Send a letter to a prisoner in a detention center, and the recipient will receive it. However, the letter will be checked by the detention center for potential safety hazards and related cases. According to Article 31 of the Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) Detention Center, the detention center is entrusted by the case-handling organ to check the letters sent and received by criminals. Anyone who is found to obstruct investigation, prosecution or trial may be detained and transferred to the case-handling organ for handling. Delivery, meeting, correspondence and leave in the detention center indicate that the detention center should accept the entrustment of the case-handling organ to check the letters sent and received by detainees. After the inspection, no problem letters can be sent or given to the detainees themselves; Letters found to hinder investigation, prosecution and trial shall be detained and transferred to the case-handling organ for handling. Letters sent and received by detainees will be handed over to the case-handling organ for handling if the detention center is not entrusted by the case-handling organ for inspection. Criminals serving sentences in detention centers can communicate with their close relatives. However, all incoming and outgoing letters must be checked by guards and police. If it is found that it hinders supervision or spreads reactionary remarks, it should be detained and dealt with seriously. According to the above regulations: 1: The unit where the suspect belongs has no right to view these letters, only the police of the case-handling department and the police of the detention center have the right to view them. 2. There is no requirement to notify the criminal suspect, for example, some notification letters will definitely not be notified. If it has little impact on handling cases, it can also be notified. 3. Not all of them may be recovered. For example, some collusion letters may be confiscated as evidence.
Legal basis: Article 37 of the Criminal Procedure Law, defense lawyers can meet and correspond 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 cases of crimes endangering national security, terrorist activities and particularly serious bribery crimes, 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.