Detention is a way of sentencing stipulated in the Criminal Law of China, which is a penalty method of short-term deprivation of the freedom of criminals and the implementation of labor nearby. Criminal detention shall be executed by the public security organ in the nearest detention house, detention house or other places under supervision.
[Legal Basis]
Article 43 of the Criminal Law states that the execution of criminal detention shall be carried out by the public security organ in the vicinity of a criminal sentenced to criminal detention.
During the period of execution, a criminal sentenced to criminal detention may return home for one to two days each month; Those who take part in labor may be given remuneration as appropriate.
