Regulations Governing the Management of Use of Guard Instruments, Protective Restraints and Placement in Protective Cell in Prisons Article 16

For the placement in a protective cell in accordance with Article 3, its approval, changes, and termination, start time and end time, and the reasons shall be recorded on the Prisoner Protective Cell Placement Record.After the prison places a prisoner in a protective cell, the prison shall immediately inform the prisoner’s family members or nearest relatives by phone, video-call, or other appropriate methods. If the prisoner has several family members or nearest relatives, the prison may inform one of them; the prisons may not inform the family members or nearest relatives if they cannot be reached. A notice of placement in a protective cell on the prisoner shall also be made in triplicate; the first copy is for the prisoner and if the prisoner refuses to sign or is unable to sign the receipt, the prison shall note the reasons; the second copy is for the family members or nearest relatives appointed by the prisoner, if the form cannot be served, the prison may not serve the form; the third copy of the form is for the prison’s record.