The length of time for prison visits is stipulated as follows: one or two visits per month, each of which lasts 30 minutes; if special circumstances require an extension of time, it is subject to the approval of the competent department of state operations, but the maximum length of time is no more than one hour; for those whose graded treatment is first or second grade and those who have demonstrated significant meritorious service or have been recognized as a provincial reform activist, the time for the visit will be extended to one hour.

The process of prison visitation is generally as follows:

1. Submitting an application for visitation. The application for visitation generally needs to be made by the family of the prisoner or the visitor, who needs to provide relevant documents and fill out the application form for visitation in accordance with the regulations of the prison;

2. Review of the application for visitation. The prison will review the application for visitation based on the documents provided by the applicant and the visitation regulations, and decide whether to approve the visitation;

3. Determine the time of the visitation. If the application for visitation is approved, the prison will determine the time and place of the visitation and notify the visitor according to the visitation regulations and the condition of the inmate;

4.Conducting the visitation. Visitors need to arrive at the prison at the specified time and undergo procedures such as identity verification and security checks. After that, they can enter the visiting room to visit with the inmates, but they need to comply with the relevant regulations and requirements of the prison;

5. End of the visit. Visiting time is usually about one hour, after the end of the visiting personnel need to leave the prison in accordance with the requirements and procedures of the prison.

In summary, in the process of visiting, the visitors need to comply with the relevant provisions and requirements of the prison, respect for the human dignity of the inmates, shall not affect the normal order and safety of the prison.

Legal basis:

Article 47 of the Prison Law of the People's Republic of China

Convicts may communicate with others while serving their sentences, but correspondence shall be inspected by the prison. The prison may withhold any letter found to be detrimental to the reform of the offender. Letters written by convicts to higher authorities in prison and to judicial authorities are not subject to inspection.

Article 48

While serving their sentences in prison, criminals may, in accordance with regulations, meet with their relatives and guardians.

Article 49

The receipt of articles and money by criminals shall be authorized and inspected by the prison.