Detention center/prison visiting method General meeting, smart meeting method Time
Suddenly, acquaintances, friends, and family members were arrested.
This situation would be embarrassing.
There are more cases where arrest is not expected than when arrest is expected.
If I am arrested, will I be able to visit him right away?
If you watch dramas or movies, if you get arrested, call a lawyer! In the case of meeting with a lawyer,
It’s possible right away
In the case of family and acquaintances, it is difficult to visit immediately after arrest.
Visitation in detention centers and prisons
The word “interview” is used rather than the word “interview.”
If you are arrested and imprisoned in a detention center or prison
Even family members cannot easily meet each other.
Why can I meet a lawyer right away, but not a family member?
Even if you are a family member, you should know a lot about criminal cases.
It is difficult to meet with a lawyer who is a legal expert.
You can do it right away.
Therefore, unlike family members, there is no set number or time limit for meeting with a lawyer.
When you are first arrested, you go to a detention center.
Each detention center is different.
Outside of a lawyer for up to one week
In some cases, meetings are prohibited.
I was arrested today
No family visits today.
I was arrested today
I can’t visit my family tomorrow.
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So, family and acquaintances can’t visit detention centers or prisons?
Once a prisoner is detained, it is called the English life.
It is also called.
The English word means prison, a place where criminals are confined.
When you are imprisoned, unlike other people, you lose your rights as a regular citizen, such as paying taxes and voting in presidential elections.
Therefore, it is not covered by insurance, so if you get sick while incarcerated in prison, it is not covered by insurance.
(However, in the case of unconvicted prisoners in detention centers, public benefits such as medical insurance are available because their sentences have not been confirmed.)
Detention Center Prison Visit Types
1. General interview
2. Smart meeting (family only)
3. Video interview
4. Telephone
Not available on weekends and public holidays. However) Saturday visits are possible if you have minor children.
Meeting reception hours excluding phone calls
Weekdays 08:30~16:00
When making a reservation for a meeting, it is best to make a reservation a few days in advance of the desired date (at least 1 week).
After 16:00 on the same day, a meeting the next day is not possible.
Example) Application after 16:00 on 23/10/16 > Reservation not possible on 23/10/17 > Reservation available from 23/10/18
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1. General interview (available to anyone): Face-to-face interview
General interviews are like those seen in movies or dramas.
This is a face-to-face meeting.
There is a thick glass screen, and each inmate and civil servant can use
I speak using a small microphone.
Time required for general interview: Usually 10 minutes + (depends on each detention center, but may be 1-2 minutes +)
How to make a reservation for a general interview: Call 1363 or make a reservation through the Ministry of Justice civil service website online.
1) Call 1363, Correctional Civil Complaint Call Center, Ministry of Justice, Correctional Legal Affairs
Correctional officials will provide accurate guidance on correction-related questions or appointment reservations over the phone.
Consultation hours: 08:30~17:30 (excluding public holidays and weekends)
ARS: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Source: Correctional Civil Service Call Center website
2) Online Ministry of Justice civil service
Using a computer or mobile phone
Go to the Ministry of Justice’s online civil service service.
Make a general interview reservation
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2. Smart meeting
A smart meeting is like a video call.
Without the complainant having to visit the detention center or prison in person
Anywhere you want, at home or in your car at work
You can make video calls with inmates.
Since it is a video call, the face and voice are visible.
In the case of smart meetings, only family members are allowed.
Before a smart interview
Visit a detention center or prison and talk to inmates
You must submit a family relationship certificate.
Family registration is required after submitting a family relationship certificate.
You can apply for a smart interview.
It may be a little complicated at first, but
In the long term (if detained, it must be at least 3 months)
Smart reception does not require an in-person visit.
Because the interview time is longer than a regular interview,
It’s nice to be able to talk more.
Source: Ministry of Justice online complaint site
If you go to the Ministry of Justice’s online civil service service site,
Internet letter / deposit balance inquiry / general meeting reservation / smart meeting reservation / video interview reservation / meeting reservation confirmation / attorney meeting reservation
1) Access the Ministry of Justice’s online civil service service > Smart interview reservation
If you make a smart appointment reservation, the day before
You will receive a smart meeting reservation text message.
For Android phones) Install the Smart Meeting 2.0 app
Smart interviews are possible using an app, just like making a video call.
For iPhone) In the case of iPhone, there is no Smart Interview 2.0 app, so access is made through the Smart Interview text URL the day before.
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Inmates use headsets and tablet PCs
You can make video calls with your family.
Only family members registered on the family relationship certificate can make video calls. If an unregistered family member appears during the smart meeting, it will automatically end.
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Advantages of smart interview
For general interviews, interviews are held in prison uniforms.
For smart interviews, prison uniforms are
Because it shouldn’t appear in the video.
It’s nice not to see a shabby figure in a prison uniform.
3. Video interview
If the distance from the detention center or prison in which the complainant is imprisoned is far, the video interview can be done by visiting the nearby detention center or prison. Anyone can do it
4. Telephone
When on the phone, just like when you’re in society.
You can’t call me whenever you want
You can’t call anyone.
Only the inmate can call the complainant.
You can only make a call if you are registered as a complainant.
(The method for registering as a civil servant is if you have visited at least once,
If the complainant checks the box for consent to number disclosure, the complainant is automatically registered and a number is created.)
There are set times for making phone calls.
Depending on the number of pending orders (depending on the level)
The number of calls you can make is different.
The time zone for calling varies from day to day.
The inmate does not know the exact time zone.
(Usually you can use a public phone during exercise time.
Prisoners cannot know the exact exercise time.
When you live in prison, predictions are possible)
Detention Center Prison Public Phone Number:
02-573-1414 (Unified number for national detention centers and prisons)
If you call 02-573-1414
If an inmate calls:
Conversely, the complainant cannot answer the phone.
If you call 02-573-1414, the call will not be connected.
In the case of meetings, complaints can only be discussed if a reservation is made.
In the case of a phone call, the inmate urgently contacts his or her family.
It can be used when delivering.
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What if your family was detained in a detention center or prison?
If it were a family member, it would be embarrassing.
There’s something you need to do first.
Since you will be separated from your beloved family, it is recommended that you obtain a “family relationship certificate” for regular and smart visits and visit detention centers and prisons to register your family.
In the case of a common-law marriage, legally
Because they are not family members, only general interviews are possible.
Visit detention centers and prisons for general interviews
You must register as an acquaintance.
After meeting, if you can afford it, about hiring a lawyer.
Let’s talk about it
Probation rather than imprisonment
Preparing for a case by thinking about it
Also a good direction.