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The carrying out of a court-imposed prison sentence in a correctional facility (prison). The term includes all measures taken during a convicted person's time in custody, with the aim of rehabilitation.
Nach guter Führung wurde der Häftling in den offenen Strafvollzug verlegt.
After good behavior, the prisoner was transferred to an open prison regime.
The word is made up of 'die Strafe' (the punishment) and 'der Vollzug' (the execution/carrying out). So it literally describes the carrying out of a punishment ordered by a court.
Der Strafvollzug in Deutschland zielt auf die Resozialisierung der Gefangenen ab.
The prison system in Germany aims to rehabilitate prisoners.
'Strafvollzug' (prison system) is a formal term from legal and administrative language. In everyday conversation, people would be more likely to say 'im Gefängnis sein' (to be in prison).
Die Bedingungen im Strafvollzug sind gesetzlich geregelt.
Conditions in the prison system are regulated by law.
A common distinction is made between 'offener Strafvollzug' (open prison regime, with more freedoms for prisoners) and 'geschlossener Strafvollzug' (closed prison regime, in a secure prison).
Er wurde wegen guter Führung in den offenen Strafvollzug verlegt.
He was transferred to an open prison regime because of good behavior.
Pay attention to the preposition 'in' and the case. 'Im Strafvollzug sein' (to be in the prison system/custody, dative) describes the state, while 'in den Strafvollzug kommen' (to enter the prison system/custody, accusative) describes the beginning of the time in custody.
Der Verurteilte befindet sich seit zwei Jahren im Strafvollzug.
The convicted person has been in custody for two years.
custody / imprisonment
'Haft' and 'Strafvollzug' both have to do with life in prison. 'Haft' mainly describes the state: a person is not free and is being held. This can be before or after a verdict. 'Strafvollzug' more specifically means the carrying out of an imposed prison sentence, including the rules, measures, and support during that time. The words can be confused because 'Strafvollzug' takes place during 'Haft'. In everyday language, people are more likely to say 'Haft'; in legal or official texts, 'Strafvollzug' is more precise.
Im Strafvollzug sollen Gefangene auch auf ein Leben nach der Entlassung vorbereitet werden.
In the prison system, prisoners should also be prepared for life after release.
Nach dem Urteil musste er seine Haft im Gefängnis antreten.
After the verdict, he had to begin serving his sentence in prison.