Regulations Governing the Management of Use of Guard Instruments, Protective Restraints and Placement in Protective Cell in Prisons Article 3

Prisons may use guard instruments, protective restraints, or placement in a protective cell when a prisoner has one of the circumstances set forth in Paragraph 1, Article 23 of the Act after having the approval from the prison official.In case of emergency, the prison officer may use guard instruments, protective restraints, or placement in a protective cell in advance and promptly follow the procedure in the preceding paragraph.Once the prison official has approved the use of guard instruments, protective restraints, or placement in a protective cell, the health section shall be informed to send suitable medical personnel to assess the prisoner’s physical and mental conditions. If the medical personnel deems it necessary to terminate the use of measures or change the measures after assessments, the assessments shall be reported to the prison official immediately.