External Inspection of Prisons
To ensure that external prison inspection panels function effectively, the Judicial Reform Foundation and the Taiwan Association for Human Rights (Covenants Watch) are working to compile good practices and key inspection focuses for external prison oversight. This work is currently ongoing.
2023
Evaluation and Commentary on the 2021 Q4 External Visitation Reports
Following the publication of the 2021 Q4 external visitation reports, interns and volunteers reviewed the reports…
2023
Press Conference | Good or Bad, Every Example Serves as a Lesson: Overall Evaluation of the Reports from the First Term of Prison and Detention House External Inspection Panels
One of the highlights of the amendments to the Prison Act and the Detention Act is that, to implement the principle of…
2023
Review of External Inspection Reports for the First to Third Quarters of 2022
According to Article 17 of the Implementation Measures for External Inspection Panels of Prisons and Detention Centers,…
2023
General Review of the First Term Prison External Visitation Reports (Q4 2020 to Q3 2022)
The JRF has reviewed and provided commentary on all quarterly visitation reports submitted by the first-term prison…
2022
The "Prison External Inspection Panel" Must Possess Greater Independence and Proactivity
The "Prison External Inspection Panel" is a new system heavily emphasized by civil society groups that participated in…
2022
Op-Ed | Bringing Sunlight into Correctional Facilities: Expectations for the Selection of External Prison Visitors
On July 15, 2020, the newly enacted Prison Act and Detention Act took effect. One of the highlights of this reform was…
2022
Reflections from an External Inspection Report Reading Volunteer | Starting with Empathy: Small Efforts Can Add Up to Great Strength
Before we begin, we would like to ask: when you see the words "prison" or "detention center," what comes to mind? Some…
2022
Press Conference | Ensure External Independence and Transparent Oversight-2021 Annual Review of Correctional External Inspection Panels
One year after the Prison Act and Detention Act created independent external inspection panels, the JRF reviewed…
2022
Annual Review | Commentary on the 2021 Q1-Q3 Correctional External Inspection Reports and the Establishment of External Inspection Panels
External inspection panels at correctional institutions have now been operating for more than a year, and less than a…
2021
Workshop | Become a Key Reader of External Inspection Reports for Correctional Institutions
JRF is recruiting participants to read and discuss the first external inspection reports issued under the amended…
2021
Comments and Recommendations on Q4 2020 External Inspection Reports for Correctional Institutions
After the amended Prison Act and Detention Act introduced independent external inspection panels, the first quarterly…
2020
Volunteer Recruitment for the CSOs' Guidelines and Reference Materials Construction Project on Prison External Inspection!
The new Prison Act and Detention Act were promulgated in January 2020 and took effect in July 2020. Both acts introduce…