Can prisoners continue to pay social security?

Legal analysis: The state has corresponding regulations on the old-age insurance for prisoners. Workers who are sentenced or reeducation through labor, their personal accounts are kept by social insurance agencies during the period of serving their sentences or reeducation through labor, and continue to bear interest at the bookkeeping rate; After reaching the statutory retirement age, the personal account amount will bear interest according to the bank's savings deposit rate for urban and rural residents in the same period.

Legal basis: Article 16 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). Individuals who participate in the basic old-age insurance will receive the basic old-age pension on a monthly basis if they have paid a total of fifteen years when they reach the statutory retirement age. Individuals who participate in the basic old-age insurance and pay less than fifteen years when they reach the statutory retirement age can pay for fifteen years and receive the basic pension on a monthly basis; Can also be transferred to the new rural social endowment insurance or urban residents' social endowment insurance, enjoy the corresponding pension insurance benefits in accordance with the provisions of the State Council.

Opinions on further improving the employment and social security of released prisoners and reeducation-through-labor personnel (11) released prisoners with urban (including urban) household registration have participated in unemployment insurance or are receiving unemployment insurance benefits before serving their sentences or reeducation through labor. After being released from prison or released from reeducation through labor, those who meet the requirements can enjoy or restore unemployment insurance benefits in accordance with regulations. For ex-prisoners who have participated in the basic old-age insurance for enterprise employees before being released from prison and reeducation through labor, if they are re-employed, they shall continue the old-age insurance relationship in accordance with relevant state regulations and pay the old-age insurance premium in full and on time; Those who reach the statutory retirement age shall enjoy the corresponding pension insurance benefits according to the regulations. Prisoners who have received basic pensions before serving their sentences or reeducation through labor can continue to receive basic pensions according to the standards before serving their sentences or reeducation through labor, and participate in future pension adjustments.