Li Qiaochu: I am waiting at the entrance to the police affairs service station of Lunan Prison!

Today is August 25, 2026, family homecoming day. My second older sister has already obtained a queue number. I am currently outside Lunan Prison. At 8:50 a.m., I called the prison to request an in-person discussion with the prison warden regarding the special visitation application concerning marriage registration that I submitted four months ago. The telephone operator said that the matter had already been reported to the leadership and asked me to wait at the entrance for a response.

On April 12, I mailed the visitation application to the prison. After the prison received it, there has been no further response. More than four months have passed as of today. On August 18, I sent another letter urging them to process it. According to documents issued by the Ministry of Justice, the visitation application I submitted requires the prison warden’s approval. I do not know whether the prison’s administration department has forwarded the application to the warden, whether the warden is aware of it, or what stage the approval process has reached.

Over the past few months, I have been busy with the follow-up procedures for the marriage application. At the same time, because of what happened with his mother, Zhi Yong has remained very low-spirited, worried and anxious. Since early June, the review of our correspondence has always taken a very long time. The difficulty of communicating often makes me feel that no matter how hard I try, it is never enough to comfort him.

In late July, I reported Zhi Yong’s exercise-time issue to the prison in accordance with the law. To this day, I have not received confirmation from him as to whether the situation has improved. The two letters I mailed in late July—in which I specifically asked whether his right to exercise had received basic protection—have still not reached him.

Such meetings have precedents both in law and in the practice of prison administration, and they also protect the lawful rights and interests of incarcerated people. I hope to communicate with the prison warden in person, or at the very least have a channel through which to raise the matter.

I am waiting at the entrance.

Li Qiaochu

August 25, 2026