Facts
The High Court of the Canton of Zurich convicted X. on July 4, 2003 of multiple acts of sexual acts with children and multiple sexual coercion to four years and four months of penitentiary. It suspended the execution of the custodial sentence in favor of a detention order and decided on March 1, 2010 to continue this under the new law.
X. applied on December 6, 2011, among other things, to be exempted from the work obligation. The Office of Penal Enforcement of the Canton of Zurich rejected this application on March 19, 2012. An appeal and a complaint remained unsuccessful.
X. lodges a criminal law appeal and requests that he be exempted from the work obligation.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court dismisses the appeal. The work obligation in criminal and measure enforcement is age-independent and does not violate federal or constitutional law.
The work obligation serves to impart, maintain or promote skills to the inmates that enable integration into employment after release. For older prisoners and committed persons, the avoidance of detention damage such as isolation as well as mental and physical degeneration is the priority. The work must always correspond to the…