The prison authorities will inform the judicial bureau of the criminal's residence 7 to 14 days in advance and contact the criminal's family to inform him of the date of his release from prison. Family members need to go to the township judicial office to issue a handover form for released prisoners according to regulations. On the day of release from prison, the criminal's family members should bring the original and photocopy of their ID card, the original and photocopy of their household registration book (if there is no household registration book, proof of the relationship between the recipient and the released prisoner should be provided) and a bank card (the bank account number provided by relatives for settling the balance of the released prisoner's prison account corresponds to the bank card) to go through the formalities at the window of the prison convenience service center.

The released prisoners and their families should prepare a set of casual clothes, shoes and socks suitable for the released prisoners. If it is not convenient to go to the prison to pick up family members, you can ask the prisoner to pay for a set of clothes, shoes and socks for the prison police, and you can wear them back when you leave the prison. Relatives of the receiver should bring their ID cards, because they need to submit their ID cards for registration.

Contact process of released prisoners:

1. The prison informs relatives to contact the prison and keeps contact records;

2. Relatives with connection materials are waiting outside the prison gate for connection procedures;

3. The prison police shall verify the identity of relatives, take photos of the connecting person and the connected person before the connection, and complete the connection work;

4. During the epidemic, the personnel who come to the prison to handle the transfer procedures shall abide by the local epidemic prevention control requirements and do a good job in personal protection.

The connecting process between public security and judicial organs;

1. The connecting unit must contact the prison seven days in advance and confirm that it will come to the prison to handle the connecting work;

2. Cohesion unit staff carry letters of introduction, judicial organs' cohesion sheets (or public security organs' arrest documents), original and photocopy of staff certificates, original and photocopy of staff identity cards and other cohesion materials, and wait outside the prison gate for the cohesion procedures;

3. The prison police check the identity of the staff, take photos of the staff and the connecting person before the connection, and complete the connection work;

4. During the epidemic, the staff who handle the transfer outside the prison shall abide by the local epidemic prevention control requirements and do a good job in personal protection.

Connection process of self-discharged personnel:

Before the released prisoners serve their sentences, the prison shall notify the resettlement education department of the county-level judicial bureau of their domicile or residence by telephone, letter, etc., and inform the released prisoners of the time of leaving the prison, the departure time of transportation and the estimated arrival time.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) Prison Law

Article 35 When a prisoner has served his sentence, the prison shall release him on schedule and issue a release certificate.

Article 36 After a prisoner is released from prison, the public security organ shall register his household registration with the release certificate.

Article 37 Local people's governments shall help released prisoners to settle down.

The local people's government shall give relief to the released prisoners who have lost their ability to work and are unable to determine their dependents and basic sources of livelihood.

Article 38 Persons released from prison shall enjoy equal rights with other citizens according to law.