After the criminal judgment takes effect, can lawyers still meet criminals?

Lawyers can also meet criminals after the criminal judgment takes effect. The relevant provisions are as follows:

1. Pending prisoners in the detention center are not allowed to visit the prison, nor are they allowed to meet anyone except lawyers.

2. Criminals sentenced to serving their sentences in detention centers shall visit no more than three times a month, and Saturday and Sunday are not visiting hours;

3. Not everyone has the right to visit, but close relatives of criminals or other people with close ties can. It is ok to send things or money to prisoners from outside, but things can only be sent after they are bought in the store below the detention center or inspected.

The appeal of the Criminal Procedure Law is as follows:

1. Defenders and agents ad litem have the right to lodge complaints or charges against acts of public security organs, people's procuratorates, people's courts and their staff members that hinder them from exercising their litigation rights according to law;

2. If the victim refuses to accept the case decided by the people's procuratorate not to prosecute, he may appeal to the people's procuratorate at the next higher level within seven days after receiving the decision not to prosecute, request to initiate a public prosecution, or directly bring a suit in a people's court;

3. The parties, their legal representatives and close relatives may appeal to the people's court or the people's procuratorate against the legally effective judgment or ruling, but they cannot stop the execution of the judgment or ruling;

4, prisons and other enforcement agencies in the execution of punishment, if they think that there is an error in the judgment or the criminals lodge a complaint, they shall submit it to the people's procuratorate or the people's court of the original judgment.

Legal basis:

Article 39 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Defenders' right to meet and communicate. Defense lawyers can meet and communicate with criminal suspects and defendants 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.