outside treatment, lack of medical personnel and systematic medical approach to inmates with mental il lness and limitation of emergency medical system during night and holidays, the right to health and m edicine of inmates in correctional facilities are not adequately guaranteed. - The overcrowding in detention facilities(124% compared to standard, as of April 2017) is partly attrib utable to lack of secured facilities and difficulty in expanding facilities due to collectivism, but there al so exists a systematic problem that the criminal justice system in Korea, while declaring the principle of investigation without detention, does not take into account the severity of the crime and carries out arrest and detention. - Overcrowding in detention facilities is inhumane and unfair treatment against the inmates, which requ ires fundamental and systematic measures to be resolved. In this regard, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea also confirmed that overcrowding is in violation of Constitution, infringing upon h uman dignity and value. - The government states that the disciplinary action against inmates is carried out through a fair proces s, but the actual operation of the disciplinary committee is not based on independent and clear standar d, leaving possibility of arbitrary decision on disciplinary action. 2) Questions - Please provide detailed improvement measures to prevent arbitrary prohibition of meeting by co rrectional institutions and practically guarantee the right to meeting and communication of inmate s. - Please provide detailed measures to enhance the right to health of inmates including the increas e of medical officer, and medical service for inmates with vulnerability to address problems that occur due to lack of access to health care of inmates regardless of the purpose of detention. - Please provide measures to amend related legislations including the Criminal Procedure Act in o rder to realize the principle of investigation without detention, as well as practical implementation measures including expanding the number of facilities and overcoming collectivism in order to a ddress the issue of overcrowding in prison. 17. Guarantee the Rights of Defectors from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea including minimum detention 1) Current Status