16. The Regulations on Labour Reform of the People's Republic of China promulgated for implementation in early 1954 provides that "the labour reform institutions shall exercise strict regulation upon counter-revolutionary offenders and other criminal offenders during their imprisonment and allow no favouritism or fraudulent practices. Maltreatment and corporal torture are prohibited". The Regulations provide further among other things that "inmates should be put in mixed wards, single cells, female wards or patient wards respectively according to the actual situation. Female inmates should be placed under the supervision of female jailers." "The labour reform institutions shall set up clinics, hospitals or other medical agencies compatible to their own size and equipped with necessary medical facilities," and "frequently take care of inmates' bathing, haircut, laundry, sterilization and epidemic prevention and other sanitation matters." "Fees arising from medical care, education, sport and entertainment of inmates shall be covered by the labour reform institutions pursuant to the prescribed standard and . according to the actual need." 17. In May 1983, the State Council of the People's Republic of China made a decision to transfer the administration of prisons and other correctional institutions from the Ministry of Public Security to the Ministry of Justice mainly for the purpose of establishing effective checks and balance in the State judicial system among the public security organs, the procuratorates, the courts and the judicial administrative organs, thereby avoiding abuse of power by any such authorities. CATfCl7lAdd.5 page 5 18. In January 1988, a senior official of China's Ministry of Justice made a statement in the People's Daily, China's leading newspaper, reiterating humanitarian policy pursued by China's labour reform institutions in treating inmates. Beating, scolding or corporal punishment is prohibited strictly and the inmates' medical care, safety in production and labour protection effectively guaranteed. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the policies and regulations surrounding the treatment of inmates in China's labour reform institutions, including their healthcare, safety, and living conditions. The text also mentions the transfer of administration of prisons and correctional institutions from the Ministry of Public Security to the Ministry of Justice, which suggests a focus on the judicial system and law enforcement. Overall, the text seems to be focused on the administration of justice and the treatment of prisoners, rather than any of the other categories.

**Category**
Employment, Health