If a detainee dies, the director of the immigration detention center, etc. must, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, promptly notify the bereaved family, etc. of the detainee of the cause and the date and time of death and, if there are articles left behind or withheld letters, etc. to be delivered, of that fact.
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detaineemachine translation
「被収容者」
A person held in an immigration detention center or other immigration detention facility.
Defined inArticle 55-4, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter and in Article 71-6
director of an immigration detention center, etc.machine translation
「入国者収容所長等」
The director of an immigration detention center or the director of a regional immigration services bureau.
Short name set inArticle 55-5, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter and in Chapter 8
articles left behindmachine translation
「遺留物」
Money and belongings that a detainee left behind at an immigration detention facility.
Defined inArticle 55-34, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section and in Article 55-82
bereaved family, etc.machine translation
「遺族等」
The bereaved family members or other persons, specified by Ministry of Justice Order (法務省令), to whom a deceased detainee's belongings are handed over.
Defined inArticle 55-36, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter
withheld letters, etc.machine translation
「発受差止信書等」
Letters a detainee was stopped from sending or receiving, parts cut from them, or copies, which the facility keeps and must hand over when the detainee leaves.
Short name set inArticle 55-64, paragraph (3)· applies only in this chapter