After criminals are assigned to a detention center, can their families meet with them?

If it is during the investigation stage, family members are generally not allowed to visit. During the review, prosecution and trial stages, the visit must be obtained with the consent of the case handling agency. If the person is serving a sentence in prison, the visit should be approved as long as the normal visit requirements are followed. Families can entrust a defense lawyer to meet with the criminal suspect.

Article 32 of the Criminal Procedure Law: In addition to exercising the right to defend, criminal suspects and defendants may also entrust one or two people as defenders. The following people can be designated as defenders:

(1) Lawyers;

(2) People recommended by people’s organizations or the unit where the criminal suspect or defendant works;

(3) Guardians, relatives and friends of criminal suspects and defendants.

Article 36: Defense lawyers may provide legal assistance to criminal suspects during the investigation; represent them in appeals and accusations; apply for changes in compulsory measures; and learn from the investigation agencies about the crimes suspected of criminal suspects and relevant matters in the case. situation and provide opinions.

Article 37: Defense lawyers may meet with and communicate with criminal suspects and defendants in custody. Other defenders may meet with and communicate with criminal suspects or defendants in custody with the approval of the People's Court or People's Procuratorate.

If a defender requests to meet with a criminal suspect or defendant in custody with a lawyer's practicing certificate, law firm certificate, power of attorney, or legal aid letter, the detention center shall arrange the meeting in a timely manner, no later than 48 hours.