Regulations for Conducting Visits via Communication Devices in Prisons and Detention Centers Article 4

As stipulated in Paragraph 1, Article 73 of the Prison Act or Paragraph 1, Article 63 of the Detention Act, where an authority deems the request of a visit from an inmate has a reasonable cause, it may allow he/she to conduct the visit by telephone or other means of communication. Such cause shall refer to any of the following:1. Any of the inmate’s family member or nearest relative is deceased or in a life-threatening situation;2. The inmate’s family members or nearest relatives have not visited and corresponded with the inmate for the past three months;3. The inmate’s spouse or any lineal family is accommodated in a correctional authority;4. The inmate requests to meet diplomatic and consular personnel from their country or region or personnel that may represent their country or region;5. The authority does so based on the humanitarian spirit or deems it necessary for the management of the authority.