To tackle this problem, former justice minister Shih Mao-lin proposed in 2005 that each prison specialize in a certain field, encouraging prisons to stimulate creativity and develop self-run enterprises tied with local culture or traditional crafts. While opening a new revenue stream, this proposal would also help improve the general public's outlook toward prisons and prisoners.
為了突破瓶頸，前法務部長施茂林在 2005 年提出了「一監一特色」的構想，鼓勵各監所激盪創意，發展與在地文化或傳統技藝結合的自營作業，在另闢新財源的同時，也有助於提升社會大眾對監所和受刑人的正面印象。