Detention center refers to a place where public security organs detain a specific person for a short period of time according to law. Detainees include: people in criminal detention. Criminal detention is a compulsory measure for public security organs to restrict the personal freedom of active criminals or major suspects in an emergency. The purpose is to prevent active criminals or major suspects or suspects who should be arrested from evading investigation, trial or continuing criminal activities. When the public security bureau detains a criminal, it must produce a detention permit and order him to sign or seal it.
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After detention, the family members of the detainee or the unit to which he belongs shall be informed of the reasons and place of detention within 24 hours, except in cases where the investigation cannot be notified. Detainees should be questioned within 24 hours after detention. If it is found that it should not be detained, it must be released immediately and a release certificate must be issued.
When the case-handling personnel of the public security organ think it necessary to detain the criminal suspect, they shall fill in the Report on Detention by Letters and Visits, indicate the relevant information and reasons, and issue a detention certificate after being audited by the department leader and approved by the person in charge of the public security organ. When a procuratorial organ detains a criminal suspect, the case-handling personnel shall put forward their opinions, which shall be submitted to the public security organ for execution after being examined by the department head and decided by the procurator-general; If it is too late to go through the detention formalities in an emergency, the people's procuratorate may first take the suspect to the public security organ and go through the detention formalities immediately. Due to the laws of our country, detention is carried out by public security organs. Therefore, if the people's procuratorate decides to detain a criminal suspect, it shall be executed by the public security organ, and the people's procuratorate may assist the public security organ when necessary.
When the public security organ carries out detention, it shall hold the detention certificate issued by the public security organ at or above the county level, show it to the detainee and announce the detention. Then order the detained person to sign, seal or restrain the fingerprint on the detention certificate. If the detainee refuses to sign, seal or fingerprint, the executor shall indicate it on the detention certificate.