Prison uniform refers to the uniform clothes prepared for criminals by China's labor reform organs. After entering the prison, all prisoners wear prison clothes. Prisons and reform-through-labour teams shall be arranged in a unified way according to the principles of keeping out the cold and saving money.
After the prisoner was released from prison, the prison and reform-through-labour team took back his prison uniform. A set of casual clothes can be issued to released prisoners who have no clothes to change.
The colors and styles of prison uniforms are formulated by the reform-through-labour bureaus of all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in accordance with the principle of civilized management, and small symbols are printed on the left chest and surface of prison uniforms for identification, but it is forbidden to print the words "reform-through-labour" or "prisoner" on prison uniforms.
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For a long time, the most eye-catching costume in court is undoubtedly the yellow vest worn by the defendant. This collarless sleeveless vest is the size of clothes worn by criminal suspects held in detention centers. There is no national uniform style, and the colors are mostly yellow and gray.
For a long time, it has become a judicial habit for defendants to wear badges in court, but there are many precedents for dressing casually in court. For example, senior officials Cheng and Chen Liangyu wore suits, while Zheng Xiaoyu and Liu Zhijun wore jackets to appear in court, which was once considered as the privilege enjoyed by senior officials.
"This is not the case." Xu Lanting, deputy director of all china lawyers association Criminal Law Committee, told the reporter that there is no provision in the Criminal Procedure Law and judicial interpretation, and there is no document in the Supreme Law to clarify whether the defendant will appear in court before wearing prison clothes. Therefore, it is not the privilege of senior officials to appear in court in casual clothes.
Is to gradually realize the disadvantages of the defendant being tried in prison clothes. Previously, some courts tried to make the defendants in custody wear casual clothes to appear in court for trial. 20 13 Henan carried out court trial reform, requiring defendants not to shave their heads and wear yellow vests when appearing in court; Tianjin Heping District People's Court has issued a notice saying that criminal defendants can appear in court in casual clothes;
According to the regulations of Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, defendants or appellants in criminal detention are forbidden to wear identification clothes, vests and prison clothes for trial. However, more local courts still silently abide by the tradition that defendants are tried in prison clothes.
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Xinhuanet-no longer wearing prison clothes. Defendant: I feel a little relaxed in court.
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CCTV- The Story of Dandong Detention Center (15)
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Baidu encyclopedia-prison uniform