Are shackles on death row riveted?

The shackles on death row are riveted. For prisoners who need to be shackled, different weights can be used, but the heaviest can not exceed 5 kilograms. However, there are special rules for death row prisoners, whose shackles are 9 kilograms of riveted death shackles.

The shackle is generally made of metal material, by the shackle ring and shackle chain two parts. Shackle ring is made of metal material in the shape of a ring, the size of the aperture is slightly larger than the diameter of a normal person's ankle, but much smaller than a normal person's heel and the distance between the foot bone. Once the shackle ring is locked, the prisoner cannot open it without a key. This is to prevent the prisoner from escaping, even if the prisoner wants to escape, open the shackle is a problem. At the same time, it is also the security protection of the prison staff. And wearing handcuffs and shackles to death row inmates can also better maintain the order of prison management.

Wearing handcuffs and shackles for prisoners level: prisoners on death row, in addition to the death penalty, the use of other levels of inmates generally shall not exceed fifteen days. Special circumstances require the extension of the use of time, subject to the approval of the competent public security bureau, director. Handcuffs, leg irons and police ropes are used in detention centers. The police rope can only be used in the pursuit of criminals or the execution of death row prisoners.

The use of handcuffs and shackles shall not exceed fifteen days, except in the case of prisoners under sentence of death. In special cases where it is necessary to extend the time of use, the approval of the competent public security bureau or division chief shall be required. Prisoners in handcuffs, shackles during the guards should strengthen the education of the police, in the dangerous behavior to clear, should be lifted immediately. The specifications of the handcuffs and leg irons and the procedures for their use must be strictly observed.

Legal basis

"The Chinese people's **** and the state of the implementation of the regulations of the guardhouse"

Article 20 The guardhouse use of firearms for handcuffs, shackles, police rope.

The police rope can only be used when pursuing and apprehending criminals or when executing capital offenders. The time of using handcuffs and shackles shall not exceed fifteen days in general, except for the prisoners on death penalty. In special cases where it is necessary to extend the time of use, it must be approved by the competent public security bureau or division chief. During the period when a prisoner is wearing handcuffs or leg irons, the guards shall strengthen their education, and when the dangerous behavior is cleared up, the prisoner shall be released immediately. The specifications of the handcuffs and leg irons and the procedures for their use must be strictly observed.

Regulations on the Use of Police Arms and Weapons by the People's Police of the People's Republic of China

Article 8 The people's police, in accordance with the law, to carry out the following tasks, in the case of criminals who may escape, commit murder, commit suicide, or self-injury or have other dangerous behaviors, they may use restraining police instruments such as handcuffs, shackles, and ropes:

(1) to capture criminals who have violated the law or who are suspected of having committed a major crime. Suspects;

(2) arrest, detention, custody, escort, interrogation, detention, mandatory summons;

(3) laws and administrative regulations provide for the use of police equipment in other cases. People's police in accordance with the preceding paragraph to use police equipment, shall not intentionally cause bodily harm.