The definitions of terms used in this Act shall be as follows:
| 1. | The term “human right” means any of human dignity, worth, liberties and rights which are guaranteed by the Constitution and Acts of the Republic of Korea, international human rights treaties to which the Republic of Korea is a party and international customary law; |
| 2. | The term “confinement or caring facility” means a facility falling under any of the following items: |
| (a) | Prison, prison for the youth, detention center and its branch, facility for probation, institute of forensic psychiatry, juvenile reformatory, and juvenile classification review board; |
| (b) | Police station cell, and facility where a judicial police officer investigates, detains and interns persons in order to perform his/ her duties; |
| (c) | Military prison (including its branch, a detention house for the unconvicted and a military police guardhouse); |
| (d) | House for protecting foreigners; and |
| (e) | Facility for caring for many persons; and |
| 3. | The term “facility for caring for many persons” means a facility for caring or interning for many persons which is prescribed by the Presidential Decree. |