Prison Act Article 28
In the event of the death of an inmate’s grandparent, parent, parent of spouse, spouse, child, or sibling, the inmate may, with approval from senior prison officials, go home for a visit under escort and then return to the prison within 24 hours. The duration of the visit will be counted as time served.The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis to an inmate who needs to go home for a visit due to a major or extraordinary incident. In such a case, the visit shall be reported to the supervisory authority and approved.Regulations governing the criteria for inmates’ home visits, eligible individuals, number of visits, duration, expenses, implementation methods, approval procedures, review standards, changes or cancellation after approval, and other requirements shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Justice.
中文原文 監獄行刑法第28條
受刑人之祖父母、父母、配偶之父母、配偶、子女或兄弟姊妹喪亡時，得經監獄長官核准戒護返家探視，並於二十四小時內回監；其在外期間，予以計算刑期。
受刑人因重大或特殊事故，有返家探視之必要者，經報請監督機關核准後，準用前項之規定。
受刑人返家探視條件、對象、次數、期間、費用、實施方式、核准程序、審查基準、核准後之變更或取消及其他應遵行事項之辦法，由法務部定之。
受刑人因重大或特殊事故，有返家探視之必要者，經報請監督機關核准後，準用前項之規定。
受刑人返家探視條件、對象、次數、期間、費用、實施方式、核准程序、審查基準、核准後之變更或取消及其他應遵行事項之辦法，由法務部定之。