General Explanation of the Amendments to the Regulations Governing the Receivership of Money, Food, and Necessities by External Parties to Inmates and Defendants.
The Measures for the Provision of Money, Food and Necessary Items to Convicts and Defendants (hereinafter referred to as "the Measures") were enacted and implemented on July 15, 109, and have not been amended since. Since the implementation of this regulation, according to statistics, the number of times funds have been sent to correctional facilities from outside sources has increased by 63% in the past two years compared to before the implementation, and the trend is still rising year by year. Moreover, the safety and hygiene of the food sources sent from outside sources have become a health concern for inmates. Furthermore, due to attempts by outsiders to smuggle controlled or prohibited items into correctional facilities through the delivery of money or valuables, thereby disrupting facility order or security, or adversely affecting inmates, this regulation has been reviewed and revised to strengthen the management of external sources of money or valuables, implement thorough inspections to prevent the inflow of prohibited items, promote food safety and hygiene management, protect the health of inmates, and maintain facility order or security. The key points of the revisions are as follows:
I. The definitions of terms used in these regulations are amended to clarify the scope of entities that can receive funds or property from external sources and the relevant operational procedures. (Amended Article 2)
II.Amendments are made to the methods for receiving monetary donations from external sources to align with various convenient measures implemented by the Ministry of Justice's Agency of Corrections. (Article 4 of the Amendment)
III. The regulations governing the types and frequency of food and beverage deliveries from outside the facility are revised and reviewed to better suit the actual needs of detainees and those delivering the food, maintain order and security within the facility, and reduce the possibility of improper transfer of benefits and conflicts arising from food vendors competing to sell food and beverages delivered from outside the facility. (Amended Article 5)
IV. The regulations regarding externally administered medications are amended to cover medications obtained by a physician before the inmate's admission to a correctional facility and for which continued use is urgent, in order to avoid affecting the inmate's health. (Amended Article 6)
V. In conjunction with Article 2 of the Amended Articles, the requirements for submitting identification documents and registering necessary information when receiving property from external parties are amended. (Article 7 of the Amended Articles)
VI. Amendments are made to the provisions regarding the refusal or prohibition of the delivery of property from external parties, aiming to ensure that both external parties and recipients are aware of such circumstances in advance, thereby reducing disputes related to delivery. (Amended Article 8)
VII. Amendments are made to the provisions regarding the methods by which authorities restrict or prohibit the delivery of food and valuables from outside. (Article 9 of the Amended Articles)
8. In accordance with Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 812, the provision regarding the applicability of compulsory work to persons subject to disciplinary action is deleted. (Amended Article 13)