If the director of the immigration detention center, etc. finds it necessary for maintaining discipline and order at the immigration detention center, etc. or for any other reason, the director may have an official designated by the director inspect letters sent or received by detainees.
For the following letters, the inspection set forth in the preceding paragraph is to be conducted to the extent necessary to confirm that they fall under those letters; provided, however, that this does not apply to letters set forth in item (iv) if there are special circumstances that give grounds to find that they are likely to result in harm to discipline and order at the immigration detention center, etc.:
letters received from consular officers, etc.;
領事官等から受ける信書
letters received by a detainee from an organ of the national government or of a local government;
被収容者が国又は地方公共団体の機関から受ける信書
letters sent by a detainee to an organ of the national government or of a local government that conducts an investigation concerning measures taken by the director of the immigration detention center, etc. against the detainee or other treatment the detainee has received;
letters sent or received by a detainee to or from an attorney (including a legal professional corporation or a joint corporation of attorneys and registered foreign lawyers; the same applies in paragraph (2) of the following Article) performing the duties provided for in Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Attorney Act concerning measures taken by the director of the immigration detention center, etc. against the detainee or other treatment the detainee has received.
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immigration detention center, etc.machine translation
「入国者収容所等」
An immigration detention center, or a detention facility set up at a regional immigration services bureau under Article 55-3(1).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xvi)· applies throughout the law
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
consular officers, etc.machine translation
「領事官等」
A consular officer of the detainee's country of nationality, or a lawyer acting (or about to act) as the detainee's legal representative or defense counsel — visitors whose meetings staff do not attend or record.
Short name set inArticle 55-56, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section