Under what circumstances can family members visit prison?

Prison visits can be made during other times except legal holidays. However, they are not allowed to meet with prisoners more than once a month for more than half an hour each time, and with no more than three close relatives at any one time. While in custody, with the consent of the case-handling agency and the approval of the public security agency, prisoners may communicate with and meet with their close relatives. If a person is suspected of a crime and is still on trial, in order to avoid collusion, the prisoner is not allowed to contact or meet with the outside world. Only authorized lawyers can meet with him. For those who have been sentenced and are serving their sentences in the detention center, the detention center will send a notification letter to their family members within five days, including the address of the detention center, date of interview, relevant preparation procedures, etc. If you do not receive a notification, you can call the published telephone number to inquire.

After the criminal judgment takes effect, if the remaining sentence is less than three months, family members can make an appointment to meet the detainee on the second day of reception at the detention center. If the sentence exceeds three months, they will be sent to prison within ten days to serve their sentence. As long as you are sentenced to prison, the prison will generally arrange for family members to meet with you at any time, but the situation varies from place to place. You can contact the prison in advance to inquire about relevant matters. Generally, prisons arrange for family members to meet with prisoners once a month. Each meeting lasts between half an hour and an hour. In principle, the persons to be interviewed by criminals are the criminal’s close relatives and guardians. Close relatives refer to direct blood relatives and collateral blood relatives within three generations, including spouses, children, grandchildren, grandchildren, parents, parents-in-law, grandparents, maternal grandparents, aunts, uncles, uncles, aunts, and your own brothers and sisters. and their spouses. When interviewing, the interviewer must bring his or her ID card and other valid certificates that can prove the relationship with the criminal, such as household registration book, police station certificate, work introduction letter, etc., and must be reviewed by the police officer responsible for the interview before being allowed to interview. criminal. Interviewing police officers should conduct a review before interviewing offenders. With the approval of the prison, you can also meet with other relatives or people who the prison believes will help the prisoner's rehabilitation.

Legal basis:

Legal basis: Article 28 of the "Detention Center Regulations": While in custody, criminals may contact and meet with their close relatives with the consent of the case-handling agency and the approval of the public security agency. If a suspected crime is still under trial, in order to prevent collusion of confessions from affecting the investigation of the case, the prisoner is not allowed to contact or meet with the outside world and can only entrust a lawyer to meet with him. For those who have been sentenced and are serving their sentences in a detention center, the detention center will issue a notice to their family members within five days, including the address of the detention center, date of interview, relevant preparation procedures, etc. If you don't receive a notification, you can check the published phone number to inquire.