Is there a requirement for released prisoners to report to the local police station every month?

The released prisoners are not required to report to the local police station every month.

According to the Prison Law of People's Republic of China (PRC):

Article 36 After a prisoner is released from prison, the public security organ shall register his household registration with the release certificate.

Article 37 Local people's governments shall help released prisoners to settle down. The local people's government shall give relief to the released prisoners who have lost their ability to work and are unable to determine their dependents and basic sources of livelihood.

Article 38 Persons released from prison shall enjoy equal rights with other citizens according to law.

Extended data:

According to the provisions of the "Interim Measures" for the placement and employment of prisoners released from labor reform:

Article 2 After a prisoner has served his sentence, the reform-through-labor organ may take him in for resettlement under any of the following circumstances:

(a) Voluntary employment, which is needed to transform production through labor;

(2) Homeless and unemployed persons;

(3) criminals who have been rehabilitated through labor in sparsely populated areas need to be resettled locally in combination with immigrants after serving their sentences.

Article 5 Measures for the placement and employment of released prisoners:

(a) good labor reform, production skills, which are needed by social production enterprises, can encourage him to find employment on his own, and can also be introduced by labor reform organs and labor departments if conditions permit.

(two) to obtain employment in reform-through-labour teams, and to evaluate wages according to working conditions or skills.

(3) Set aside part of the land in or near the reform-through-labour farm, organize collective production and establish new villages.