韩国：七个市郡申建新监狱争抢曾被嫌弃的设施 法务部拟2034年前建四座、每座投入2419亿韩元
韩国官员11月4日表示，共有七个市郡申请承建新的矫正设施（监狱），这一踊跃程度出乎意料：这类设施过去常遭居民排斥，如今在人口减少、地方消亡担忧加深的背景下，多地转而积极争抢。提出申请的是东南部的盈德郡、英阳郡、义城郡与青松郡，中部的堤川市与报恩郡，以及东部的旌善郡；政府计划在2034年前新建四座监狱。
韩国法务部计划为每座新设施投入2419亿韩元（约1.808亿美元），每座可收容1000名在押人员、雇用250名矫正官员。法务部受理申请至11月4日，并将于12月敲定选址。申建地方期望设施带来就业、提振地方经济与人口，并看好探视人员带来的本地消费。
地方支持声浪明显：上月一项民调显示，盈德郡80.8%的居民赞成承建；英阳郡约500人10月27日集会支持本郡申建。韩国长期受低出生率与人口向首都圈过度集中困扰，首尔以外许多地方政府正寻找应对人口下滑的办法。
（来源：韩国法务部）
South Korea: Seven Municipalities Bid to Host New Prisons as Justice Ministry Plans Four Facilities by 2034 at 241.9 Billion Won Each
Seven South Korean municipalities have applied to host new correctional facilities, officials said on November 4, a surprise turnout for sites once shunned by residents, apparently amid growing concerns over regional extinction driven by declining populations. The southeastern counties of Yeongdeok, Yeongyang, Uiseong and Cheongsong, the central city of Jecheon and Boeun County, and the eastern county of Jeongseon submitted bids under the government's plan to build four new prisons by 2034.
The Ministry of Justice plans to inject 241.9 billion won (US$180.8 million) into each new facility; each will hold 1,000 prisoners and employ 250 correctional officials. The ministry accepted applications until November 4 and will finalise the sites in December. The bidding municipalities hope the facilities will bring jobs and support local economies and populations, and expect a boost to local spending from visitors to the facilities.
Local support has been vocal: an opinion poll last month found 80.8 percent of Yeongdeok residents approving of hosting a facility, and some 500 people rallied in Yeongyang on October 27 in support of their county's bid. South Korea has long grappled with chronically low birth rates and an over-concentration of population in the capital region, leaving many municipalities outside Seoul searching for ways to counter population decline.
来源：韩国法务部
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