在我国监狱法中 ,刑罚的执行被定位在与狱政管理、教育改造等并列的层次上。本文认为 ,这一定位是报应刑罚思想和新中国行刑领域中的“三位一体”观念的产物 ,很难自圆其说。无论从历史看 ,还是从逻辑看 ,刑罚的执行是狱政管理、教育改造等的上位概念 ,因此 ,监狱法应对刑罚的执行重新定位 In the prison law of our country, the execution of punishment is located at the level of juxtaposition with prison administration, education reform and so on. This article argues that this orientation is the product of the concept of retribution penalty and the concept of “Trinity” in the field of execution of new China, which is hard to justify. In terms of history and logic, the execution of penalty is the superordinate concept of prison administration and education reform. Therefore, the prison law should reposition the execution of penalty