Prison Act Article 7
To ensure the principle of transparency and protect the rights and interests of inmates, an independent external inspection panel shall be set up in prisons. The panel shall consist of three to seven members, each serving a term of two years without pay. The supervisory authority shall report the member candidates to the Ministry of Justice for approval before appointing the members.The members specified in the preceding paragraph shall be selected from experts and scholars in the fields of law, medicine, public health, psychology, crime prevention and corrections, or human rights. Neither gender shall constitute less than one-third of all members.The inspection panel shall conduct inspections and submit reports on matters related to the operations of a prison and the rights and interests of inmates quarterly. The prison shall submit such reports through the supervisory authority to the Ministry of Justice for reference and publish reports in an appropriate public manner where relevant competent authorities shall respond to and handle matters related to the report.Regulations governing the qualifications, appointment (dismissal), inspection method, and authority of the inspection panel members specified in the three preceding paragraphs, the production, submission and publication period of inspection report, and other related matters shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Justice.
中文原文 監獄行刑法第7條
為落實透明化原則，保障受刑人權益，監獄應設獨立之外部視察小組，置委員三人至七人，任期二年，均為無給職，由監督機關陳報法務部核定後遴聘之。
前項委員應就法律、醫學、公共衛生、心理、犯罪防治或人權領域之專家學者遴選之。
其中任一性別委員不得少於三分之一。
視察小組應就監獄運作及受刑人權益等相關事項，進行視察並每季提出報告，由監獄經監督機關陳報法務部備查，並以適當方式公開，由相關權責機關回應處理之。
前三項視察小組之委員資格、遴（解）聘、視察方式、權限、視察報告之製作、提出與公開期間等事項及其他相關事項之辦法，由法務部定之。
前項委員應就法律、醫學、公共衛生、心理、犯罪防治或人權領域之專家學者遴選之。
其中任一性別委員不得少於三分之一。
視察小組應就監獄運作及受刑人權益等相關事項，進行視察並每季提出報告，由監獄經監督機關陳報法務部備查，並以適當方式公開，由相關權責機關回應處理之。
前三項視察小組之委員資格、遴（解）聘、視察方式、權限、視察報告之製作、提出與公開期間等事項及其他相關事項之辦法，由法務部定之。