Circular No. 132/2012/TT-BQP Issuing the Rules for Military Detention Centers

This Circular stipulates the rules for military detention centers, applicable to convicts serving their sentences at military detention centers and temporary detention centers. The rules include provisions on the daily life, study, and labor of convicts; meeting with relatives, receiving letters, gifts, and making telephone calls; managing prohibited items and handling the introduction of prohibited items into the detention center.

문서 번호132/2012/TT-BQP
문서 유형Circular
발행 기관Ministry of National Defense
서명자Thượng Tướng Nguyễn Thành Cung — Thứ trưởng
업데이트25. 06. 2026
산업National Defense
분야Judgment Enforcement
발행일07. 12. 2012
발효일21. 01. 2013
효력 만료일25. 01. 2023
상태Expired
✦ 스마트 요약

This Circular stipulates the rules for military detention centers, applicable to convicts serving their sentences at military detention centers and temporary detention centers. The rules include provisions on the daily life, study, and labor of convicts; meeting with relatives, receiving letters, gifts, and making telephone calls; managing prohibited items and handling the introduction of prohibited items into the detention center.

적용 범위

Convicts serving their sentences at military detention centers and temporary detention centers. Relevant agencies and organizations such as the Criminal Investigation Department, General Staff, and Chief of the Political General Department.

핵심 사항

  • Convicts must comply with the law and the rules stipulated in the Rules, strictly enforce court judgments and decisions, and absolutely obey the orders of detention center staff.
  • Convicts are not allowed to change sleeping positions arbitrarily, write or draw on walls, cook, or smoke cigarettes in cells; homosexual activities and sexual relations between convicts or with others are prohibited.
  • During meetings with relatives, convicts must wear long-sleeved clothes provided by the detention center and follow the visiting room rules. Relatives visiting convicts must have identification documents and be confirmed by competent authorities.
  • Convicts may only bring into cells underwear, shirts, quilts, mosquito nets, and mats provided by the detention center; it is forbidden to bring prohibited items such as weapons, intoxicants, poisons, cash, foreign currency, and other valuable papers.
  • When prohibited items are found to be brought into the detention center, detention center staff must record them in a logbook and handle them according to regulations.

🌐 이 문서의 사회적 영향

  • Positive impact: Strengthening strict management of convicts, protecting security and order within the detention center.
  • Negative impact: Increased procedural burden for relatives of convicts; limiting personal rights of convicts.

❓ 자주 묻는 질문

What are the permitted actions for convicts when meeting with relatives?

Convicts must wear long-sleeved clothes provided by the detention center and follow the visiting room rules. Relatives visiting convicts must have identification documents and be confirmed by competent authorities.

What types of items are prohibited from being brought into the detention center?

Weapons, explosive materials; auxiliary tools; intoxicants, poisons; narcotics; alcohol, beer, tobacco; cash, foreign currency; other valuable papers; technical and electronic equipment; publications with negative influences.

How will convicts be dealt with if they violate the detention center rules?

Detention center staff will record the confiscation of prohibited items and require convicts to submit a written report, then transfer the file and confiscated items to the competent investigative authority.

How many times per month can convicts make telephone calls to their relatives?

Convicts are allowed to make domestic telephone calls to their relatives once a month, not exceeding five minutes. Juvenile convicts are allowed to make four calls per month, each not exceeding ten minutes.

How can relatives send gifts and letters to convicts?

Relatives of convicts can send gifts through postal services or during visits. Gifts must be thoroughly inspected by staff before being brought into cells. Each month, convicts are allowed to receive two letters through postal services, not exceeding five kilograms each time.

전문

MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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Number: 132/2012/TT-BQP

Hanoi, December 7, 2012

CIRCULAR

ISSUING REGULATIONS FOR MILITARY PRISON CAMPS

Pursuant to the Law on Legislative Documents of 2008;

Based on the Criminal Enforcement Law 2010;

Pursuant to Decree No. 104/2008/NĐ-CP dated September 16, 2008 of the Government on the Functions, Tasks, Authorities, and Organizational Structure of the Ministry of National Defense;

Considering the proposal of the Director of the Criminal Investigation Department,

The Minister of National Defense issues this Circular on the Regulations for Military Prison Camps.

Article 1.

This Circular promulgates the Regulations for Military Prison Camps.

Article 2.

This Circular takes effect 45 days from the date of signature. All previous regulations that conflict with this Circular are hereby abolished.

Article 3.

Responsibility for Implementation

2. During the implementation process, if there are any difficulties, agencies and units shall promptly reflect them to the Ministry of National Defense (through the Military Health Department/MoND) for consideration and resolution./.

2. The Director of the Criminal Investigation Department shall be responsible for guiding and organizing the implementation of this Circular./.


Place of Receipt:
- Minister (for reporting);
- General Staff Headquarters, Political Bureau;
- Military Regions, Corps;
- Supreme People's Court;
- Supreme People's Procuracy;
- Criminal Investigation Department/MoND;
- Legal Department/Ministry of National Defense;
- To be filed: Office, Criminal Investigation Department; Regular File 19b.

DEPUTY MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER




Lieutenant General Nguyen Thanh Cuong

REGULATIONS FOR MILITARY PRISON CAMPS

(Issued together with Circular No. 132/2012/TT-BQP dated December 7, 2012 of the Minister of National Defense)

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

The Regulations for Military Prison Camps stipulate what actions are allowed and prohibited during daily life, study, work, and vocational training of prisoners in military prison camps, temporary detention centers; visiting relatives; receiving and sending letters; receiving money, gifts, and making domestic phone calls to relatives; prohibited items and procedures for handling when bringing prohibited items into the prison camp.

Article 2. Applicability

These Regulations apply to prisoners serving sentences in military prison camps (hereinafter referred to as prison camps) and related agencies, organizations, and individuals; they do not apply to consular visits and contacts with foreign prisoners.

Article 3. Responsibilities of Prisoners

1. Adhering to laws and regulations set forth in these Regulations.

2. Strictly complying with court judgments and decisions, decisions of the Criminal Enforcement Agency under the Ministry of National Defense, the Criminal Enforcement Agency at the Military Region level, and the Warden of the prison camp; absolutely obeying orders, following guidance and supervision by prison camp staff.

3. Helping each other, protecting the property of the prison camp, their own property, and others'; promptly identifying, reporting, and combating illegal acts, violations of laws and regulations, negative behaviors, and reporting them to prison camp staff.

Article 4. Prohibited Actions

1. Violating provisions of the Law on Execution of Criminal Sentences, Regulations for Military Prison Camps, and obstructing the execution of criminal sentences, retaliating against those who report their own or others' wrongful acts.

2. Threatening, beating, infecting others with HIV/AIDS, oppressing, extorting, destroying bodies, tattooing oneself or others, attaching metal objects or other materials to one's body or others'.

3. Homosexual activities, sexual relations between prisoners or with others (except for spouses when permitted).

6. Throwing food and drink around randomly; hiring or forcing others to serve oneself.

5. Any form of fortune-telling, worship, proselytizing, superstitious practices, gambling in any form.

6. Buying, selling, exchanging, lending or borrowing anything in any form between prisoners and others (mutual material assistance must be approved by prison camp staff).

7. Providing false information to incite other prisoners to cause disorder in cells or detention areas.

Chapter II

PROVISIONS ON DAILY LIFE, STUDY, WORK, AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF PRISONERS

Article 5. Entering and exiting the prison camp gate or detention area

When entering or exiting the prison camp gate or detention area, inmates must comply with the inspection and control by prison staff, remove their hats or caps and hold them in their right hand, and report their full name and team or squad to the responsible staff member. If moving in a group of less than ten people, they must walk in a single file, holding their hats or caps in their right hand; if there are ten or more people, they must form two files, with the left-hand file holding hats or caps in their left hand and the right-hand file holding them in their right hand. The team leader (or squad leader) must report to the responsible staff member on behalf of the inmates.

Article 6. Addressing and Communication

1. In communication between inmates, those who know Vietnamese must only use Vietnamese and address each other as "I", "you" or "sister". When encountering staff, visitors, or those conducting business at the prison camp, inmates must stand at attention from a distance of 5 meters to 7 meters, remove their hats or caps and hold them in their right hand, and greet with "Hello officer" or "Hello esteemed guest". If a team or squad of inmates encounters staff, visitors, or those conducting business, the team leader or squad leader must command all members to stand at attention, remove their hats or caps, and on behalf of the inmate group, greet with "Hello officer" or "Hello esteemed guest". Inmates must address staff as "officer" and refer to themselves as "I".

2. It is prohibited for inmates who know Vietnamese not to use Vietnamese, communicate using slang in any form; it is also prohibited to engage in behavior or speech that lacks cultural propriety and offends others.

Article 7. Within the Detention Room or Detention Area

1. Inmates must lie down in the designated place within the detention room, maintain cleanliness in their living quarters and public areas; they may not move beyond the prescribed boundaries without permission; they must undergo daily roll call and headcount by prison staff.

2. Inmates must strictly adhere to regulations regarding time schedules, commands, and other rules governing daily life, study, work, sleep, rest, and leisure activities. Male inmates must have their hair cut short as prescribed, may not shave their heads bald, grow beards, or allow long fingernails or mustaches.

3. Upon receiving a command to assemble, inmates must quickly form lines according to their teams or squads and maintain order; in case of an alarm, they must remain in their positions and strictly follow the instructions of the prison staff.

4. It is prohibited for inmates to change sleeping positions arbitrarily, disrupt the order of the prison, write or draw on walls, doors, and public areas; it is also prohibited to cook, eat, smoke cigarettes, or smoke pipes in the detention rooms, infirmary, disciplinary cells, library, reading rooms, collective learning and living areas, workshops, or places where fire or explosion hazards exist.

Article 8. Personal Items and Belongings

1. Inmates are only allowed to bring into the detention room pants, shirts, quilts, mosquito nets, mats, face towels, slippers provided by the prison, toothbrushes, toothpaste, plastic cups, plastic combs, plastic-framed glasses, medications prescribed or permitted by medical staff, feminine hygiene products (if the inmate is female), and personal items for children under 36 months old staying with their mothers in the prison, and bags for storing items as prescribed; personal belongings and daily necessities must be neatly arranged.

2. Valuable assets such as gold, silver, precious metals, gemstones, foreign currencies, cash, stocks, bonds, watches, rare jewelry, various machines, technical and electronic equipment (excluding health-supporting devices prescribed by doctors); identity cards, military service identification cards, household registration books, passports, vocational certificates, various cards, diplomas, certificates, valuable documents, and properties; unused or unopened personal clothing and belongings of inmates must be stored in custody at the prison or sent back to their families; medications must be managed by the prison's medical staff.

Article 9. Pants and shirts and stamping pants and shirts

1. Prisoners are only allowed to wear pants and shirts provided by the detention center. The pants and shirts used by prisoners must be stamped (except for underwear and three-quarter sleeve shirts). The "prisoner" stamp must be placed on the front of the pants and the back of the shirt. On the left chest of the shirt, stamp "name and the last seven digits of the prisoner's file". When studying, participating in group activities, working, entering and exiting the detention center gates, meeting relatives, or interacting with people outside the detention center, prisoners must wear long pants and shirts provided by the detention center.

2. It is prohibited for prisoners to lend, erase, write, draw, print on pants and shirts, or alter the style of pants and shirts provided by the detention center.

Article 10. In the dining hall, when working, studying, learning a trade

1. At the designated time, prisoners must receive their meal allowance and eat at the specified time and place.

2. Prisoners must work and learn a trade at the location specified by the detention center, strictly follow labor discipline, actively work and learn a trade according to the guidance of detention center staff. Prisoners are entitled to rest if they are sick or injured, confirmed by detention center medical staff or authorized healthcare facilities.

3. It is prohibited for prisoners to throw, discard, or litter food and drink in the dining hall; it is prohibited to consume alcohol or beer at any time and place; it is prohibited for prisoners to hire or force other prisoners to serve or perform their work for them, or to obstruct the work or learning of other prisoners in any form.

Article 11. Medical examination and treatment

1. Sick or injured prisoners must report promptly and strictly comply with the instructions and guidance of medical staff, detention center staff, and the internal regulations and rules of the healthcare facility.

2. It is prohibited for prisoners to feign illness or injury or to not comply with the instructions and guidance of medical staff and healthcare facilities.

Chapter III

REGULATIONS ON PRISONERS MEETING RELATIVES; RECEIVING AND SENDING LETTERS; RECEIVING MONEY, GIFTS AND MAKING TELEPHONE CONTACTS WITH RELATIVES

Article 12. Regulations on meeting relatives

1. Prisoners may meet relatives once a month (except in cases where they are being held in disciplinary cells due to violation of detention center regulations), each meeting lasting no more than one hour; in special cases, the detention center warden may extend the duration but not exceeding three hours. Prisoners who strictly adhere to detention center regulations and are rewarded or recognized for meritorious service may have an additional meeting lasting no more than one hour or meet their spouse in a private room for up to 24 hours in a month.

2. Juvenile prisoners may meet relatives no more than three times a month, each meeting lasting no more than three hours; if they strictly adhere to detention center regulations or in special cases, the duration may be extended but not exceeding 24 hours.

3. For prisoners under investigation, prosecution, or trial for other crimes, the regulations on meeting relatives shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on temporary detention.

4. The detention center warden organizes meetings between prisoners and their relatives according to regulations every day of the week, including holidays and festivals. Meeting times during the day: Morning from 7:30 to 11:00, afternoon from 14:00 to 17:00. If meeting overnight, from 18:00 to 5:00 the next morning.

Article 13. Subjects eligible to meet prisoners

1. Relatives of prisoners include: paternal grandparents, maternal grandparents; biological father, mother; father-in-law, mother-in-law; legally adopted father, mother; wife, husband; biological children; daughter-in-law, son-in-law, legally adopted children; full brothers, sisters; brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law; aunts, uncles, cousins; grandchildren, granddaughters-in-law, grandsons-in-law.

2. Representatives of organizations or individuals requesting to meet prisoners will be considered and resolved by the detention center warden if deemed appropriate for the management and education of prisoners.

Article 14. Procedures for Visiting and Meeting with Prisoners

1. Relatives visiting and meeting prisoners must be individuals listed in the Visitor's Logbook (in cases where the first visit has not yet resulted in a Visitor's Logbook or if they fall under Clause 2, Article 13 of this Internal Regulation, they must have a request to visit the prisoner, confirmed by the People's Committee or Public Security Office of the commune where they reside or by the agency or organization where they work or study), and must present one of the following documents: Identity Card or Passport; certificate confirming they are officers, soldiers, workers, or staff members of the People's Army or People's Public Security Force. If they do not have identification documents, they must submit a request form with a photograph attached, which must be confirmed and stamped by the People's Committee or the competent authority mentioned above, and the photograph must also be stamped.

2. The prison shall issue a Visitor's Logbook for prisoners according to a unified model provided by the Criminal Enforcement Agency - Ministry of National Defense. The Visitor's Logbook must be signed and stamped by the Warden of the prison and must be confirmed by the People's Committee or Public Security Office of the commune where the individual resides or by the agency or organization where the individual works or studies, regarding the list of relatives of the prisoner.

3. When spouses of prisoners meet them in a private room, in addition to the procedures stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, the spouse must present a marriage registration certificate or a confirmation from the People's Committee or Public Security Office of the commune confirming their marital status. If they stay overnight with the prisoner, they must sign a commitment to strictly adhere to the Internal Regulations of the visiting house, take responsibility for managing and supervising the prisoner during the visit, prevent the prisoner from violating laws and prison regulations, and implement family planning and measures to prevent sexually transmitted diseases. Female prisoners who meet their husbands in a private room must write a commitment not to become pregnant during the period of serving their sentence.

4. Procedures for Visiting Foreign Prisoners

a) Relatives of foreign prisoners must submit a Request to Visit to the Criminal Enforcement Agency - Ministry of National Defense, confirmed by the diplomatic or consular agency of the country whose nationality they hold or by the representative office of an international organization in Vietnam where they work. The request and confirmation must be written in Vietnamese (or translated into Vietnamese). In cases where the relative is a Vietnamese citizen, the request must be confirmed by the People's Committee of the commune where they reside or by the agency or organization where they work.

b) Within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the request, the Criminal Enforcement Agency - Ministry of National Defense is responsible for responding to the person who submitted the request; in special cases, the response time may be extended but shall not exceed thirty days.

5. During communication, visitors and prisoners must use Vietnamese; in cases where they do not know Vietnamese and use another language, there must be an interpreter or an officer familiar with that language to supervise, along with supervision by a prison officer.

Article 15. Responsibilities of Relatives and Prisoners in Visits

1. Relatives visiting prisoners must strictly comply with the law, Internal Regulations of the visiting house, and follow the guidance of officers responsible for organizing visits and other relevant officers.

2. When meeting relatives, prisoners must strictly comply with the prison's Internal Regulations, Internal Regulations of the visiting house, and follow the guidance of officers responsible for organizing visits. Before meeting relatives, prisoners must be clean, wear long pants, shoes, and have neat hair as required.

Article 16. Responsibilities of staff performing visitation duties

1. Staff performing visitation duties must be officers or professional soldiers with specialized qualifications, work experience, and management and supervision capabilities over inmates.

2. While on duty, staff must strictly comply with laws, regulations, and rules. It is strictly prohibited for staff to engage in negative behaviors, causing inconvenience to inmates or their relatives, or arbitrarily accepting, transferring letters, money, gifts, or other items to inmates.

3. Staff performing visitation duties are responsible for receiving and checking the identification documents of visitors, compiling a list of inmates eligible for visits to be signed off by the Warden before allowing visits; they are also responsible for inspecting people, letters, money, gifts, and objects, supervising inmates from the time of receipt until they are handed over to the ward staff, signing the Inmate Entry and Exit Logbook. In cases where multiple relatives visit at the same time, the staff organizing visits must request unit command to reinforce supervisory personnel to ensure strictness and safety during visits. It is forbidden to use inmates or ask others to receive documents or handle visit procedures on behalf of staff.

4. Staff performing visitation duties must record in the Visit Monitoring Logbook, updating all relevant information; reporting visitation situations to the Warden of the detention center, immediately handing over money, medical supplies, and other items of inmates (if any) to responsible managers.

5. It is strictly prohibited to charge fees based on the number of relatives visiting inmates or additional time for meetings, or charging fees for private room visits within the visitation house.

Article 17. Visitation House for Inmates

1. Each detention center shall have a visitation house built according to a unified model of the Ministry of National Defense, located in a convenient place for managing, supervising inmates, and organizing visits. The visitation house must be equipped with necessary items serving the needs of inmate relatives' visits and daily activities.

2. The visitation house must display a sign "Inmate Visitation House", hang a board "Visitation House Rules" and have a suggestion box for relatives and inmates to provide feedback and suggestions.

Article 18. Inmates Receiving and Sending Letters and Receiving Gifts

1. When meeting relatives, representatives of agencies, organizations, or other individuals, inmates may receive gifts and letters. Inmates' letters and gifts must be thoroughly inspected by staff performing visitation duties before being brought into the cell.

2. Inmates are allowed to send two letters per month; in special cases when inmates are seriously ill or exercising their rights and obligations under the law, telegrams may be sent. The Warden of the detention center will inspect and review letters and telegrams before inmates send or receive them; if letters or telegrams contain harmful content affecting family and inmate thoughts, a report will be made for handling.

3. Inmates are allowed to receive gifts via postal service from relatives twice a month (each time not exceeding five kilograms; sending once then not exceeding ten kilograms). Inmates who comply well with the Detention Center Regulations and achieve good results in competitions to fulfill sentences will be allowed to receive an additional time not exceeding five kilograms. The Warden of the detention center will organize inspections of letters and gifts sent through the postal service to inmates and handle violations according to the law.

4. The Warden of the detention center is responsible for guiding inmates to accurately inform their relatives of their team, squad, detention center, and address where they are serving their sentence so that relatives can send letters and gifts to the correct address.

5. For inmates currently under investigation, prosecution, or trial for other crimes, the sending and receiving of letters and gifts shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on temporary detention.

6. Based on specific conditions, detention centers organize canteens to sell food, essential goods, and other necessities to inmates. Prices must be approved by the Warden of the detention center and cannot exceed the local retail prices at that time.

Article 19. The receipt and use of medical drugs by prisoners

1. Prisoners' relatives may send medical drugs and tonics to prisoners when visiting them or through postal services. Drugs must be accompanied by invoices, labels, contents, functions, place of production, expiration date, and usage instructions.

2. Medical drugs and tonics sent by prisoners' relatives shall be inspected, managed, and guided for use according to prescriptions by prison health staff. Expired drugs must be recorded in a cancellation document with witnesses signing (or stamping) their confirmation. When prisoners complete their sentences or transfer to another facility, health staff must check, reconcile, and return unused drugs or hand over the drugs along with the prisoner's health file to the receiving unit.

3. When prisoners fall ill and require the use of drugs sent by relatives, health staff will issue drugs based on the illness and treatment plan, and guide prisoners to use them under the supervision of wardens. Each prisoner must use only the drugs sent to them and this must be clearly noted in the medical record as "drugs sent by relatives" or recorded in the prisoner's health monitoring book. Prisoners must sign or stamp (if they cannot write) their name on the medical record or health book upon receipt and use of the drugs.

Article 20. Management of stored items

1. When entering prison to serve a sentence or during the execution of a sentence, prisoners who have cash, foreign currency, valuable papers; gold, silver, precious stones, rare metals, watches, valuable jewelry; unused clothing or other valuable items; types of documents specified in Clause 8, Article 23 of these Internal Regulations must deposit them into the prison's storage and retrieve them upon release or transfer to another facility.

2. If prisoners wish to transfer money or items to their relatives or legal representatives, the prison has the responsibility to execute direct delivery or postal service. Prisoners must bear the postage fee if sending via postal service.

3. In cases where prisoners die, remaining stored funds not used, stored items, and personal items of the prisoner shall be handed over to their relatives. If there are no relatives or they do not come to claim, legal procedures shall be followed. Handover and receipt must be documented in a record.

Article 21. Receipt and use of cash by prisoners

1. When meeting relatives, prisoners can receive cash. Additionally, twice a month, prisoners can receive money sent by relatives. The prison directly manages prisoners' cash. During the execution of a sentence, prisoners are not allowed to use cash, valuable papers, foreign currency, gold, silver, precious stones, rare metals, watches, or jewelry. Prisoners purchase food, goods, and services for daily living, send telegrams, and make phone calls through a payment system using the "Prisoner's Deposit Account and Canteen Purchase Monitoring Book."

2. When relatives visit and give money to prisoners, duty officers must receive and sign the visitor logbook. If there is no visitor logbook, they must issue a receipt for the sender and record the amount in the "Prisoner's Deposit Account and Canteen Purchase Monitoring Book." If relatives send money through postal services, the prison warden will assign staff to collect the money from the post office, then record it in the "Prisoner's Deposit Account and Canteen Purchase Monitoring Book," and hand over the money to the prison finance department for strict management through the accounting and financial systems of the unit in accordance with the law.

3. Bonuses and other lawful income shall be recorded in the "Prisoner's Deposit Account and Canteen Purchase Monitoring Book" for prisoners to use, send back to their families, or receive upon completion of their sentence.

4. Monthly, prisoners may purchase additional food and supplies but not exceeding three times the average monthly ration set by the State (this ration is converted into monetary value). Money spent on other daily necessities does not count towards the additional food purchases.

5. When transferring to another facility, the party handing over must transfer the deposited money and items to the receiving party. The handover and receipt must be documented with signatures of both parties and the prisoner.

Article 22. Telephone Contact with Family Members of Prisoners

1. Prisons shall cooperate with local postal and telecommunications authorities to install telephones and organize telephone contact between prisoners and their family members. The cost shall be calculated according to the price set by the postal and telecommunications authority and paid by the prisoner.

2. Prisoners may make domestic telephone calls to their family members once a month for no more than five minutes. Juvenile prisoners may make telephone calls to their family members up to four times a month, each call not exceeding ten minutes. Prisoners who comply well with the prison regulations, show good performance in work and study may have their monthly call limit increased by one additional call not exceeding five minutes at the discretion of the prison warden. When making telephone calls to their family members, prisoners must register the content of the call, speak in Vietnamese, and if they do not know Vietnamese, they must have someone who knows that language supervise the call. In urgent cases directly related to the legitimate rights of the prisoner, the prison warden may decide to increase the duration and content of the telephone call.

3. Prisoners under disciplinary confinement in punishment cells or those under investigation, prosecution, or trial for other crimes shall not be allowed to make telephone calls to their family members.

4. All telephone calls made by prisoners to their family members must be monitored by staff. The prison warden shall arrange a room for making telephone calls and assign staff capable of closely monitoring the content of the conversation. If the content of the conversation does not match the registered content, violates educational and management requirements, or affects security and order, the call must be immediately terminated, and in necessary cases, a record must be made and disciplinary action proposed against the violating prisoner.

5. Monitoring staff must update information in the Register of Telephone Contact with Family Members of Prisoners.

6. Strictly prohibit officers, soldiers, workers, or others from allowing prisoners to use their own telephones to make calls. Strictly prohibit prisoners from using others' telephones to make calls.

Chapter IV

FORBIDDEN ITEMS AND HANDLING WHEN BRINGING FORBIDDEN ITEMS INTO THE PRISON

Article 23. Forbidden Items for Prisoners to Bring into the Prison

1. Types of weapons and explosive materials: military weapons of all kinds; hunting guns; crude weapons; sports weapons, self-made weapons, and other types of weapons with similar functions; explosive materials including various types of explosives and accessories.

2. Supporting tools: rubber bullets, plastic bullets, tear gas, suffocating gas, poison, anesthetic substances, electromagnetic devices, lasers, signal flares, and ammunition used for these types of guns; equipment used to spray tear gas, suffocating gas, poison, anesthetic substances, and itching agents; smoke grenades, tear gas grenades, explosive devices; electric batons, rubber batons, metal batons, caltrops, barbed wire, bulletproof vests, electric gloves, knife-catching gloves, bulletproof helmets, bows, arrows, crossbows, slingshots, handcuffs, and other supporting tools.

3. Tranquilizers, poisons, flammable substances, combustible substances, itching agents, radioactive substances, chemicals, toxic drugs.

4. Narcotics; new medicines containing addictive substances (except when prescribed by authorized health authorities).

5. Alcohol, beer, tobacco, water pipe tobacco, and other stimulants.

6. Metal items and other objects such as belts, electrical wires, guitar strings, and other types of ropes that can be used to endanger the lives and health of prisoners; items made of ceramics, porcelain, stone, fired clay, glass, water bottles, sharp objects, and items that can be used as weapons.

7. Cash, foreign currency, negotiable instruments, gold, silver, precious stones, and precious metals.

8. Other types of documents such as identity cards, military identification cards, passports, household registration books, certificates of profession, cards, diplomas, certificates, and other types of certification documents.

9. Technical and electronic equipment: audio and video recording devices, listening and viewing devices, telephones, walkie-talkies, and other types of signal transmission devices (excluding medical equipment approved by authorized health authorities).

10. Publications: foreign-language books and newspapers, religious and superstitious publications未经翻译的部分已经是英文,因此直接输出:

11. Other items that may cause safety hazards in the prison, harm the prisoner themselves or others, negatively impact environmental hygiene, or be used for gambling purposes.

Article 24. Seizure and Storage of Prohibited Items

1. When prohibited items are found to be brought into the detention center, detention center staff must prepare a record, request the violator to write a statement, record the confession of the prisoner and witness statements (if any). The record must describe in detail and accurately the quantity, weight, type, shape, size, color, and other characteristics of the prohibited item; at the same time, seal the item if it needs to be sealed.

2. Seized prohibited items must be strictly preserved with handover records, tracking logs, and must not be lost or damaged.

3. The detention center is responsible for arranging storage facilities, managing, and appointing personnel to manage prohibited items.

Article 25. Handling of Bringing Prohibited Items into the Detention Center

1. For acts of bringing prohibited items as stipulated in Clause 1, 2, 3, 4 and items as stipulated in Clause 7, 8 (if there are signs indicating they are fake) of Article 23 of these Internal Regulations that reach the level requiring criminal handling, the detention center director shall proceed to prepare a record of seizure of the item, sealing (if the item needs to be sealed); the record shall include the confession of the violating prisoner and witness statements (if any), then transfer the file along with the seized items to the competent investigative authority in the military for further resolution.

2. For prohibited items as stipulated in Clause 7 of Article 23 of these Internal Regulations, they shall be confiscated and turned over to the State Treasury.

3. For prohibited items as stipulated in Clause 1, 2, 3, 4 of Article 23 (if not reaching the level requiring criminal handling) and prohibited items as stipulated in Clauses 7, 8 of Article 23 if they are fake but not reaching the level requiring criminal handling; prohibited items as stipulated in Clauses 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 of Article 23 of these Internal Regulations shall be organized for destruction or handed over to the competent authority for handling according to the law.

4. For prohibited items as stipulated in Clause 8 of Article 23 of these Internal Regulations, they shall be stored in the warehouse for prisoners to send back to their relatives or returned to the prisoners after completing their prison sentence.

5. The handling of prohibited items must establish a handling committee, chaired by the detention center director, with deputy directors, heads of educational teams, heads of judicial security teams (guards), medical staff, detention records and finance officers as members.

Article 26. File on Handling of Prohibited Items

1. The records of handling prohibited items include:

a) Seizure and sealing records (if the item was sealed);

b) Statement of the prisoner;

c) Record of confession of the violating prisoner and witness statements;

d) Self-criticism report of the violating prisoner;

đ) Report of the staff seizing the prohibited item;

e) Conclusion of the Detention Center Disciplinary Committee or of the investigative agency in cases where the violation is not criminally handled;

g) Report recommending disciplinary action against the violating prisoner;

h) Decision on disciplinary action against the violating prisoner;

i) Record of handling of prohibited items (record of handover, record of destruction, record of return to the prisoner).

2. The file on handling of prohibited items must be kept in the prisoner's file./.

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