ABSTRACT This study aims to introduce Jean Valjean Bank in South Korea which is an innovative approach supporting poor defendants who cannot pay fines and accordingly are imprisoned. In Korea, it is reported that we have more than 40,000 Jean Valjeans annually. As a civil movement against the unfair criminal justice system, a non-governmental organisation Human Rights Solidarity (Inkwon Yondae in Korean) opened Jean Valjean Bank in 2015. Jean Valjean Bank targets poor defendants who are not able to pay fines and who are confined to prison because of non-payment of fines. As of December 2017, the Bank has loaned KRW1,024 million to 545 persons with an average loan per participant of KRW1,879,700. The Bank reported that, among the receivers, 84 persons completed redemption and 277 persons are redeeming loans to the Bank. This study concludes with implications for reforms in criminal justice system in Korea.

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韩国冉阿让银行：对被判支付罚款的贫困被告的创新方法

摘要 本研究旨在介绍韩国的冉阿让银行，这是一种支持无法支付罚款并因此被监禁的贫困被告的创新方法。在韩国，据报道我们每年有超过 40,000 支冉阿让。作为反对不公平刑事司法制度的民间运动，非政府组织人权团结（韩文 Inkwon Yondae）于 2015 年开设了冉阿让银行。 让冉阿让银行针对的是无力支付罚款且被限制在因未缴纳罚款而入狱。截至 2017 年 12 月，本行已向 545 人提供了 10.24 亿韩元的贷款，每位参与者的平均贷款为 187.97 万韩元。本行报告称，在接收方中，84 人完成了赎回，277 人正在向本行赎回贷款。