Prison in the Song Dynasty, Autopsy Finalized

During the reign of Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, although the court was determined to rectify the administration of officials, the local criminal and prison system was chaotic, officials were ignorant and incompetent, and oral confessions were emphasized over physical evidence in deciding cases. Unjust, false and wrong cases were common. Local bullies, corrupt families, and petty officials colluded with each other. Chaos such as concealment of murder cases, tampering of files, and destruction of physical evidence occurred frequently. In order to eliminate the corruption in prisons and prisons, the imperial court set up a special investigation agency for serious and unjust cases to clear the grievances of the people all over the world.