Article 11(1)The State is to provide guidance and support for persons who have committed offenses within correctional institutions and within society, while taking into consideration the details of the person's offense or delinquent act; their criminal or delinquent history and other background; character; age; mental and physical condition; family environment; associates; financial circumstances; and other individual attributes, in keeping with the content of that guidance and support.

(2)The State must take care to ensure that the guidance given to persons who have committed offenses will encourage them to become conscious of things such as their responsibility for their offenses and to understand the feelings of their victims and others, and that the guidance will contribute to their smooth reintegration into society.

Article 12In order to provide employment support for persons who have committed offenses so that they can live self-reliant lives, the State is to implement the necessary initiatives, such as providing persons who have committed offenses with work at correctional institutions to increase their motivation to work and enable them to acquire useful knowledge and skills for an occupation; providing them with effective vocational training within correctional institutions and within society, including training for acquiring occupational licenses or qualifications; and providing them with job placement services as well as counseling and advice on finding, engaging in, and maintaining employment.

Article 13In view of attributes particular to juveniles such as how greatly malleable they are, the State is to implement the necessary initiatives to assist juvenile delinquents and persons who used to be juvenile delinquents in reforming as soon as possible, becoming self-reliant as good members of society, and improving and rehabilitating themselves, such as providing guidance and support through juvenile training schools, juvenile classification homes, probation offices, and other relevant organizations in coordination with schools, families, local communities, private-sector organizations, and other parties, and providing the educational support necessary to enable them to receive an education commensurate with their individual abilities.

Article 14In entering into a contract to which the State is a party that will require the State to pay consideration for the completion of a construction project, work on a construction project, or other provision of services by a person other than the State, or for the delivery of goods by a person other than the State, the State is to give consideration to increasing the opportunity for cooperating employers (meaning employers that employ or seek to employ persons who have committed offenses for the purpose of cooperating in their self-reliance and reintegration into society; the same applies in Article 23) to receive orders while keeping in mind the proper use of the budget; and is to implement the necessary initiatives to advance the employment of persons who have committed offenses by the State and otherwise ensure employment opportunities for persons who have committed offenses and continue their work.

Article 15In order to support the self-reliance of persons who have committed offenses whose improvement and rehabilitation are likely to be hindered by their inability to secure proper housing, meals, and other necessities of a sound life in society, the State is to implement the necessary initiatives such as providing them with accommodations and meals, while taking into account that it is their responsibility to help themselves; and in order to support persons who have committed offenses in securing housing so that they can live in the local community, the State is to implement the necessary initiatives such as giving special consideration to persons who have committed offenses in becoming tenants of public housing (meaning public housing as prescribed in Article 2, item (ii) of the Act on Public Housing (Act No. 193 of 1951)).

Article 16With a view to helping persons who have committed offenses secure accommodations and improve and rehabilitate themselves, the State is to implement the necessary initiatives such as taking financial measures and providing information with regard to the establishment and administration of offenders rehabilitation facilities.

Article 17With a view to ensuring that, among persons who have committed offenses, persons such as the elderly and persons with disabilities for whom it is difficult to live self-reliant lives, and persons such as those with drug and substance addictions, will be provided with appropriate health, medical, and welfare services commensurate with their mental and physical conditions, the State is to implement the necessary initiatives to establish and enhance systems at relevant organizations providing medical care, healthcare, welfare, and other services, and is to also implement the necessary initiatives to strengthen coordination among the relevant organizations, correctional institutions, probation offices, and private-sector organizations.

Article 18In order to provide substantial guidance and support for persons who have committed offenses, the State is to develop systems at the relevant organizations and implement the necessary initiatives to secure, train, and improve the quality of personnel involved in preventing recidivism.

Article 19In light of the fact that facilities involved in preventing recidivism (meaning correctional institutions and other facilities that implement initiatives to prevent recidivism; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) constitute important pieces of infrastructure for advancing initiatives to prevent recidivism, the State is to implement the necessary initiatives to advance the development of facilities involved in preventing recidivism.

Article 20With a view to contributing to the effective implementation of initiatives to prevent recidivism, the State is to share information conducive to preventing recidivism that is held by the relevant organizations, verify the implementation status and effects of initiatives to prevent recidivism, and advance research and study into the effective treatment of persons who have committed offenses in the course of working to prevent their recidivism; and is to implement the necessary initiatives, such as considering the right modalities for initiatives to prevent recidivism, based on things such as the results of these activities.

Article 21The State is to implement the necessary initiatives for persons who have committed offenses whose receipt of the appropriate guidance and support within society it is found will be effective in preventing their recidivism, to enable them to receive guidance and support within society quickly and effectively, either without being treated at correctional institutions or in a continued fashion after being treated at correctional institutions for a fixed period.

Article 22(1)The State is to implement the necessary initiatives to deepen the people's understanding of the importance of initiatives to prevent recidivism and to gain their cooperation.

(2)The State is to endeavor to commend private-sector organizations and individuals that have contributed to advancing the prevention of recidivism.

Article 23In order to facilitate activities to prevent recidivism carried out by volunteer probation officers' associations, cooperating employers, and other private –sector organizations and individuals, the State is to implement the necessary initiatives, such as financial, fiscal, and other measures.

Article 24Local governments must endeavor to implement the initiatives prescribed in the preceding Section in keeping with an appropriate sharing of roles with the State and based on the circumstances in the areas under their jurisdictions.