Improperly freed convicts back in jail

Guangdong's provincial procuratorate returned 138 convicts to jail last year after finding they were unqualified to serve their terms outside of prison. The number included 12 former officials at the department level.

Of the total, 126 were convicted of job-related crimes, such as taking bribes or abusing power, said Peng Zhangbo, director of the prisons and reformatories department of Guangdong Provincial People's Procuratorate.

The move came after a review was undertaken in March of cases involving sentence reduction, parole and serving time outside of prison, he said.