、金融犯罪(economic crimes)、涉黑犯罪(crimes involving mafia-like gangs)中的“有权人”和“有钱人”，较之普通罪犯减刑间隔时间短、减刑幅度大，假释(be released on parole)和暂予监外执行(submit medical certificates requiring them to serve their sentences outside)比例高。有的罪犯采取假计分、假立功、假鉴定等手段违法获取减刑、假释、暂予监外执行。

最高检刑事执行检察厅厅长(director of the SPP's prison management bureau)袁其国称，阳光是最好的防腐剂，减刑、假释案件实行开庭审理(hold open court hearings)，有助于推动刑罚变更执行公开、公平、公正。