Regulations for Implementing the External Inspection Team of the Prison and the Detention Center Article 4

Authorities shall establish independent external inspection teams that consist of three to seven members for a term of two years, which may be renewed twice. The number of newly appointed members each term may not exceed two thirds of total number of team members.Members of external inspection teams shall be selected from experts and scholars in the fields of law, medicine, public health, psychology, crime prevention and corrections, or human rights.The supervisory authority shall set up a candidate database for the selection of members on external inspection teams (referred to as “candidate database” hereunder) in accordance with Paragraph 2, Article 7 of the Prison Act, and Paragraph 2, Article 5 of the Detention Act. The candidate database shall be made public in appropriate manners after receiving the consent of the candidates and shall serve as a reference resource for the selection and appointment of members of authorities’ external inspection teams.For the setup of a candidate database, the supervisory authority should seek the recommendations of relevant institutions (organizations), schools, and professional groups, or the recommendations of the authorities themselves, or welcome self-recommendations from experts and scholars.