Discussion on Prison Funds During the Period of Nanjing National Government——A Study on the Sources and Distribution of Prison Funds in Jiangsu Province(1927-1937)
Judicial independence was advocated during the period of Nanjing National Government.People debated about the source of prison funds,they expected that prison funds would be allocated by the central government,but this wish was difficult to realize because of financial difficulties.As for Jiangsu prison,its funds mainly came from the provincial financial al-location.Under the environment of continuous poor financial situation in Jiangsu Province,reduction and payment in arrears were frequently occurring.Although the local judicial departments had actively taken emergency measures such as social fundr-aising,detention under legal collection and the prison's own income subsidy,the phenomenon of payment in arrears and dis-count of prison funds had not changed greatly.The local government in charge of judicial fund raising often led to the depend-ence of the local judicial system on the local administrative power,thus the justice and independence of the judiciary were seri-ously eroded.