"People's Republic of China (PRC) Prison Law" Section 5 Life and Health. Article 50. The living standard of criminals is calculated according to the physical quantity and set by the state. Prisoners' clothes are uniformly distributed by the prison.

Article 52 Special living habits of ethnic minority criminals should be taken care of. Article 53 The prison where prisoners live should be firm, ventilated, transparent, clean and warm. Article 54 A prison shall set up medical institutions and sanitary facilities, and establish a sanitary system for prisoners. The medical care of criminals is included in the health and epidemic prevention plan of the prison area.

If a prisoner dies while serving his sentence, the prison shall immediately notify the prisoner's family, the people's procuratorate and the people's court. If a prisoner dies of illness, the prison shall conduct medical appraisal. If the people's procuratorate has doubts about the medical appraisal of a prison, it may conduct a new appraisal of the cause of death. If the family members of criminals have questions, they may raise them with the people's procuratorate. If a criminal dies abnormally, the people's procuratorate shall immediately examine him and make an appraisal of the cause of death.