Can I go to the detention center on weekends?

(1) The regulations of each detention center in China are different. Most detention centers are not allowed to hold meetings on weekends, which is the rule of each detention center. (2) Take Shanghai as an example. In some areas such as Huangpu, Putuo, Changning and Jinshan, we can meet on weekends, but there are still few senior lawyers who are willing to work on weekends. (3) Therefore, as a lawyer, I suggest not stalling, not listening to others, and so on. It is best to entrust it on Monday and Tuesday, so that we can do something else for this case this week. Sometimes, if we can't meet in most areas, we will have to wait until next week. Even if we can meet, there is no senior lawyer to handle it, and meeting will lose its meaning. In short, don't go to the hospital in a hurry, and don't wait unnecessarily. Let's meet as soon as possible, understand the case and take a long-term view.

legal ground

Article 39 of the Criminal Procedure Law: A defense lawyer may meet and correspond with a criminal suspect or defendant in custody. Other defenders, with the permission of the people's courts and people's procuratorates, may also meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody. If a defense lawyer holds a lawyer's practice certificate, a law firm's certificate, a power of attorney or a letter of legal aid to ask for a meeting with the criminal suspect or defendant in custody, the detention center shall arrange the meeting in time, which shall not exceed 48 hours at the latest. In criminal cases endangering national security and terrorist activities, defense lawyers should obtain permission from the investigation organ when meeting with the criminal suspect in custody during the investigation. The investigation organ shall notify the detention center of the above situation in advance. When a defense lawyer meets a criminal suspect or defendant in custody, he can understand the case and provide legal advice. From the date when the case is transferred for examination and prosecution, the relevant evidence may be verified with the criminal suspect or defendant. Defense lawyers are not monitored when meeting with criminal suspects and defendants. The provisions of the first, third and fourth paragraphs shall apply to the meetings and correspondence between defense lawyers and criminal suspects and defendants who are under surveillance.