The article deals with issues related to the post-penitentiary resocialization of persons released from penal institutions, analyzes the concept of post-penitentiary resocialization, its legal basis, content and social necessity. They also analyzed the shortcomings in the relevant structures and areas of their activities that deal with issues related to the re-socialization of former convicts, the main problems faced by persons deprived of their liberty after serving their sentences in accordance with the procedure established by law, and presented some proposals for eliminating these problems and improving the post-penitentiary system.Keywords: penitentiary institution, person serving a sentence, re-socialization, penitentiary system, post-penitentiary system, crime prevention, housing problem, employment problem