Prisoners on death row are kept in detention centers before execution. Is this really safe? Why not in prison?

As we all know, from being arrested and detained by the public security organs to being arrested and prosecuted by the procuratorate, and then to the court for judgment and execution, it has nothing to do with prison.

Is it safe to be held in a detention center?

It can be said that the safety of death row prisoners is guaranteed when they are held in a detention center. Serious criminals are the key tasks of the detention center. Sufficient manpower will be arranged for multi-level custody, and some minor criminals will also be arranged to supervise. These tasks ensure that the death row prisoners cannot harm others, and others cannot harm them. , In addition, the detention center is under 24-hour multi-directional video surveillance, so there are no blind spots, and any disturbance will be discovered immediately. The problem of death row prisoners escaping has happened before. Nowadays, the hardware construction of detention facilities is very advanced. It can be said that the possibility of death row prisoners escaping is very small.

First of all, the main responsibility of the detention center is to ensure that criminal suspects accept legal sanctions. If a detainee has a safety incident in the detention center, the supervision and leadership of the detention center will be held seriously accountable.

The second is that the detention center is very strict in inspecting detainees and cells. The detention center checks the safety of cells every morning, mainly searching detainees for contraband.

The third is that the space for activities is small and no labor is required. Detainees have limited space for movement. They can only move within a dozen square meters of cells every day, and each cell is monitored. The detainees do not have to work, they just walk around in the cell every day, and their every move is under the supervision of the guards 24 hours a day.

The fourth is that the detention center does not allow detainees to have contact with the outside world. Except for case investigators and lawyers, detainees have no opportunity to contact outsiders.

Fifth, the Correctional Institution will arrange for other detainees in the cell to keep an eye on the death row inmates to prevent them from committing suicide.

Why are death row prisoners generally not detained in prison?

1. For the convenience of case hearing. The first instance of death penalty cases is heard by the Intermediate People's Court, and the second instance is heard by the Provincial High Court. After the second instance judgment or ruling is made, it must be approved by the Supreme People's Court. Death penalty cases go through many procedures from the investigation stage. For the convenience of trial, the custody location of death row prisoners will generally not be changed.

2. For safety. Defendants in cases that may be sentenced to the death penalty are prone to problems if their places of detention frequently change during different stages of the trial.

3. The prison only accepts prisoners whose sentences have taken effect and need to be continued in custody, including prisoners sentenced to death with a two-year suspended sentence. Prisoners who are about to be executed are not accepted by the prison.

In addition, it should be noted that prisoners who are about to be executed will also be detained in prisons. This is mainly caused by two types of people: one is a prisoner who is serving his sentence in prison and has committed a crime that should be sentenced to death; the other is a prisoner who has been sentenced to a suspended death sentence and has shown no repentance during the probation period and has committed a new crime and should be sentenced to death.

The crimes committed by these two people occurred in prison and should be investigated by the prison organization. If they are transferred to the local public security organs, it is obviously unnecessary. Therefore, Article 60 of the "Prison Law" stipulates: "For cases in which criminals commit crimes in prison, the prison shall conduct an investigation. After the investigation is completed, a prosecution opinion will be written and transferred to the People's Procuratorate together with the case file materials and evidence." ?

All inmates pending death penalty are held in detention centers. In addition, this will not only comply with legal requirements, but also facilitate the work of judicial organs. The procedures for death row prisoners are complicated, from detention and arrest to first and second instance, review and execution of death sentences. The public prosecutors and law departments must often interrogate prisoners. In this case, it is more convenient to hold them in a detention center for interrogation.

On the other hand, prison inmates have to go from the prison cell to the factory to work every day. The work done by the prisoners is also very complicated, including labor, breeding, education, health, strict supervision and even the kitchen. Therefore, the degree of freedom is looser than that in the detention center. There are so many, and it is impossible to keep prisoners under surveillance 24 hours a day. In fact, the escape rate of prisoners in prisons is much higher than that in detention centers. No one can deny this. To sum up, the security of detention centers is relatively better than that of prisons, and death row prisoners should also be detained in detention centers.