Video calls in prisons should be written by prisoners in prisons and reported to the prison for approval.

In general, the prison arranges family members to meet once a month. Half an hour to an hour at a time. In principle, the targets that criminals meet refer to their close relatives and guardians. Respondents must bring their ID card and other valid documents that can prove their relationship with criminals, such as household registration book, police station certificate, unit letter of introduction, etc. And can only meet after being examined by the police officer in charge of the meeting in the prison. Other relatives or other people who the prison considers helpful to the reform of criminals may also meet with the consent of the prison.

Video calls with prisoners should go through the following procedures:

1. The prisoner writes an application in prison and gives it to the warden;

2. After being signed by the captain in charge of the prison, get the signature of the captain in charge of the prison and give it to the captain in charge of the prison for signature;

3. The Prison Section allows signature, and video calls can be made after the application is passed.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) Prison Law

Article 47 A prisoner may correspond with others while serving his sentence, but his correspondence shall be subject to inspection by the prison. Letters found in prisons that hinder the reform of criminals may be detained. Letters written by criminals to higher authorities and prison judicial organs are not subject to inspection. Article 48 While serving a sentence, a prisoner may meet with his relatives and guardians in accordance with regulations. Article 49 A prisoner receiving property shall be approved and inspected by the prison. Article 55 If a prisoner dies while serving his sentence, the prison shall immediately notify the prisoner's family, the people's procuratorate and the people's court. If a prisoner dies of illness, the prison shall conduct medical appraisal. If the people's procuratorate has doubts about the medical appraisal of a prison, it may conduct a new appraisal of the cause of death. If the family members of criminals have questions, they may raise them with the people's procuratorate. If a criminal dies abnormally, the people's procuratorate shall immediately examine him and make an appraisal of the cause of death. Article 61 In educating and reforming criminals, the principles of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, giving guidance in different categories and convincing others by reasoning are followed, and the methods of combining collective education with individual education and prison education with social education are adopted.