9. To qualify for release on parole, the convicted person must give proof of good conduct, reflected in his work while serving his sentence. To be eligible for release on parole, he must have served not less than half of his sentence. 10. The Penal Code's provision of release on parole has become possible because the institutions in which convicted persons serve their sentences organize educational work to enable them to become useful members of society once again. This institution offers new scope for the further democratization of penal policy and the implementation of the line of the masses., because even social organizations, as well as the State organs, are entitled to propose this measure on. behalf of a. convicted person. Reduction in the number of cases involving the death penalty 11. At present, the Penal Code envisages the death penalty in 34 situations. It has been applied exclusively for crimes posing a major threat to society. 12. The penalty has not been applied for many years for a large number of crimes expressly punishable by the death penalty. There are also 11 articles that prescribe the death penalty for crimes committed in wartime or under a state of emergency; they form an artificial adjunct to the Penal Code which, moreover, is applied in the normal situations of national life. 13. For this reason, the death penalty, as an extraordinary measure, will be limited and prescribed only for very serious crimes, such as betrayal of the homeland, espionage, acts of terrorism, sabotage, embezzlement of socialist property in specific circumstances, the plundering (extortion) of socialist and individual property and homicide. The death penalty is therefore abolished in 23 situations and remains in force in only 11 situations. 14. The proposal to rule out the death penalty not only for pregnant women,
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to the criminal justice system and the reform of the Penal Code in a country. It discusses the conditions for release on parole, the reduction of the death penalty, and the limitation of its application to very serious crimes. These topics suggest that the text is more relevant to the sphere of justice and law enforcement rather than any other category.

**Category**
Justice, Law Enforcement