Regulations Governing the Management of Use of Guard instruments, Protective Restraints and Placement in Protective Cell in Detention Centers Article 3

The detention center may use guard instruments, protective restraints, or placement in a protective cell when a defendant has one of the circumstances set forth in Paragraph 2, Article 18 of the Act after having approval from the detaining court.In case of emergency, the detention center officer may use guard instruments, protective restraints, or placement in a protective cell in advance upon approval by the detention center official, and shall promptly follow the procedure in the preceding paragraph. Where an approval is not granted by the detaining court, the abovementioned measures adopted on the defendant shall be stopped immediately.The situation mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall not be applicable unless otherwise approved by the detention center official. Nonetheless, in an emergency, the detention center officer may act in advance and report promptly to the detention center official for approval. Once the detention center official has approved the use of guard instruments, protective restraints, or placement in a protective cell, the health section shall be informed to send suitable medical personnel to assess the defendant’s physical and mental conditions. If the medical personnel deems it necessary to terminate or change the measures after assessments, the assessments shall be reported to the detention center official immediately.