The Criminal Sanctions Agency belongs to the administrative field of the Ministry of Justice. The Department of Criminal Policy in the Ministry of Justice draws the strategic guidelines for the field. The three criminal sanctions regions are the Criminal Sanctions Region of Southern Finland, the Criminal Sanctions Region of Western Finland, and the Criminal Sanctions Region of Eastern and Northern Finland. The criminal sanctions regions have a regional administration, which includes a regional centre and an assessment centre. 
The Criminal Sanctions Agency employs 3 200 officials, who take care of the enforcement of remand imprisonment, prison sentences and community sanctions.