1, call 1 14 to inquire about the telephone number of the provincial prison administration, and explain the purpose of the inquiry; It may be necessary to prove the relationship with the prisoner;
2. Consult the criminal's family, because the prison will inform the criminal's family;
3. Know which province the prisoner is serving his sentence. If you are not clear, you can consult the court of first instance;
4. Inquire directly to the local prison administration, and close relatives can also inquire to the judgment court;
5. When meeting criminals, the prison should be their close relatives or guardians, and other personnel should be approved by the warden;
6, the public security bureau or the people's court can also provide consulting services. Meeting prisoners is usually visited by relatives.
Classification and function of prison system;
1, classified by management level: it can be divided into prisons managed by the central government and prisons managed by local governments;
2. According to the gender classification of criminals: there are men's prisons and women's prisons;
3. According to the age of criminals: adult prisons and juvenile prisons;
4. Classification according to crime types: such as ordinary crime prisons, felon prisons and drug rehabilitation centers;
5. According to the functions of prisons, there are detention centers for prisoners, prisons for executing punishments and reeducation-through-labor centers.
6. According to the security level of prisons, they are divided into open, semi-open and closed prisons.
To sum up, in order to know which prison the prisoner is being held in, we can get information by calling the prison administration, consulting the prisoner's family, consulting the court of first instance or the local prison administration, and contacting the public security bureau or the people's court. However, interviews with prisoners are usually limited to close relatives or guardians, while others need special permission from the warden.
Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Prison Law
Article 20
After the prisoner is put into prison, the prison shall notify the prisoner's family. The notice shall be issued within five days from the date of admission to prison.