Structure and organization of detention center and custody centers in Vietnam

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1. Structure and organization of detention center and custody centers in Vietnam

The structure and organization of detention center and custody centers in Vietnam according to Article 14 of the Law on temporary detention or custody 2015 is as follows:

* The detention center is organized as follows:

- The detention center has detention cells, custody cells, solitary confinement, prisoner managing cells; has works in service of management of custody and criminal proceeding activities. Depending on custody scale, the detention center can have some works for living activities, healthcare and education towards the persons held in temporary detention or custody and enforcement of sentence; works of working and living activities for officers, professional servicemen, non-commissioned officers, soldiers, workers and officials working at the detention center;

- The organization of detention center in the people’s Public Security includes the Head and the Deputy Head, officers, non-commissioned officers, soldiers, workers and officials working as educator-warden, reconnaissance, security, judicial assistance, general advice, logistics, engineering, education, health, dossier;

- The organization of detention center of the criminal investigation body of area in the people’s Army includes the Head and Deputy Head, officers, professional servicemen, non-commissioned officers, soldiers, workers and defense officials working as educator-warden, reconnaissance, security, judicial assistance, general advice, logistics, engineering, education, health, dossier;

- The Head and Deputy Head of detention centers must have police university degree or security university or law bachelor or higher education and ensure the other standards specified by the Government.

* The custody center is organized as follows:

- The custody center has custody sub-center, custody areas, custody cells, detention cells towards the persons who are waiting to abide by their imprisonment sentence, cells for persons with death sentence, solitary confinement, prisoner managing sub-center; works in service of custody management, proceedings, judgement enforcement, living, healthcare and education towards the persons held in temporary detention or custody, exercising the imprisonment, works of working and living activities for officers, professional servicemen, non-commissioned officers, soldiers, workers and officials working at the custody center;

- The organization of custody center in the people’s Public Security includes the Suprintendent, Deputy Suprintendent, Head of sub-center, Deputy Head of sub-center, Team Leader, Deputy Team Leader, Head of medical facility, offficer, non-commissioned officers, soldiers, workers, officials and is organized into custody teams and sub-centers and prisoner managing sub-centers to carry out the duties of educator-warden, reconnaisance, security, judicial assistance, enforcement of criminal judgement, general advice, logistics, engineering, education, health, dossier;

- The organization of custody center in the people’s Army includes the Suprintendent, Deputy Suprintendent, Political Instructor, Head and Deputy Head of sub-center, Team Leader, Deputy Team Leader, Head of medical facility, offficer, non-commissioned officers, soldiers, workers, defense officials that may be organized into teams to carry out the duties of educator-warden, reconnaisance, security, judicial assistance, enforcement of criminal judgement, general advice, logistics, engineering, education, health, dossier;

- The Suprintendent, Deputy Suprintendent, Head and Deputy Head of sub-center, Deputy Team Leader specified under Point b and c, Clause 1 of Article 14 of the Law on temporary detention or custody 2015 must have police university degree or security university or law bachelor or higher education and ensure the other standards specified by the Government.

* The detention cells, custody cells in the detention centers and custody centers are designed and built solidly with locks and security control facilities and adequate lighting to ensure health of the persons held in temporary detention or custody, environmental sanitation, fire prevention and fighting safety in accordance with climate properties of each locality and requirements for custody management.

The working offices of body and persons conducting the proceedings and advocate are designed and built to ensure the safety and meet the requirements for investigation and handling of cases and defense.

2. Detention cells of border posts in Vietnam

The detention cells of border posts in Vietnam according to  Article 15 of the Law on temporary detention or custody 2015 is as follows:

- The border posts in remote areas have the authority to conduct some investigations and can organize their detention cells to manage and carry out the regulations on temporary detention towards the persons held in temporary detention under the decision of Head of border post and other competent persons in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code.

- The detention cells of border posts have Heads who are under direct management of the Head of border post. The head of detention cell has duties and power in managing the persons held in temporary detention like the Head of detention center in accordance with the provisions in Clause 3, Article 13 of the Law on temporary detention or custody 2015.

Quoc Dat

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