Joint Circular No. 01/TTLB-NV-QP-TC-YT guiding the implementation of dietary, clothing, accommodation, living conditions, disease prevention, and medical examination and treatment for persons under temporary detention or pre-trial detention.

CIRCULAR

JOINT MINISTRY OF INTERIOR - NATIONAL DEFENSE - FINANCE - HEALTH
Guidelines for food, clothing, accommodation, living conditions, organization of disease prevention and treatment for persons under temporary detention or pre-trial detention

duties for preventing and controlling diseases, and treating persons under temporary detention or pretrial detention

Pursuant to Decree No. 149-HĐBT dated May 5, 1992 of the Council of Ministers (now the Government) promulgating the "Regulations on Temporary Detention and Pre-Trial Detention", the Joint Ministry of Interior - National Defense - Finance - Health hereby uniformly guide the implementation of food, clothing, accommodation, living conditions, disease prevention and treatment for persons under temporary detention or pre-trial detention as follows:

I. STANDARDS FOR FOOD, CLOTHING, ACCOMMODATION AND LIVING CONDITIONS

1. Food standards:

a. The average food standard allocated to one person under temporary detention or pre-trial detention for a full month is as follows:

Rice: 15 kg; meat and fish: 800 grams; salt: 800 grams; dipping sauce: 0.5 liters; green vegetables: 15 kg; firewood: 12 kg or charcoal: 15 kg for cooking.

b. Persons under temporary detention or pre-trial detention during holidays and festivals will be provided additional food as follows:

- During Tet (Lunar New Year), they will be allocated five times the daily amount;

- During New Year's Day, Independence Day (September 2), and International Labor Day (May 1), they will be allocated three times the daily amount.

c. Additional food sent by family members shall not be included in the standards mentioned in points a and b and shall not exceed five times the daily standard.

Persons under temporary detention or pre-trial detention are not allowed to consume alcohol or other stimulants.

d. Each temporary detention or pre-trial detention facility shall have one or more communal kitchens and shall be equipped with necessary utensils for cooking, boiling water, and distributing meals and drinking water to each detainee (see attached appendix). For temporary detention facilities under the Ministry of National Defense, regulations shall be set forth by the Ministry of National Defense.

2. Accommodation and living conditions:

- Persons under temporary detention or pre-trial detention shall be provided sleeping space on wooden beds or cement platforms, with mats, with a minimum area of 2 square meters per person.²- During the period of temporary detention or pre-trial detention, persons under temporary detention or pre-trial detention may use their own clothing and bedding if available; otherwise, the temporary detention or pre-trial detention facility will lend them according to specific standards for each accommodation as follows:

- Two mats per year, one mosquito net, one quilt every four years (for temporary detention facilities from Quang Nam - Da Nang southward, quilts made of cotton threads; from Thua Thien - Hue northward, quilts made of cotton weighing no more than 2 kilograms with outer fabric).

- Two sets of long-sleeved clothes made of regular fabric (without serial numbers) according to a unified model of the Ministry of Interior or the Ministry of National Defense, two towels, one pair of shoes per year. Monthly allocation includes 0.2 kg of powdered soap. For women, an additional amount equivalent to 12 kg of rice per year is provided for feminine hygiene products.

- All items listed above must be returned and properly stored when the person leaves the temporary detention or pre-trial detention facility to ensure they can be lent to other detainees.

- Each detention center shall be equipped with a broadcasting system.

- On average, one newspaper is provided for every thirty persons under temporary detention or pre-trial detention.

II. ORGANIZATION OF DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT FOR PERSONS UNDER TEMPORARY DETENTION OR PRE-TRIAL DETENTION
TREATMENT FOR PERSONS UNDER TEMPORARY DETENTION OR PRETRIAL DETENTION

1. Each pre-trial detention center shall establish a medical station or clinic or a medical team to provide medical examination and treatment for detainees.

For temporary detention centers of county-level public security agencies, health personnel of the unit shall be responsible for inspecting sanitation, examining, and treating detainees.

2. Public security officers at pre-trial detention centers and temporary detention centers must comply with health department regulations on disease prevention. In case of an outbreak within their facility, the head of the detention center must immediately notify the nearest health authority (civil or military) to dispatch medical staff to assist in controlling the outbreak.

3. Persons under temporary detention or pre-trial detention shall be examined and treated at the detention center. Dietary, drinking water, medication distribution, and supplementary provisions shall be determined by medical personnel based on the condition. Monthly medical expenses for common treatments shall be equivalent to 1 kg of rice per bed.

In cases where a detainee suffers from a serious illness, they shall be transferred to the nearest hospital for treatment, with the costs covered by the provincial public security pre-trial detention center or the county-level public security temporary detention center. These costs will be annually funded by the State to the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of National Defense.

4. In the event of death of a detainee in a pre-trial detention center or temporary detention center, the center must organize burial according to the following regulations, except in cases where relatives or family members take responsibility for burial themselves:

- One ordinary wooden coffin.

- One new set of clothes and 4 meters of shroud cloth.

- Incense and candles.

- Alcohol or spirits for body cleansing before wrapping.

- A sum of money equivalent to 50 kg of rice to cover funeral expenses.

III. IMPLEMENTATION

- This Circular applies to all persons under temporary detention or pre-trial detention pursuant to criminal procedure.

- The Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Health shall be responsible for implementing this Circular within their respective sectors.

ANNEX

(ATTACHED TO CIRCULAR NO. 01 DATED MARCH 2, 1994
ON GUIDELINES FOR FOOD, CLOTHING, ACCOMMODATION... FOR PERSONS UNDER
TEMPORARY DETENTION OR PRE-TRIAL DETENTION)

Utensils for distribution:

1. For 100 inmates: 1 kitchen (for 5 years):

- 1 food storage cabinet (with a fully enclosed mesh cover)

- 3 large pots

- 1 small pot

- 1 large pot

- 1 small bowl per person for eating rice

- Various types of knives, cutting boards, baskets, strainers, washing basins, etc. (for 1 year) (for temporary detention or pre-trial detention facilities that do not reach 100 inmates according to planning, provisions shall be made accordingly).

2. For 6 people: 1 serving table (for 5 years):

- 1 serving table

- 1 rice pot

- 1 soup pot

- 2 plates for serving food

- 1 dish for dipping sauce

- 1 ladle for serving rice and soup.

3. For individual meal service (for 2 years):

- 1 soup bowl

- 1 rice bowl

- 1 plate for serving food

- 1 spoon for eating rice.