Can I pay social security during my sentence?

Legal analysis: you can't participate in social insurance and enjoy social security benefits during your sentence.

Legal basis: According to the provisions of the Road Traffic Safety Law, the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Military Insurance Law, if a person is sentenced to criminal detention, fixed-term imprisonment or life imprisonment, the medical insurance relationship will be terminated during his sentence, and he will no longer enjoy the basic medical insurance benefits and will not pay the medical insurance premium, and the accumulated payment period will not be counted; After being released from prison or released on parole, he shall go through the renewal formalities with the social security agency with relevant materials, enjoy the basic medical insurance benefits according to the regulations, and extend the payment period of medical insurance before serving his sentence. After being released from prison or released on parole, when reaching the statutory retirement age, the period of paying the basic medical insurance premium shall be calculated according to the actual payment period.