How long does it take for the Bureau of Justice’s video interview application to be approved?

About three to seven days, the prison will be responsible for the appointment approval process, and the remote video interview for the next month will be determined before the 10th of each month. The procedure for inmates to apply for remote video visits: First, family members need to apply. Video visits can only be granted after the application is successful. If an inmate wants to receive a video interview in prison, the inmate can write an application in the prison and submit it to the captain of the prison area. After the prison captain in charge signs it, he will get the signature of the captain in charge of the prison area and take it to the captain of the prison area for signature before sending it to the prison captain. Just sign the signature from the Prison Department and complete the application. Relatives and guardians of prisoners can apply for a remote video interview with the nearest judicial bureau or judicial office where they live. They can apply by phone or on site, and the staff of the judicial bureau (office) will handle the online appointment application.

Applying for a video interview Relatives and guardians of criminals may apply for a video interview to the county-level judicial administrative agency in their place of residence, and the video interview will be conducted upon approval. Approval Process for Relatives and Guardians of Criminals Applying for Video Interviews to Judicial Administrative Agencies Relatives and guardians who apply for video interviews for the first time to the judicial administrative agencies at the county level where they live must state the name of the prison where the criminal is serving his sentence and present his/her resident ID card, household registration book, etc. Valid documents and certificates that can prove your identity and relationship with the criminal must be authenticated before the application procedures are completed; if it is not the first time you apply, you must apply at the county-level judicial administrative agency with your resident ID card (for minors, your household registration booklet) formalities.

Prison, in a broad sense, refers to a place where all prisoners are imprisoned, including prisons, detention centers, detention centers, etc.; in a narrow sense, it refers to those who are sentenced to death with a two-year suspended execution, life imprisonment, etc. in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law. A prisoner serving a fixed-term sentence, a prison where his sentence is carried out. The competent department of the prison is the Prison Administration Bureau, and the highest administrative department is the Ministry of Justice

1. The punitive function of the prison is that the state places the body and mind of the prisoner under the conditions of punishment and restricts his spiritual and material life The sum of the psychological pain effects produced.

2. The reforming function of prison refers to the sum of the educational effects of prison on changing the criminal mind of criminals according to the purpose of punishment and cultivating them to become law-abiding.

3. The defensive function of the prison refers to the effect of the prison to prevent criminals from committing crimes again by executing punishments, and at the same time to warn, deter, and educate other people in society who may commit crimes so that they will not embark on the path of crime. the sum of.

4. Special prevention means that prisons execute sentences on criminals, deprive them of their personal freedom, isolate them from society, and lose the conditions for re-offending, so as to prevent them from committing new crimes while serving their sentences.

5. General prevention means that prisons punish criminals to deter people who have not yet committed crimes and prevent them from committing crimes.

Legal Basis

"Prison Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 47: Criminals may communicate with others while serving their sentence, but Letters should be inspected by the prison. The prison may detain letters found to impede the reform of criminals. Letters written by criminals to superior prison authorities and judicial authorities are not subject to censorship.

Article 48 While serving his sentence in prison, criminals may meet with their relatives and guardians in accordance with regulations.