There will be a briefing by a lawyer and a discussion will follow. The draft law of the Ministry of Justice for the new penal code is expected to be submitted to public consultation in the near future. We hear every day in the media about a continuous increase in crime and that the only solution is to toughen and tighten the penalties and criteria for conditional release. But what exactly do the planned changes bring, what are the conditions and what are the consequences? In order to answer all these questions, both an understanding of the repressive philosophy of the state and a critical approach to the very concept of crime and the legal framework remain crucial.