When can I visit?
Generally speaking, after a prisoner has been in prison for one month, relatives can visit him on the days when he is allowed to visit. First of all, in the stage of criminal proceedings, no one except lawyers, including relatives, can visit criminal suspects or defendants. Only after the verdict is pronounced can the relevant personnel visit the prison or detention center.
Article 48 of the Prison Law stipulates that "prisoners may meet their relatives and guardians while serving their sentences in prison", which not only stipulates the prisoners' right to visit, but also stipulates the scope of visits, that is, they can only meet their relatives or guardians. Relatives here refer to the spouse, parents, children, brothers and sisters of criminals. And friends and colleagues of prisoners are generally not allowed to visit. Of course, many prisons now require a wide range of visitors, and sometimes friends of criminals can also visit with relatives or guardians of criminals.
As for how often you can go.
Chapter 2, Article 8 of the Regulations on Convicts Meeting with Correspondence stipulates that "meetings are usually held once a month", and visits are required during normal visiting hours. Weekends and holidays are generally not normal visiting hours. If you visit during non-visiting hours, you should get the approval of the prison director. As for the time of a single meeting, the "Communication Regulations" require "generally no more than 30 minutes". Of course, the number and time of interviews for juvenile offenders can be appropriately relaxed. When the prisoner's family changes and other reasons, the meeting time can be extended as needed, which fully embodies the humanization and is conducive to the positive reform of criminals.
At the same time, the interviewer can bring some daily necessities to the prisoner, such as books, newspapers, seasonal clothes, etc. But prisoners can only accept them with the permission of the prison. In case of the phenomenon of "passing prohibited items", according to the requirements of the Conference Communication Regulations, this meeting should be suspended. If the circumstances are serious, temporary visit may be requested 1-3 months. This also requires people to restrain their behavior during the meeting, not to pass prohibited items, not to use code words, and not to disturb the order. Of course, the guards need to be present at the same time during the visit, and the whole process will be recorded and recorded, which greatly reduces the possibility of violation.
How many people can be allowed to attend a meeting?
When we meet for the first time, we should handle the meeting with the admission notice from the prison, proof of kinship and my ID card. In the future, relatives registered in the prison will meet witnesses with their ID cards. If they are not registered, they will be dealt with by the witness, proof of kinship and my ID card.
According to the requirements of the Criminal Meeting and Communication Regulations, there should be no more than three people. For multiple relatives or guardians to apply for a meeting, it can be done in batches. To sum up, there are strict rules on the number of meetings per month and the number of people meeting at the same time. However, for lawyers who have accepted the entrustment, due to the need of handling cases, they are generally not limited by the above-mentioned times, as long as the prison authorities approve the meeting.
If there is something urgent at home that needs a temporary visit, and this time is not the date of the visit. Then we'll have to ask a lawyer to take a message. There is no shortcut. Because of the epidemic, the prison should not dare to let people in casually. No one can be held responsible for what happened. Now it's all remote video. This will also prevent the epidemic from appearing in prisons. It can not only reduce the risk of epidemic prevention and control, but also reduce the economic burden of relatives of prisoners.