` If re-education through labor is abolished , you will see more gangsters around the neighborhoods . '' China has hinted it 's rethinking its system of `` re-education through labor '' In 2009 , around 190,000 Chinese were locked up in 320 centers , according to a UNHRC report . The camps are run by the Ministry of Public Security and have been criticized for their harsh treatment of prisoners. Accused offenders can be jailed for up to four years without a judicial hearing .
China has hinted it 's rethinking its system of `` re-education through labor '' In 2009 , around 190,000 Chinese were locked up in 320 centers , according to a UNHRC report . The camps are run by the Ministry of Public Security and have been criticized for their harsh treatment of prisoners. Accused offenders can be jailed for up to four years without a judicial hearing .