Prison Services Act, 1967

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THE PRISONS ACT, 1967

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

P ARTI

PRELIMINARY

Section

1. Short ti tle and c om men ce me nt.

2. Interpretat ion.

PART n

CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF SERVICE

3. Composi tion of Serv ice.

4. Temporary prison officers.

5. Gen era l powers ofthe Commiss ioner.

6. Commissioner to inspect prisons.

7. Powe rs of Deputy Comm issio ner and deleg ation of po wer s.

8. Officers in cha rge of prisons and their duties an& responsibil ities.

P A R T H I

POWERS, DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF PRISON OFFICERS

9. Ge ne ra l pow ers and duties of prison officers.

10. Ca se s where prison , officers hav e the powe rs a nd , privileges of

police officers.

11. Arrest o f des erte rs .

12. Power to examine persons or vehicles.

13. Use of force by prison officers.

14. Po we r to take pho tog rap hs, fingerprints, etc. ,. ofp riso ner s.

15. Non-liability of pri son officers for ac t do ne un d er authori ty of

a warrant.16. Lea ve for priso n officers.

P A R I I V

RETIREMENT BENEFI TS, WHICH MAYBE GRANTED TO NON-PENSION ABLE

OFFICER&

17. Gratuities pay abl e after twelve or more y ea rs ' servic e.

18. Proportional gratuities p ayable in certain, circums tanc es.,

19. Gra tu it ie s ea rned , t o be d e e m ^ o f : m e 0 f f i c e r ' s estate.

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P A R T VMEDICAL OFFICERS

Section

20. Medical officers to be responsible for every prison.

21 . Medical Examination of prison ers.

22 . Book to be kept by med ic al officer.

P A R T V I

ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTROL OF PRISONS

23 . Declaration a nd classification ofp riso ns.

24. Temporary pr i sons .

P A R T v n

AD MS S ION AND CUS TODY OF PRI S ONE RS

25. Admission of priso ners .

26 . Pr is on er to be in c us to dy of officer in ch ar ge .

27. Detenti on ofpr iso ner s in police lock-ups or cells.

28. Female prisoners to be kept apart.

29. Classification ofp ris one rs.

30. Com men cem ent and computation of sen tenc e.

31 . Execution of death sent enc e.

P A R T v m

OFFENC ES BY PRIS ONERS

32. Prison offences.

33 . Po we rs of priso n officers m ch ar ge to pun ish pris on ers .34. Pun ishm ent of prisoners by C ommissioner.

35. Right to apply for review.

36. Magistrate to have pow er to punish pers isten t offenders a gai nst

prison discipline.

37. Pris one r to make his d efen ce.

3 8. Medic al examin at ion before a ny corporal pun ishm ent .

39. Corporal punishment .

40. Segregat ion of a prisoner.

41 . Register of puni shme nts.

42. Pri son ers to be sub ject to discipline an d regu latio ns.

43 . Pow ers of officers holding disciplinary inquiries.

P A R I I X

PRIVILEGES OF PRISON ERS AND REMISSION OF SENTENCE

44. Facilities for religious worship to be given.

45 . Appo intm ent of prison minist ers.

46. Visits and letters.

47 . Cos t o f po s t a ge .

48. Prisoners may make approach to visiting justice.


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Section49. Remissi on of part of sen ten ce of convicted criminal prisoner.

50. Additional special remission.

5 1. Review of sen ten ce.

PART X

R E M O V A L O F P R I S O N E R S

52. Rem ov al of prison ers from one prison to an other .

53 . Re mo va l of sick prison ers to hos pital.

54. Medical officers and staff to take precautions to prevent escape

ofprisoners.

55. Me as ur es for further security ofpri sone rs in hospital.

56. prison officer not liable for es ca pe ofp ris one rs in hospital.57. Re mo va l of prison ers of un so un d mind to a me nt al hospital.

58. Re mo va l of convi c ted p r i so ner s wi th lepros y to pr i son for

persons with leprosy.59. Remo val of pers ons required as witne sses.

60. Medical exam inati on before remov al.

PART XIT RA T NF N G A N D T R E A T M E N T O F P R I S O N E R S

61 . Training, treatm ent and em ploym ent ofprisoner s.

62. Wo me n priso n officers at pris ons for female p ri so ne rs .

63. Employ ment of wom en priso ners.

64. Medica l officer ma y exc use empl oyme nt.65. clothing, bedding and dietary scales

66. Gratuities to prisoners.

67. Confinement of convicted criminal Prison ers-

68. Isolation cells.

69. Separat ion ofpriso ners.

70. Application of solitary confin emen t and m ec ha ni ca l restraint.

71 . Prisoners unde r sentence of death.

72. Pe rs on s se nt en ce d to sh ort term of impri sonm ent ma y opt for

extra mural labour.

73. Medical certificate on d eat h of pe rs on s.

PARI XIII

D E T E N T I O N A N D T R E A T M E N T O F U N C O N V I C T E D A N D C IV IL P R I S O N E R S

74. Detent ion of rem and prisone rs.

75. Segre gatio n of civil and unconv icted p rison ers.

76. Ma in te na nc e of civil an d unco nvi cte d pri son ers from private

sources.

77. Employmen t of civil and u nconvicted Priso ners -


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PAR I XIII

RELEASE AND DISCHARGE OF PRISONERS

Section

78. Discharge Of Pris oner s-

79. Rel eas e before expiration of se nt en ce .

80. Disc har ge of pris one rs in a distr ict oth er tha n that in which

they usually reside.

PAR 1 XIV

OF FE NCE S, RELATING TO PRIS ONS AND, PRI SON ERS AND PENALTIES FOR

SPECIFIC OFFENCES

81 . Pena lty for unau thori zed w earing of unifomns, etc..

82. Penalty for aiding escapes

83 . Pena lty for loitering in the vicinity of a pr ison , e tc.

84. Penalty for trafficking.

85. Prohibited articles.

86. Unlawful po ss es si on of prison articles.,

87. incite ment and abettin g of dese rtion , mutiny an d. sedition.

88. Desert ion.

89. Penalty for receiving or demanding money or other considera

tion from a prisoner,

go. penalty for selling or supplying articles to Prisoners-

91 . Pen al ty for i ssuing u nau tho r iz ed tes t imonia l .

92. Penalty for giving unauthorized information.93. General penal ty.

94. Power to prosecute under, other law not affected.

95. Power to arrest .

96. Publication of Pen alt ies -

P A R T X V

GENERAL PROVISIONS,

97. Prov isions of Act as to the tr eat men t and , con duc t to be ma de

available to prisoners.

98. Evide nce of age .

99. Limitation of act ion s,

100. App oint ment a nd p ow ers of visiting jus tic es.101. Disposal of dec eas ed' s estate.

102. Rewa rds for appr ehen sion of es ca pe d prisoners.

103. Priso n officers Rew ar ds a nd Fines Fu nd.

104. power ofthe Minister to make regulations.

105. Re pe al of th e Prisons ordinance (Cap. 58).

106. Saving.


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THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

No. 34 OF 1967

I AS SENT,

9TH AUGUST, 19 67

An Act to con so l id at e an d a m e n d the Law relat ing to Pri so ns , an d

to provide for the Organ izat ion, Discipli ne, Po we rs a nd Duti es of

Prison Officers, and formatters incidental thereto and co nn ec te dtherewith

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ENACTED by the P arlia ment ofthe United Republic of Tanz ania .

P A R T I

PRELIMINARY1. This Act m a y be cited as the Pr is on s Act, 1 96 7 and shal l co jm ^^into operation on such date as the Minister may by notice publisjjf


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"Deputy commissione r" mea ns the Deputy Comm issio ner of Pris ons;"de ser ter me an s a prison officer who a bs en ts hims elf from duty without

re as on ab le ca us ^ for a period of fourteen day s or mo re ;

"me dic al officer, m e a n s the m ed ic al officer ap po in te d by the C hiefMedical officer or other officer authorized by him to be the medicalofficer of a prison, or, if no medical officer has been so appointed,m e a n s the me di ca l officer of th e district in which the Pri so n iss i t u a t e d a b s e n c e a n y o t h e r m e d i c a l o ff ic er e m p l o y e d b ythe Government;

Acts 1964 "Military, Cour t" m e a n s the Cour t es ta bl is he d by the Military Cou rtNo . 15 Act, 496 4;

"Minis ter m e a n s the Minis ter for the t ime be in g re sp on s i bl e for

prisons;

"no n-p ens ion abl e officer" me an s a priso n officer who do es n ot hold aCap. 371 pen sio nab le office un de r the Pe ns io ns Ordin ance or any written law

ame ndi ng or replacing the sa me or who se service in a pen sio nab le

office does not qualify for a pension under any such law;

"officer-in-charge' mea n s a prison officer app oin ted by the Co mm is

sioner to be in char ge of a prison;

Cap . 58 "th e ordinance" means the Prisons ordinance repealed by section 105;

"prison" means a prison established or deemed to have been established

under section 23;

"prison officer" means any member of the Tanganyika Prisons Service

of what ever rank;

"prisoner" me an s any per son , wheth er convicted or not, unde r detenti on

in any prison;

"Proh ibited article" m e a n s an article the intro duction or re mo va l ofwhich into or out of a pri son is Pro hib ite d by this Act or by an y

regulations made thereunder;

"Service ' me an s the Tanganyika Pr i sons Service es tab l i she d by the

ordinance;

"sen ior pri son officer,, m e a n s a priso n officer of or ab ov e su ch ra nk

as the Minister may specify un de r subsect ion (2) of section 3;Acts 1964 "spe cial Tribunal" m ea n s a Tribun al est ab l is he d un de r the Sp ec ialNo. 2 1 Tribunals Act, 1964;

"sub ordin ate priso n Officer me a n s a pris on officer of or be lo w su ch

rank as the Minister May specify un de r sub sec tion (2) of section 3;

"temp orary Pris on officer" me an s a prison officer app oin ted und er

section 4;"unconvicted prisoner" means any person on remand or awaiting trial

or, in cases ofjuveniles, awaiting admission to an approved school,or any person detained for Safe custody under the immigration Actor for wan t of sur eti es, w ho ha s n ot be en c onvi cted by any court;

"visiting just ice, , me an s a p er so n appo inte d to be a visiting justice u nd ersection 100;

"young prisoner" me an s a per son bet wee n the ap pa ren t ag es of sixteenand twenty-one years.


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PART n

CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SERVICE

3-.(l)The Tanganyika Prisons Service shall consist of the membeEfopositionofthe Service app ointed or de em ed to have be en appointed undejibMceAct.

(2) The Service shall con sis t of suc h ranks of seni or and s ubor dina tepri son officers as t he Min ister ma y, by noti ce in the Gazette, specify,and prison, officers shall have seniority as so specified.4.-(I) Wh en ev er i t is ne ce ss ar y for the safe custo dy of p ri s o n e rs T i n i p o r a r yany prison or hospital or being transported from one prison to anolfeejnor for any other purpose the Commissioner or, subject to the appKxfisaikof the Co mmi ssi one r, an officer-in-charge of a prison may appoin t so

ma ny f i t an d pro per pe rso ns as ma y be de em ed ex ped ien t to ac t astemporary prison officers, upon such conditions as may be prescribed.

(2) Every temporary prison officer shall, while so acting, be vestedwith the same powers, functions and responsibilities, perform the samedutie s an d be su bje ct to the s a me discipline and authority as a pris onofficer.

(3) Wh ere in any priso n the n um be r of prison officers detaile d fordu t y t he r e i n i s i nsu f f ic i en t t o s ec ur e t he goo d m a n a g e m e n t an dadmin istra tion thereof, it shall be lawful for the officer-in-charge of su chpr i son, with the co ns en t of t he Ins pe cto r -G en era l of Pol ice or h i srep res ent ati ve, to emplo y temporarily su ch nu mb er of police officersas he m ay con sid er ne ce ss ar y to perform the d uties of prison officers insuch prison.

(4) Every police officer appointed in pu rsu anc e of subsect ion (3) shallhav e all the po wer s, functions, and responsibilities and perform in re sp ec tof th e pris on for which he is so ap po in te d all -the du ties of a pri son

officer of th e c las s to which the officer-in-charge sh all app oin t an d,for the p ur po se s of this Act, shal l be de em ed to be a priso n officer.

5.-( l) The C om mi ss ion er shall, sub ject to the orde rs a nd directioo&eral

ofthe President, have the administrative command, superintendeffiSe,control an d direction ofth e pr isons an d prison officers of Tanganyi kaean d, subj ect to this Act and to suc h regulation s as m ay be m ad e fi?g 1re l i S l o n

under, and to any other wri t ten law, may make such appointments,prom otion s, transfers and reductio ns in ranks and grad es of subord inateofficers as he may see fit.

(2) The Com mis sio ner may, su bject to, the provisions of this Act andto the or de rs a nd direction s of th e Minister from time to tim e, frameorde rs an d regu latio ns for the o bs er va nc e o f all priso n officers and ma yalso frame orders for the g ene ral gover nme nt of such pe rso ns in relationto their enlistment, discharge, training, arms and accouterments, clothingand equ ipmen t, place of res ide nce , classification and particular serv ices ,as well as their distribution and inspection and may also frame suchoth er ord ers an d reg ula tion s relative to the sa id, prison officers as hemay deem expedient for preventing neglect or abuse, and for renderingsu ch pris on officers efficient in the d is ch ar ge of their duties an d forpromoting discipline.


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Power of

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Officer-in-

cha rge of

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Duties of officer-in-

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Commiss ione r 6. The commissioner shall Periodically visit and inspect, or cause tobe visited and ins pec ted , all prisons within Tang any ika.

7 . - ( l ) The Depu ty Com mis s io ne r may , on the di rec t ions o f theComm issi oner , exer cise any oft he powe rs or perform any ofth e duties

ves ted in or ass ign ed to the Com mis sio ner by or un der this Act or anyregulations made thereunder or by or under any other written law.

(2) The Com missio ner may delegate any ofthe powers ves ted in himby this Act or any regulations made thereunder or, save where a contraryintention appears therein, by any Other written law, to an Assistant

commissioner.

8 .-( l) The c ontrol of eve ry priso n shall be v es te d in su ch prisonoff icer as m a y b e app oin ted by the Co mm iss io ne r to be in charg ethereof.

(2) Every officer-in-charge shall superv ise and cont rol all mat ters inco nn ec t io n with the pris on to which he is ap po in ted , and shal l beresp onsib le to the Co mmi ssi one r for the co ndu ct and treatm ent ofth eprison officers and prisoners under his control and for the due observanceby prison officers an d pris one rs o fth e req uir eme nts of this Act and of theregulations made and instructions and orders issued thereunder.

(3) Every officer-in-charge s hall be ch ar ge d with the safe c ust odyof ar ms , ac co ut er me nt s , amm uni t ion, c lo thing and a ll o ther publ icsto res an d foodstuffs iss ue d an d deli vere d for the us e of th e prison,the pr iso n officers a nd the pris on ers un de r his con trol an d with allpublic mon ey for which he ma y be held accou nta ble , and also, su bjectto the prov is io ns of th i s Act an d of an y rules m a d e th er eu nd er ,with all va lu ab le s, mo ne y, ar t icles of clothing and ot her pro per ty

en tru ste d to his kee pin g as bein g the prope rty of pri son ers , and shall

ac co un t for the sa m e in c as e of their bein g lost or d am a g e d otherwise than by unavoidable accident, theft, robbery or lawful use.

PART in

PO WE RS , DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF PRIS ON OFF ICER S

9.-(l) Every prison officer shall exe rci se su ch pow ers an d performsu ch dut ies as are by law conf erre d or im po se d on prison off icersof his ra nk, a nd s hal l ob ey al l lawful direc t ions in r es p ec t of th eex ec ut io n of his office which he m ay from time to time re ce ive fromhis senior officers.

(2) Every prison officer shall be deemed to be on duty at all timesan d ma y at any time be deta iled for duty in any part of Tan gan yik a.

10. While in ch arg e of priso ners for the p ur po se of conve ying a nypr iso ne r to or from a prison or for the p ur po se of ap pr eh en di ng an y

pr i s one r who ma y ha ve e sc a pe d f rom a pr i son, or who ma y hav ees c ap e d while be ing co nv ey ed to or from a priso n, or for the p ur po seo f p r e v e n t i n g t h e r e s c u e o f a n y p r i s o n e r o r f or t h e p u r p o s e

of preventing an, attack on a prison, every Prison officer shall have allthe powers and privileges of a police officer.

11. Any prison officer ma y, on rea so nab le suspicio n tha t any pers onis a des ert er, a rre st suc h per so n without a warr ant and shall forthwithtake him before a magistrate.

G e n e r a lpowersand dut i e so f p r i s onofficers

Cases whe re

prison

officers

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power and

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Ar re s t of de s e r t e r s


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12.-(1) Any prison officer ma y examine anything within, or being p O W e r t obrought into or out of, a prison and may stop and search anvyninevehi cle or p e r s on within a pr is on or goi ng into or out of a p r i s iwr eon s o ror, w h e t h e r within or ou ts id e a pr is on, a ny p e r s o n w ho , or^afoiy^svehicle which, is without authority close to a pr isoner if he ha s re as onto suspect that such person or vehicle is carrying a prohibited articleor any property belonging to the Government in use in a prison.

(2) A sen ior officer on duty in a prison m ay refus e ad mi ss ion tothe prison to any person who is not willing to be searched.

(3) A senior officer on duty in a prison may order any personwithin a prison who refuses to be searched to leave the prison and,if su ch a per so n refuses to lea ve, may ca us e him to be rem ove d fromthe pris on, a n d for th at pu rp os e ma y u se su c h force as m a y benecessary.

(4) If on stoppi ng and sea rchin g any vehicle or pe rs on un de r su bsection (1) a prison officer finds any prohibited article or any propertybelo ngi ng to the Go ve rn me nt in us e in a prison he ma y ar res t theper son or the per son in the vehicle who appe ar s to hav e cha rge of thearticle or prop erty an d shal l , as so on as prac tic abl e, c a us e su chpe r son to be ha n d ed ov er to a police officer or, in the a b s e n c e of apolice officer, to be taken to the nearest police station.

(5) Any se ar ch of a w om a n und er this sec tion sha ll be m a d e byanother woman with due regard to decency.

13.-(1) Any prison officer may use such force against a prisoneras is re as on ab ly ne c es s ar y in orde r to ma ke him obe y lawful o^fef f r 'whic h he ref us es to obe y or in or de r to ma int ai n discipline i g^ n

prison.

(2) Any prison officer ma y us e any weapo ns , including firearms,which ma y have been i ssu ed to him aga ins t a prisoner if such pri soner-

(a) is es ca pi ng or attem pting to es ca pe an d ref use s, when calledupon, to re torn; or

(b) is engaged with other persons in breaking out or attemptingto br ea k out of an y par t of a p rison a nd C ont inu es to bre akout or to attempt to break out when called upon to desist; or

(c) is e n g a g e d with othe rs in riotous be ha vi ou r in a prison andrefuses to desist when called upon to do so; or

(d) is endangering the life of, or is likely to inflict grave injuryto, the prison officer or to any other prison officer or to any otherper so n and the use of we ap on s, including firearms, is the onlypract icable way of controlling the pr isoner:

Provided that wea pon s shall not be u se d as authorized in par ag raphs(a), (b) and (c) ofthis subsection unless the officer has reasonable causeto believe that he c ann ot otherwise preven t the e sc ap e, breaking out or

riotous behavior, as the case may be, and has given a warning to suchpri sone r that he is ab out to us e s uc h we ap on s a ga ins t him an d su chwarning is unheeded:

And provided further that no prison officer shall, in the presenceof his senior officer, use his weapons against a prisoner as authorizedund er par agr aph s (a), (b) or (c) ofthis subs ecti on exce pt und er theorders of such senior officer:


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Power to

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unde r

authority of

a warrant

And provided further that the u se of a we ap on un de r this secti on shal lbe aimed, as far as possible, to disable and not to kill.

14. Any off icer- in-charge may cause photographs, measurements,footpr int s a n d ca s t s thereof , pa lm pr int s o r f ingerpr i nt s to betak en of any pri son er by any prison officer or oth er pe rs on auth orize d

by the Commissioner in that behalf, and where any person refuses topermit his photo gra phs , me as ur em en ts , footprints or cast s thereof, palmprints or fingerprints to be ta ke n, the officer ma y, us e or ca us e to beused such force as may be necessary to secure the photographs, footprints or cas ts thereof, palm prints or fingerprints as the c as e m a y b e :

P r o v i d e d t h a t t h e p h o t o g r a p h s , m e a s u r e m e n t s , f o ot p ri n ts a n dca s t s thereof , pa l m pr int s a nd f ingerpr int s of a pr i so ne r wh o i ssub seq uen t ly acqui t ted and di scha rged shal l be d es t ro yed upon theprisoner's release by the court.

15.-(1) Wh er e the d efe nce to a ny suit instituted aga in st a priso nofficer i s tha t the a c t co mp la in ed of wa s d on e in obe di en ce to acert i ficate or wa rr an t purp ort in g to be is su ed by a court or oth er

co mp et en t authority, the co urt shall, up on production ofth e certificateor war ran t an d upo n proof tha t the ac t compl a ine d of wa s don e inob ed ie nc e to suc h cert i fi cate o r warran t , en ter ju dg me nt in favourof suc h p rison officer.

(2) No pro of of th e sign atu re on a certificate or war ran t shal l berequired unle ss the court has rea so n to doubt the gen ui ne ne ss thereof;and where it shall be proved that such signature is not genuine, judgme nt shal l ne ve rt he le ss be g iven in f avour of. the pr iso n officer if it ispr ov ed that , at the t ime the ac t co mp la in ed of wa s c omm itte d, hebel iev ed on rea son abl e ground s that the signature was genui ne.

16. Pris on officers shal l , subje ct to the exi gen cies oft he se rvic e,

be gra nte d leave in acc ord an ce with the regulat ions ma de u nd er thisAct.

PARI IV.

RETIREMENT BENEFITS WHIC H MAYB E GRA NTED To NON-P ENSIO NABLE

OFFICERS

17. Ever y non- pe ns ion abl e prison officer of or bel ow the rank of prison officer Grade I shall, on discharge after continuous good service

ext end ing ov er a perio d of not less tha n twelve y ea rs , be eligible tore ce iv e a gratuity cal cu lat ed at the r ate of two-th irds of a mon th 'spa y oft he rank in which he was servi ng at the time of dis cha rge foreve ry comp let ed yea r of service up to a ma xi mu m of twen ty-o neyears.

Pr opor t i ona l 18. When any non-pensionable prison off icer of or be l ow the rankgratui t ies of prison officer Grade I-payable incer ta in (a) dies;c i r c um s t a nc e s

(b) is discharged as medically unfit for further service (such unf i t n e s s n o t h a v i n g b e e n c a u s e d b y h i s o w n m i s c o n d u c t o rnegligence);

(c) is dis cha rged on acc oun t of reduction of esta blis hmen t; or

Leave of

pr i sonofficers

Gratuitie s

payable after

twelve or

more years

service


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(d) having been enrolled in the Service before the eighth day ofDe ce mb er , 1 961 , is require d to retire from the Se rvice or ce a se sto serve the rein in ac co rd an ce with the provision s of sect ion10 ofthe Pensions Ordinance, Cap. 371

before completing twelve years' continuous good service, the PrincipalSec ret ary to the Tre asu ry may , on the re com men dat ion of the Co mmiss ion er, autho rize the pay me nt to his esta te or to him, as the c as ema y be, o f a p ropor t ional part of th e gratui ty which he would hav eea rn ed un de r s ec t i on ' 17 i f he ha d comp l e t e d t he s a i d pe r i od o f service.

19 . Any gratui ty which would hav e be e n due an d pa ya bl e to gra cesnon -pe nsi on abl e off icer ha d he tak en his disch arge u nd er the p r a & w e d t o b esi on s of this Act sh al l, in th e e v e n t of his r e -e n g a g i n g for a furtbJecmed p a r t

te rm an d dying in the ser vic e befo re the c omp let ion of su ch tenfthebe de em ed to have bel ong ed to him for the p urp ose of pa ym en t toffe r' s

estate. e s t a t e

PART V

MEDICAL OFFICERS

20. (1) There shall be a med ica l officer respo nsibl e for every pr is on v l e d i c a loff i ce rs

(2) The me di ca l officer sha ll be re sp on si bl e for the he alt h of allpri so ner s in a pris on and shal l ca us e al l pr i son ers to be medica l lyexamined at such times as may be prescribed.

(3) A med ica l officer may , whet her or not a p rison er conse nts ther eto,take or cause to be taken such action (including the forcible feeding,i nocu l a ti on , vacc i na t i o n and an y o t he r t r e a t m en t o f t h e p r i son e r ,whe the r ofthe like nature or otherwise) as he may cons ider ne ce ss ar yto sa feg ua rd or res tor e the he al th of the pr i s one r or to prev ent thespread of diseas e.

(4) All actions of a m ed ical officer, prison officer, medic al orderly, oroth er pe rso n acting und er sub sec tio n (3) or in pu rsu an ce of directionsgiven ther eun der , shal l be lawful.

21.-(1) The medical officer shall examine every prisoner on adm^-d^aision and prior to dis ch ar ge , an d shall rec ord the st ate of hea lth oJatbigiationpr is on er an d suc h othe r parti cula rs a s ma y be p re sc ri be d, ancJfuwtftersso exa min ed every pri son er on admis sio n shall, so far as is poss ibl e,be kept apart from other prisoners.

(2) The medical officer shall examine daily every prisoner in solitaryconfinement or hospital, or reported to him as being sick.

(3) The medical officer shall enter in a register, kept for the purpose,his comments on the cases sent to him for treatment.


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22. The me di ca l officer shall, on the de at h of an y pris one r, rec ord inthe register, the following particulars, so far as they can be ascertained,namel y : -

(a) the day on which the de ce as ed first com plai ned of illness, or wasobserved to be ill;

(b) the labour, if any , on which he was en ga ge d on tha t day ;

(c) the scale of his diet on that day;

(d) the day on which he was admitted to hospital;

(e) the day on which the medical officer was first informed ofthe

illness;

(f) the nature ofthe d isea se ;

(g) when the d ec ea se d was last se en before his dea th by the medi cal

officer;(h) wh en the priso ner died, an d ( in ca se s whe re a pos tm or te m

examinat ion is ma de) an accoun t ofthe a ppe ara nce af ter death,tog eth er with any spec ia l rema rks tha t ap pe ar to the med ica lofficer to be relevant.

PART VI

ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTROL OF PRISONSDeclaration 23,(1) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare anytionof

SSc a"building, en closure or place , or any thereof, to be a pri son for the

prisons purposes of this Act , and may, in a l ike manner, declare that anypriso n shall c ea s e to be a prison for the pu rp os es ofthis Act an d ma yclassify prisons so decla red as afor esaid into gr ad es a nd ma y presc ribethe privileges applicable to each class ofprisons.

(2) Ever y priso n sha ll include the gr ou nd s a nd buildings within theprison enclo sur e an d also an y oth er gro und s or buildings belongin g oratt ac he d thereto an d use d by pris oner s or the staff of the pr ison.

(3) In any writ, warrant or other legal instrument in which it may bene ce ss ar y to describe a particular prison any description designating aprison by reference to the name ofthe place or town where it is situated,or other definite description, shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes.

Temporary 2 4 . W h e n e v e r -prisons

(a) it app ea rs to the Co mmi ssi one r that the nu mb er of prisoners inany prison is gre ate r than can convenient ly be ac co mm od at edtherein and that it is not convenient to transfer the excess numberto some other prison; or

(b) owing to the ou tbr ea k of epid emic di se as e within a prison or foran y oth er re as on , it is des irable to provide for tem po rar y she lteror safe custo dy of any prison ers,

suc h provision shall be ma de as the Co mmis sion er, with the ap prov alofthe Minister, may direct for the shelter and safe custody in temporaryprisons of so man y ofth e pris oners as c an no t be conven iently or safelyacc om mo dat ed in the prison, and every such tempora ry prison shall bede em ed to be a prison for the purposes o fthis Act.

Book to bekept bymedicalofficer


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PART vn

ADMS S ION AND CUS TODY OF PRIS ONERS

25.-(1) No priso ner shall be admi tted into a prison unl ess a c c on j mj s S i o n 0 fpanied by a remand warrant, certificate, warrant or other ordepr-isafersdetent ion, or wa na nt of conviction or of committal.

(2) Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, an infant childof a female pri son er ma y be re cei ved into prison with its mot her.

(3) The officer-in-charge sha ll verify that the pr isone r is the pe rs onnamed in the warrant, certificate or order, and that such warrant, certificate or orde r be ar s the signa ture a nd se al oft he Cour t or co mp et en tauthority and in all other respects complies with the requirements ofl a w .

(4) The officer-in-charge shall keep every such warrant, certificate ororder, or certified true copies thereof throughout the period during whichthe person refened to therein is in his custody.

(5) Upon the admission to prison of any per son the officer-in-chargeshall cause to be recorded such particulars regarding such person asmaybe prescribed.

26. Ap ri so ne rw ho is being remov ed or trans ferred from one priBi f i fcnner into another, shall, while outside the prison, be kept in the custody ofsthey ofprison officer directed to convey him and shall be deemed to be inflfeeta-lawful custody ofthe officer-in-charge ofthe prison at which su^ffg e

prison officer is serving.

27. Any prisone r ma y be deta ined in a police lock-up or cell in a3 s t e n t i n o f

area where no prison has been established, for a period not exceedffig n e r s m

28. Male and female prisoners shall be confined in separate prisi fa* toas practicable, their seeing or conversing or holding any communicafle^P 1

seven days.p o l i c e l o c k

u p s o r c e l l

with one another. a p a r ty

29. Every prisoner sentenced to imprisonment and admitted to prisiaaificationshall be classified by the officer-in-charge in the manner pre scrib edfpri son ers


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C o m m e n c e - 30 .- (l ) A se nt en ce of imp ris onm ent shall take effect from the daym e a t a n d o n w hi ch the sen tenc e was pa ss ed unless it is s us pe nd ed und er thecomputat ion prov isio ns of an y law or un le ss th e of fende r is r el ea se d on bail, ins e n t e nc e w h i c h ca se the s en te nc e sh all take effect from the d ay on which he

surren ders himself or is taken into cus tody to under go s en ten ce .

(2) Wh en ev er a capital sen ten ce is co mmu ted to a se nte nce of imprison ment the sen ten ce shal l be de em ed to hav e co mm en ce d on thedate the sen tenc e of death was pa ss ed .

E xe c u t i on 3 i ( i ) Se nt en ce of de at h shal l be carr ie d out in or within thes e n t e nc e precincts of a prison ap poi nte d by the Com mis sio ne r for the carry

ing out of sen ten ces of deat h.

(2) The officer-in-charge, the medical officer and such prison officersas ma y be n ec es sa ry shal l be p res en t a t an execut ion of a s en ten ce

of death.(3) A minister of the religious denomination to which the prisonerbelongs m ay be p rese nt at the execution.

(4) No other pe rso n exce pt those authoriz ed in subse ctio ns (2) and(3) ofthis section shall be pr es en t at an exec ution without the writtenauthority ofthe Minister.

P A R T v m

OFFEN CES BY PRISON ERS

Prison

offences32. The Minister may prescribe what acts or omissions by prisoners

shall be de em ed to be prison offences a nd may prescri be which of suchoffences shall be m inor prison offences and which shal l be major prisonoffences.

Powers of 33 office r-in-c harge , if he is a se ni or pri son officer, ma yofficer-in- pu ni sh a ny pri so ne r found after due inquiry by him to be guilty of acha rge to minor offence by awarding him one or more ofthe following punish-puni sh m e n t s : -pns one r s

(a) confinement in a separate cell on such punishment diet as maybe prescribed and for a term not exceeding such period as maybe prescribed;

(b) forfeiture of rem issi on n ot ex ce ed in g suc h ter m of remi ssio near ned as may be prescr ibed;

(c) forfeiture o f so me or all of the privi leges for suc h peri od a s m aybe prescribed.

(2) An officer-in-charge, ifhe is a subordinate prison officer, maypu ni sh a ny, p ri so ne r found after due inquiry by him to be guilty of amin or pris on offence by awa rdi ng him on e or mor e o ft he following

punishments^(a) confinement in a separate cell on such punishment diet as may

be prescribed for a term not exceeding such period as may beprescribed,

(b) forfeiture of remi ssio n not e xc ee di ng su ch te rm of remi ssio nea rn ed as may be prescrib ed;

(c) forfeiture of so me or all of the privil eges for suc h peri od a s m aybe prescribed.


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(3) An officer-m-charge being a senior prison officer may punish anypr is oner found a fter due inquiry by him to be guilty of a ma jor prisonoffence by awa rdi ng him one or more oft he following pu ni sh men ts :-

(a) corporal punishment with a cane, not exceeding such number ofstrokes as maybe prescribed:

Provided that corporal pun ishme nt shall not be awar ded e xceptfor an offence involving pe rs on al violence to a prison officer:

And provided further tha t no sen ten ce of corp oral pu ni sh men tshall be carried out unles s suc h sent enc e has be en confirmed bythe Commissioner;

(b) con fin emen t in a se pa ra te cell on suc h pu ni sh me nt diet asmay be prescribed for a term not exceeding such period as maybe prescribed;

(c) forfeiture of rem iss ion not ex ce ed in g s uc h term of rem iss ionearned as may be prescribed;(d) forfeiture of some or all ofthe privileges for such period as maybe

prescribed.

34,(1) The Commissioner may punish any prisoner found aftpfnjshmentdue inquiry by him to be guilty of a prison offence. of prisoners

(2) An offic er-in -char ge on find ing a p ri so ne r guilty of a Maj o y . .pri son offence may , if he is of th e opini on tha t in the ci rcu mst anc e nMl l l s s l o n

ofthe cas e the powers of pun ishm ent he pos se ss es are inade quat e ,transfer the case to the Commissioner for punishment.

(3) An officer-in-charge, ifhe transfe rs a cas e to the Co mmis si onerunder subsection (2), shall forward to the Commissioner

(a) a copy ofthe charge;

(b) the record of all the ev idence he h as t aken, including the evidenc eofthe prisoner;

(c) the reasons why he has found the prisoner guilty; and(d)~ any representations the prisoner may wish to make to the Com

missioner in regard to punishment.

(4) The Commis sioner on receipt of a record forwarded to him undersubsection (3) may-

(a) punish the prisoner; or

(b) reverse the finding ofthe officer-in-charge and acquit the prisoner ,or

(c) require the officer-in-charge to take further evi den ce and su bmi tit to him prior to his making a decision.

(5) The Co mm is si on er ma y awar d a pris one r one or more oft hefollowing punishments: -

(a) corporal punishment with a cane not exceeding such number ofstrokes as maybe prescribed;

(b) confinement m a separate cell on such diet as may be prescribedand for such period as may be prescribed;;

(c) forfeiture of remi ssi on n ot exc eed in g su ch t erm of remi ssi onearned as maybe prescribed.

(d) forfeiture of some or all. oft he privi leges for su ch period as ma ybe prescribed.


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Right toapply

r eview

35.-(1 ) Wh er e a pri so ne r is fo und guilty of a majo r pri son offenceby an officer-in-charge un de r the p rovisio ns of sec tion 3 3, the officershall inform the pr iso ne r tha t he m ay. if he so wis he s, hav e his c as ereviewed by the Com mis s io ner and where the pr i soner ex pr es se s adesire to have his ca se so review ed the officer-in-charge shall tran smitto the Com mis s io ne r a record of th e proce edi ngs in the prescr ib edform.

Magis t r a t em a y pun i s hpers is ten toffenders

(2) on receip t ofth e record transmi tted to him un de r the provisions

of subsection ( l) th e Commissioner may-

(a) re ve rs e the finding of th e off icer- in-ch arge a nd acqu it theprisoner;

(b) require the officer-in-charge to take further evi den ce a nd su bmit it to him prior to his making a decision;

(c) affirm the finding made by the officer-in-charge and-

(i) reduce the pun ishm ent;

(ii) increase the punishment; or

(iii) alter the nature ofthe puni shme nt.

Prov ided tha t the Co mm iss io ne r shal l not on review awa rd inres pec t of any prison offence a puni shme nt' grea ter than the pun ishm ent

which the officer in charge who tried the prisoner could have lawfullyawarded.

36. Any pris one r who is a per sis ten t offender aga ins t prison disciplinemay , inst ead of being dealt with und er the foregoing provisions ofthispar t , be brou gh t before a mag is t r a te an d ch ar ge d with an y of t heprison offences he has committed and the magistrate may on convictingthe offender sen te nc e him to a term of impr ison men t not ex cee din gsix mon ths to run consecutive ly with the s en ten ce t hen being serv ed:

Provided that no procee ding s un de r this section shall be taken ag ains tany priso ner in res pe ct of any mat ter for which he has be en pu nis hedun de r the provisions of secti ons 33 or A

Pr i s one r ' s

de fence37. No pr is on er -shall be found to be guilty of a pris on offence until

he h as h ad an opportunity of hear ing the cha rge or ch arg es aga ins t himand making his defence.

M e di c a l

examinat ionbeforep u n i s h m e n t

38.--(I) No prisoner shal l be subjected to punishment diet unt i lcertified as medically fit to undergo such Punishment by a medical officer

or oth er pe rs on a ppo int ed for suc h purp ose by the me dic al officer.

(2) Punishment diet shall not be combined with labour.


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3 9 . (1) Wh ere corp oral pu ni sh me nt is pre scr ibe d for an y offem&^oralthe n u m b e r ofs t rokes shal l not e x c e e d ten in the c a s e ofp e p s t f t f f l m e n tof or un de r the ap pa re nt age of sixteen yea rs , an d eig htee n in all otherca se s, and sh al lb e inflicted with such type of can e an d in suc h man ne ras maybe prescribed.

(2) Every sente nce of corporal puni shme nt impose d upon a priso nerby an officer-in-charge s ha ll be subj ect to confirmation by the Co mmission er, who may incre ase or red uce the nu mb er of strokes orde redto be inflicted, or may substitute any other punishment or punishmentsas he is authorized by this Act to award.

(3) No sen ten ce of corporal pun ish men t shall be carried out unles sthe m ed ic al officer ha s certified th at the pr iso ne r is fit to un de rg o s uc hpunishment.

(4) A me dic al officer ma y give su ch directio ns for the pre ven tion ofinjury to the h ealth oft he p ris one r ord ere d to receive corp oral pun ish me nt as he may deem ne ce ssa ry , and such directions shall be compliedwith before the punishment is inflated; and if, during the course oftheinfliction of su ch p un is hm en t the me di ca l officer sha ll direct it to bediscontinued, it shallbe discontinued accordingly.

(5) Corp oral pun is hm en t shal l not be inflicted up on a ny femaleprisoner, nor upo n male prison ers un de r se nt en ce of dea th or over theag e of forty-f ive ye ar s, no r up on an y civi l pr is on er no r up on an yprisoner imprisoned as a vagrant.

4 0 . Wh en ev er it ap pe ar s to the of f icer -in-charge tha t i t i s des i ra hj^gat ion

for the good orderand discipline ofthe prison for a pr i sone r t o be (pfe&nerse gr eg at ed an d not to work or ass oci ate with other pris one rs, i t shal lbe lawful for su ch officer to o rd er the se gr eg at io n of su ch pr is on er forsuch period as maybe considered necessary.

4 1 . Th e off icer - in-charge shal l ca us e to be e n t e r e d in a r e g B S e t p J t e r o f which shall be o p e n for inspect ion by the visiting justices, a r e o l h m e n t sof all pun ishm ents impo sed upo n prisone rs, sh owing in res pe ct of ea chprisoner punished, his name, the nature of his offence, and the natureand e xtent of his pun ishm ent.

42 . Every prisoner shall be subject to prison discipline and reg piS ifeS ners

t ions during the whole time of his imp ris onm ent whet he r he is o^-te 1 1 0

not within the precinct of any prison. disciplinea n d

regulation

43.-(1) Every prison officer inquiring into a disciplinary offencep owers otalleged to have been committed by prisoners shall have power to sumffitaewia n a exa mi ne w it ne ss es o n oa tn or affirmation an d to requiradihieg

prod uctio n of all do cu me nt s rel eva nt to su ch inquiry and to adjo#riiP l i n a r}'any hearing from time to time. inquiries


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R e l i g i o n o f

p r i s o n e r s

A p p o i n t m e n t

o f p r i s o n

M i n i s t e r s

V i s i t s a nd

le tte rs

P o s t a g e o f

le tte rs

w r i t t e n b y

P r i s o n e r s

A p p r o a c h t o

vis i t ing

j u s t i c e

R e m i s s i o n

o f p a r t o f

s e n t e n c e o f

c o n v i c t e d

c r i m i n a l

p r i s o n e r

(2) Any person summoned as a witness under subsection (1) whofails to atte nd at the time and plac e men ti on ed in the s um mo ns or onadj our nme nt, or refu ses t o a ns we r an y que sti on lawfully put to himshall be guilty of an offence and sha ll be liable on conviction by a cour t ofco mp et en t jurisdiction to a fine not exc eed ing o ne h und red shillings orto impr iso nme nt for a term not ex ce ed in g one mon th or to both suc hfine and such imprisonment:

Pro vide d tha t no witness shal l be obl iged to an sw er an y que st io nwhi ch ma y te nd to incr imi nate h im or re nd er h im l iable to anypenalty.

PA RT LX

PRIVILEGES OF PRISONERS ANDREMISSIONOF SENTENCE

44. The rel igious d eno min at io n or sec t of eve ry pris one r shal l ber e co rd ed an d he sha l l be t r e a t e d a s a me m b e r o f su ch r e l ig i ousden omi nat ion or sec t. Su ch facilities for worsh ip sha ll be pro vide d asmaybe prescribed.

45. The Minister may from time to time appoint by notice in theGazette ministers or priests of any religion or se ct to be pr ison minis ters.

46. The privi leges o f pris one rs to receiv e an d se nd let ters an d toreceive visitors shall be suc h as ma y b e prescrib ed.

47. The Go ve rn me nt shall be ar the cos t of po st ag e o f letters writtenby prisoners.

48 . Ev ery pr iso ne r ma y bring to the notice of an y visiting just ice

who is visiting the pris on an y ma tt er which he cons ide rs sho uld bebrought to the visiting justice's attention.

49,(I) Convicted criminal prison ers sen ten ce d to impr isonm ent ma yby industry a nd go od c on du ct earn a r emi ssi on of one-th ird of theirsentence or sentences:

Provided that in no case shall any remission be granted to a prisonerse nt en ce d to imprison ment for life or to be d eta ined at the P resid ent ' s

pleasure.

(2) Fo rt he pur pos e ofgiving effect to sub sec tio n (1), a convictedcriminal prisoner shall, on admission, be credited with the full amount ofremi ssio n to which he would be entitled at the en d of his s en te nc e orsen ten ces if he lost no remission of sen te nce .

(3) A pris oner may lose remis sion as a re sult of pu ni sh me nt for a

priso n offence, an d shal l not ea rn an y rem iss ion in re sp ec t of an yp e r i o d -

(a) sp en t in hosp ital, if his st ay in ho spi tal is c a u se d by his ownnegligence or if he is certified by the medical officer to be malingering; or

(b) while undergoing confinement as a punishment in a separate cell.

(4) The C om mi ss io ne r shal l ha ve the po wer to rest ore forfei tedremission in whole or part.


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50. Notwiths tan ding the Provi sion s of sec tion 49, . on the recq$njjt i o n a

imendation ofthe Commissioner, the President may grant a furslêîremission On the grounds ofexceptional merit, permanent i l l -heai l iks ionor any other ground.

51. The Commissioner shall submit to the President a report on^Jhigw 0fgeneral condition and conduct of the. following prisoners at the tirnîg; nc es t a t ed : -

(a) young prisoners serving indeterminate se nt enc es -as soon as theprison er has comple ted one ye ar ofthe s en ten ce an d thereafterannually;

(b) adult prisoners serving fixed sen ten ces ofe ig hty ea rs or mo re -as soon as the prisoner has compl eted four year s of his sen ten ceand thereafter at quadrennial intervals;

(c) adult prisoners serving indetermina te se nt enc es as soon as the

pris oner has com ple ted one yea r of h is s en te nc e and therequadrennial intervals:

Prov ided tha t nothing in this sec tion sha ll be d ee med to prohibit thePr es id en t from directing that the r eports shall be subm itt ed at morefrequent intervals or the Commissioner from submitting reports as andwhen he may consider desirable:

And provi ded further tha t the pr ovis ions of this sec tio n sha ll notapply to criminal lunatics or prison ers receiving tr eat men t in men ta lhospitals.

PART X

REMOVAL OF PRISONERS

52.-(l) The Commissioner may order that any prisoner shall b j m o v a i o f

removed from one prison to another- and whenever any prisonpejjgerremoved to any prison other than that named in the warrant or


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(2) Any prisoner who is removed to a hospital under subsection (1)sha ll be d ee m e d to be un de r det ent ion in the pris on from which he isso removed.

(3) W he ne ve r the me di ca l off icer con sid ers tha t the hea l th of aprisoner removed to a hospital under subsection (1) no longer requireshis d eten tion therei n he shall notify the officer-in-charge o fth e pris onfrom which the prisoner was removed and the officer-in-charge of thatprison shall ther eup on cau se such prison er to be returned to the prison ifhe is still liable to be confined therein.

Medica l 54.-(1) Every reasonable precaut ion shal lbe taken by the medicalstaff to take Office r-in-charge of a hospital and the persons employed therein top r e c a u t i o n s prevent the escape of any prisoner who may at any time be under treat-to prevent ment therein, and it shall be lawful for such officer and persons to take

escape suc h me as u re s for the prev entin g ofth e es ca pe of any suc h pris one r asmay be necessary:

Pr ov id ed tha t noth ing shal l be d on e un de r the autho r i ty of th i ssub sec tio n which, in the opinion oft he med ica l officer-in-charge of suc hhosp ital, is likely to be p rejudicial to the h ealth of suc h prisone r.

(2) Subje ct to su bs ec tio n (3) of secti on 49 the perio d during whichthe prison er ha s b ee n detain ed in a hospita l un de r this sec tion sha ll bede em ed part of his term of impris onmen t.

Measures for 55. Whe re the officer-in-charge co nsid ers it desira ble to take spe cia lsecuri ty of me as ur es fo r t he secur i ty of any p r i sone r unde rgo i ng t r e a t m en t inpr i soners a hospi tal, it sha ll be lawful for him to give su ch pri son er into the cha rgem hospi ta l of su ch pr ison officers or te mp or ar y pris on officers a s th e officer-in-

ch arg e m ay se e fit. O ne of su ch prison officers or te mp or ar y priso nofficers sh all alw ays be with su ch pris on er da y an d nigh t an d su chpri son officers or te mp or ar y pri son officers s h a ll b e ve st ed with fullpowe rs and authority to do all things ne ce ss ar y to preve nt suc h priso nerfrom es cap in g an d sh al lb e an swe ra ble for his safe custo dy until suc htime as he is ha nd ed over to the officer-in-charge on his disc har ge fromhos pita l or until suc h time as his se nt en ce exp ires , whi che ver ma y firstoccur.

Pr ison 5 6 . If an y pr iso ne r shal l e s c a p e durin g suc h t ime as he is in anySable r fo t hospital or mental hospital, no prison officer shall be held answerablee s c a p e o f there for unle ss such pris oner shal l hav e b ee n in the p ers on al custodypr i soners in G fs u c h officer, an d no m ed ic al officer, o th er officer or em pl oy ee of a

ospi ta hos pit al shal l be hel d an sw er ab le the refor un les s it is s ho wn that heha s h elp ed suc h pris one r to e sc ap e or ha s wilfully neg lec ted to take

reaso nabl e precautions to prevent his es ca pe .

R e m o v a l o f 5 7 . - ( 1 ) Whenever a medica l of f icer i s of the opinion tha t anypr i soners pri son er othe r th an a re ma nd priso ner is of un so un d mind, he shal lm i n d

S

U n pre pa re and transmi t to the Minister a written repo rt and re co mm en da

tion forth e t rea tme nt of the p rison er in a m ent al hosp ital and the Ministeron receipt of such a report and re com men dat ion m ay, by order und erhis ha nd in the form pres crib ed, direct that such prison er be re mo ved


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to any men tal hospit al m Tang anyi ka and be there de taine d, and suc hor de rs ha ll be sufficient authority for the reception ofthe p ri so ne ra ndfor his detention in, such mental hospital until removed or discharged ashereinafter provided.

(2) Whenever a medical officer is ofthe opinion that any personre ma nd ed in prison is of un so un d mind, he sha l l ma ke an d t ransm itt o t he cour t t ha t r e ma n de d h i m a wr i tt en r epor t o f t ha t pe r so n ' scondition and the court shall the reu po n pr oc ee d in ac co rda nc e with theprovisions oft he Criminal Pro ced ure Code. Cap. 20

(3) Whe re any prisoner re mo ve d to a me nta l hospi ta l un de r su bsecti on (1) is, in the opinion ofth e pe rs on in charg e of suc h me nt alhospital, no longer of un sou nd mind, the pe rso n in charge as aforesaidshal l notify the officer-in-charge of the priso n from which the pri so ner

was rem ov ed and the pri son er shall the n be delivere d into the c ust odyofthe officer-in-charge of that prison if he is still liable to be confinedtherein and, if not so liable, shall be released.

(4) The period during which a prisoner other than a remand prisonerha s b ee n deta i ned in a men ta l hosp i ta l un de r th is sec t io n shal l berec kon ed as part of his term of imprisonment.

Remova l of

58 . Pr is on er s w ho ar e certified by the m ed ic al officer to be suffe.rjn/g te dfrom active l epr osy shall, by ord er m a d e by the C omm iss ion e I r r i s p r e e r strans ferre d to the nea re st prison for pe rs on s with leprosy . w i t h i e p r o s y

to the

prison for

persons with

leprosy

59. (1) Wh en ev er the p re se nc e of any pe rs on confined in a pr i s e S t f i va l o f is required by any court or other competent authority, such coujrJrQjftscompetent authority may issue an order addressed to the officejqjg.^ a scha rge r equ i r i ng p roduc t i on be fo re t he cour t o r o t he r co mp e t en t 6 8

authority oft he p er so n m custody at the time and place to, be nam edin such order, an d suc h officer-in-charge sha ll ca us e the pe rso n to bemo ve d as dir ected and shall provide for the safe cus tod y ofth e p er so n

during his absence from prison.

(2) A pe rs on re mov ed from a prison in pu rs ua nc e of an ord er ma deunder subsection (1) shall, whilst outside the prison, be kept in suchcustody as the officer-in-charge may direct and whilst in that custodyshall be deemed to, be in lawful custody:

Pr ov ide d that noth ing in this sec tio n shal l prohibit the officer-in-charg e from hand ing over to police cu stody prisoners who are req uired

to atte nd any cou rt an d pri son ers t ak en into police cu st od y for tha tpu rp os e sha l l rem ain un de r pol ice super visio n unt il retu rne d to theprison or discharged by the court.

60.(1) All prisoners prior to being removed to any other prisoMediashall be examined by the medical officer. examinat ion

be fore

(2) No pri son er shal l be so re mo ve d un le ss the m ed ic al off i^^| ; v a lcertifie s tha t he is free from a n y illn ess r en de ri n g him unfit forremoval.


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Training,

tre atme nt

and

employment

of prisoners

W o m e nprisonofficers at

pr isons forfemalepr i sone r s

E m pl oym e n to f w om e npr i sone r s

Medica lofficer mayexcusee m pl oym e n t

Clothing,

bedding and

die tary

sca le s

Gratuities

to pr isoners

Confinement

of convicted

criminal

pr isoners

Isola t ioncells

PART XI

TRAINING AND TREATMENT OF PRISONERS

61 . Every prisone r sen ten ced to imprison ment and deta ined in prisonshall, subje ct to the provisions ofthis Act and su bject also to any spe cia lorder ofthe court, be employed, trained and treated, whether he is in or

is not within the precincts of any prison, in such a manner as the Com-

mis sio ner ma y det erm ine , and for that pu rp os e su ch a priso ner shall,at all 't im es, perform su ch labour , ta sk s a nd othe r duties as m ay beassigned to him by the officer-in-charge or any other prison officerin whose charge he may be.

62. Eve ry prison or any portion of a priso n es ta bli sh ed or us ed forthe admi ssion , detent ion, t raining and t re atm ent of female prison ers

shall have a sufficient number of women prison officers, and the Commis sion er shall determine whe the r a wo ma n prison officer shall be incharge thereof.

63. Women prisoners shal l only be employed on labour which issuitable for women.

64. The m edi cal officer ma y order any prison er to be ex cu se d lab ouror to perform light labour and any prisoner ordered to perform lightl a bo ur sha l l be r eq u i r e d t o pe r fo r m t he l a bo ur for whi ch he i sconsidered fit by the med ical officer.

65 -(l ) Subje ct to the provisions of section 76 every pris oner shall

be supplied with and shall wear such prison clothing as maybe deter-

mined by the Commissioner.(2) Every prisoner shallbe provided with separate bedding adequate

for war mth a nd hea lth as ma y be de ter mi ne d by the m ed ic al officerand be prescribed by regulations.

(3) A child of a female pri son er admitted to prison sh al lb e p rovid edwith allnecessaries.

(4) The dietary scale for prisoners shallbe prescribed.

66. Prisoners may be paid gratuities by the Government in accordancewith rates prescribed.

67-(l) Subjec t to any regulatio ns m ad e u nd er this Act, convictedcriminal pris oner s m ay be confined either m assoc iati on in ward s or

individually in cells or partly in one way and partly in the other.

(2) Cel ls an d wa rd s s ha l l be i l luminate d at nigh t an d be un d e rthe const ant supervision of a prison officer.

68-(L) There shallbe provided in every prison, where practicablean d ne ce ss ar y, sufficient isolation cells of a patte rn ap pr ov ed by theCommissioner and such cells shall.be used forthe following purposesonly:

(a) to confine a pr isone r se nt en ce d to confineme nt m a se pa rat e cellin acco rd anc e with the provisions of sectio ns 33 or 34;

(b) to confine a pris oner in acco rda nce with the provisions of section7 0 :
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(c) to seg re ga te any pr i so ner i f des i ra ble in the in teres t s of th eadmini stratio n ofjustice an d no ordinary single cell is av ailable

for the purpose.

(2) Isolation cells s hall be furn ished with the m ea n s of ena blin g aprisoner when confined therein to communicate at any time with a prisonofficer.

69 . Sub jec t to the req uir eme nts of sect i on 28 an d sect io n 75 Se 1 !h ie dtionCommiss ioner may order the separ ation from ea ch oth er ofthe greftppjsonersof convicted criminal priso ners classified unde r the Provisions of secti on29.

70. Whenever the officer-in-charge cons iders it is urgently and abs/tpkfcationtery necessary (with reference to the character of the prisoner or the 9ta #taryoft he prison or othe r place in which su ch Pri so ner is or is d e e w n l # m e n t

to be und er de t en t i on) for the safe cus tody of an y pr i sone r t h a t n l i e i e c h a n i c a i

sho uld be subj ec t to rest rai nt an d in addition be c onfined in an isolfufcricell he m ay order such Pri son er to be so confined an d shall be r est rai nedin such manner as may be prescribed:

provided that no priso ner who is receiving medi cal trea tmen t in anyhosp i tal shal l be confined or res trai ned un de r the provisions of thissection unless the medical officer certifies that such prisoner is fit to be

so confined or restrained.

71 . P r i sone r s unde r s en t ence of death shal l be confined apart rfehBisoth er pris one rs in a sp eci al cel l or ward. The t re at me nt of Fris o^g fsunder sentence ofdeath shall be such as maybe prescribed- sentence

of death

72.-(1) If a p e r s o n is s e n t e n c e d by any court to i mpr i sonment flbarsonsa t e rm or t e rms not e x c e e d i n g in to ta l six m o n t h s , or is liable t o e b e n c e d t o

committed to prison for non-payment of a fine or costs, he may, before may op^dbtermthe committal or forthwith thereafter declare to the court, or if he ignnYjoptforlon ger in the cu sto dy of the court, to the officer-in-charge ofth e pri s% n m u r a l

in which he is, or is to be , deta ine d, tha t he de sir es to, unde rta ke |^ |i%f u r

work outside the prison, unless he is excluded from so declaring b^fh ^ o ^ g ^judgment of the cour t which sentenced him

(2) In all cases in which a person is entitled under subsection (l)todec lar e his desi re to un de rt ak e public work outsi de the priso n, thecourt shall inform such p er so n of his right to ma ke suc h de claratio n:

pro vid ed that any failure of th e court to inform su ch p er so n of hisr ight to ma ke su ch de cla rat i on sha l l not in an y wa y inval idate thepro cee din gs or any orde r ma de by the court .

(3) Notwithstanding any declaration ma de und er subse ction (1) thecourt shall in ever y ca se issue the a pprop riate war ran t of committal.

(4) If a declarati on has b ee n made un de r subs ecti on (1) that a perso ndes ire s to und ert ak e public work outsid e the priso n, the c ourt Or the. o n , a s t h e c a s e i i i ; l y b e , s h a l l n o t i f y t h eadminist rative officer in char ge o fth e ar ea of su ch decl arati on; and ifsu ch adm inistrat ive officer, after taking into con sid era tio n the workwhich may be available and the cha rac ter, record o r reputatio n -of suchp e r s o n , i s s a t i s f i e d t h a t h e c a n u s e f u l l y b e e m p l o y e d o n w o r k outs ide the priso n, su ch pe rs on sha l l not be im pri son ed or , i f he is


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Mecticalcertificate

on de a t ho f pe r s ons

D e t e n t i ono f r e m a ndpr i sone r s

Se g r e ga t i onof civil a ndunc onv i c t e dpr i sone r s

Maintenance

of unconvic

ted pr isoners

from

prSs te

source

already imprisoned sha l lb e rele ase d and shal lbe employed under thesupe rvis ion of su ch public officer or oth er pe rs on as the admini strativ eofficer may appoint and without remuneration on such public work asma y be p res cr i bed an d as ma y be speci f ied by the admin is t ra t iveofficer:

Prov ided that nothing herein shall mak e it obligatory for the admini

strative officer to perm it any pe rs on to work outs ide a priso n.

73.-(1) On the d ea th of any per so n det ain ed in a priso n the officer-

in-charge shall ca us e im mediate notice of suc h dea th to be given to the

medical officer.

(2) The medical officer, on receipt ofthe notice, shall cause the deadprisone r to be medically exam ined in a man ne r he con siders n ec es sa ry

an d shal l issu e a cert i ficate stat ing the ca us e oft he d ea th an d shal lca us e su ch cert i ficate to be del iv ered to the ne ar es t coro ner.

(3) The cor one r shall report to the C om mis sio ner the resu lt ofth einquest held.

(4) The Commissioner shall also cause an inquiry to be held as toan y de at h in an y prison from Oth er tha n natura l c au se s, an d reportthereon to the Minister.

PAR T xn

DETENTION AND TREATMENT OF UNCONVICTED AND CIVIL PRI SONERS

74. The officer-in-charge shall detain any person remanded to, prisonaccord ing to the ter ms oft he warr ant of committa l iss ued by a cou rt or

co mp ete nt authority and shall ca us e suc h pe rso n to be d elivered to suc hcourt or co mp et en t authority at the time na m e d and acco rdin g to theterms of such warra nt.

75. Civil and unc onvi cted priso ners shall as far as conditions p ermitbe kep t apart from other clas ses ofpri soner s. They ma y b e permit tedto assoc iate t oge the r in orderly ma nn er un de r suc h conditions as thecommissioner may direct.

76.-(1) An unconvicted prisoner may be permitted to maintain himself an d to pur ch as e or rece ive from private s ou rc es at pr op er ho ur s,food, bedding, clothing or other necessaries, but subject to examinationand to such othe r conditions as the Com mis sio ner ma y direct.

(2) No food, bedd ing , clothing or othe r ne ce ss ar ie s bel onging to anunco nvic ted Pr iso ner shall be gi ven, hired, loane d or sold to an y oth er

prisoner; and any prisoner contra vening the provisions ofthis sectionsh al lb e liable to lose the privilege of pu rc ha si ng or recei ving food,clothing or oth er ne ce ss ar ie s from private s ou rce s for suc h time as theofficer-in-charge may think proper.

(3) If a civil or unco nvic ted. Pri son er is u nab le to receive clothing,be dd in g or food suppl ie s, or if su ch food is in the opinion oft he officer-in-charge unsatisfactory suc h prison er shall receive th e, regula r prisondiet, clothing and bedding.


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(4) No civil or unc onv ict ed Pr iso ner shall be given or be com pel ledto wea r prison clothing unl es s-

(a) the prisoner's dress is insufficient or improper or is in an unsanitary condition; or

(b) the prisoner's dress is required as an exhibit; and

(c) he is un ab le to Pr oc ur e oth er suita ble clothin g from an y oth ersource.

(5) Any debt or ma y in addition to the su pply of be dd ing be is su edwith a bed st ea d or be p ermitted to Supply himself with a be ds te ad .

77(1) Civi l an d unc onv icte d priso ners sh al lb e require d to k e E i p p l o y m e n tthei r cell s, pr ec inc ts of cell s, furniture, clothin g an d uten sil s cletfniyil an dother employment may be given to them at their own request. unconvic ted

prisoners(2) App el la nt pr i so ne rs shal l be re qu i re d to ke ep the i r ce l l s ,

furniture, clothing and utensils cle an and to perform su ch lab ou r as thecom mis sio ner , with the a ppr ov al oft he Minister, ma y direct.

PART XI11

RELEASE AND DISCHARGE OF PRISONERS

78.(I) Th e of f icer - in- cha rge s h a l l b e re sp on s i b le fo r t he dBtoharge of di sc ha rg e O f all pri son er s i mme dia tel y up on their be co mi ng entitkpdstaers

discharge.

(2) No p ris one r un de r t r ea tm en t by the me di ca l off icer shal l be

discharged from prison, except at his own request, until, in the opinionoft he m edi cal officer, such disc harg e can be effected without da ng erto the he alth of su ch priso ner.

(3) All pr ison ers sh al lb e d isc har ge d before noo n on the date onwhich they are entitled to be discharged, but should that date fall on aSu nd ay, or public holiday, the y sh al lb e d isc har ged before noon on theday preceding such date.

(4) The officer-in-charge of a pris on in an a re a or district in whichthe public tra ns po rt ser vic es ar e irregula r ma y on the authority ofth eCo mm is s io ne r d i sc harg e any pr i s one r wh o ha s to t ravel by publ ictra nsp ort on the da te on which the public t ra ns po rt lea ves the a reaor district immediately before the day on which the prisoner is entitledto be disc harg e d-

79.-(1) Where a person who is ordered to be expelled, deponteidaseor rem ov ed from the United Republic un de r the provisions ofanybfeoS

in force is servin g a se nt en ce of imp ris onm ent , the M inister ma y difeietfi011

that such person may be released from the prison in which he is servirtgncesuc h se nt en ce for the pu rpo se of being pla ced on board the vehicle,v e s s e l or a i rcraf t in whic h he i s to be re m ov ed f rom the Un i tedR e p u b l i c , i n w h i c h c a s e s u c h s e n t e n c e s h a l l b e d e e m e d t o h a v eterm inat ed at the time of suc h rel ea se :


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Pro vid ed tha t suc h per so n shal l be k ept in cus tod y whi l s t be in gconveyed to such vehicle, vessel or aircraft, and whilst so kept shall bedeemed to be in lawful custody.

(2) In defau lt of su ch directio n by the Minister such p er so n sh all beexpe l led , de po rt ed or re mo ve d from the United Repub lic af ter thecompletion ofthe sen ten ce of imprisonm ent impose d upon him.

Discharge of 80 . Where a pr i soner on complet ion of his s e n t e n c e is d i scha rgedprisoners in g - o m a r i y prison situated in an area other than that in which he usuallyo ther than res ides he shal lbe provided at Government expense wi th-that i n . . .

which they (a) a travel wa na nt to his ho me ;

reside^ (D) subsistence allowance forthe period ofthe journey.

PARI XIV

OFFEN CES IN RELATION TO PRISO NS AND PRISO NERS AND PENALTIES FORCERTAIN SPEFICIC OFFENCES

Penaltyfor 81. Any person who-unauthorized .

wearing of (a) wears any uniform or distinctive badge or button ofthe Service,uniforms, etc. or anything so closely resembling any such uniform, badge or

button as to be likely to deceive; and(b) is not an officer ofthe Service entitled by reason of his appoint

men t , r ank o r des i gn a t i on t o we a r su ch uni fo rm, ba dg e o rbut ton; or

(c) has not be en grante d permission by the Comm issio ner to wearsuch uniform, badge or button,

sh al lb e guilty of an offence a nd s ha ll be liable on convicti on to a finenot exceeding five hundred shillings.

Penaltyfor 82. Any pe rs on wh o-aiding . . . . .

escapes (a ) aids a n y p n s o n e r in e s c a p i n g or a t t empt i ng to escape f romany prison; or

(b) for the pur po se of facilitating the es ca pe of any pris one r suppliesor ag re es or at tem pts to supply, or aids, incites or en co ur ag esany other pe rs on in supplyin g a pri son er with any mask , dr es s,disguise or any other article, instrument, implement, matter orthing; or

(c) con vey s or ca us es to be co nv ey ed into or out of any prison orany place whe re p r i so ners ma y co me to work, an y le t te r ort oke n enc ou rag i n g o r i nc it ing any p r i son e r t o e s ca pe o r t ocontravene any regulation or showing a desire to aid any prisonerto esc ap e or to contra vene any regulat ion; or

(d) harb ours or con cea ls or assi sts in harb ourin g or conc ealin g an

escaped prisoner,sh al lb e guilty of a felony an d sh al lb e liable on conviction to imprisonment for seven years.

Penaltyfor 83. Any pe rs on wh o-loitering in

vicinity of (a) is found loitering on any prison property or within one hundreda^prison, yards of an y prison or any other place wher e prisoner s may bee c for the p urp ose of impr ison ment or labou r and who fails to: d epa rt

therefrom upon being warned so to do by any prison officer; or


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(b) without lawful authority holds or attempts to hold any communication with any prisoner; or

(C) wilfully rides, drives or leads any animal or vehicle through anygroup of prisoner s o utside a prison; or

(d) in any manner wilfully interferes with any prisoner or group ofprisoners; or

(e) without the authority in writing of the Com mis sio ne r-

(i) sk et ch es or ph ot og rap hs an y prison, port ion of a pri son,pris one r or gro up o f pri son ers , wh et he r within or outsi deany prison;

(ii) ca us es an y sketc h or pho tog rap h of any prison, portion of aprison, prisoner or group of prisoners to be published in anymanner; Or

(f) publ ishe s a ny false information conc ern ing the be ha vio ur orexpe rien ce in prison of any prison er or ex-pr isoner or conc ernin gthe a dmini strat ion of any prison, knowi ng the s a me to be false,or without taking re as on ab le ste ps to verify su ch information,

sha ll be guilty of an offence an d sha ll be liable on convi ction to a finenot excee din g two th ou sa nd shillings or to imp riso nmen t for a term notex ce ed in g six mo nt hs or to both suc h f ine an d imp r i s on me nt an dthe court convicting any pe rs on of an offence u nd er sub- pa rag ra ph (i)of paragraph (e)may, if it thinks fit, declare the sketches or photographsand the negat ives f rom which such photographs were taken to beforfeited to the Government.

84.-(1) Any person who without lawful authority-

(a) conveys, supplies or causes to be supplied or conveyed to ftjj jfityfbr

pri so ner , w he th er within or witho ut a pris on, or hid es or plaffickingfor the us e o f any prison er, any do cu me nt letter or intoxicatingliquor, tobacco, bhang, drug, opiate, money, clothing, provisionsor any other article whatsoever; or

(b) brings or att em pts to bring by an y m e a n s w ha te ve r into allypriso n, or pla ces or attemp ts to place wh ere pris oner s sha ll labour,any let ter or document or intoxicat ing l iquor, tobacco, bhang,dru g, opia te, mon ey , clothing, prov ision s or an y oth er articlewhatsoever; or

(c) brings or att em pts to bring out of any pris on, or con ve ys fromany prison any letter or document or other article; or

(d) communicates with any prisoner without lawful authority,sha ll be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine notexc eed ing on e th ou sa nd shil l ings or to imp riso nmen t for a term notexceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Any priso n officer or an y oth er pe rs on em plo ye d in the Servi cewho, without lawful authority-

(a) allows any letter, document, intoxicating liquor, tobacco, bhang,drug, opiate, money, clothing, provisions or any other article to, be

supplied or conveyed to any prisoner or to be hidden or placedfor his u s e ; or.


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(b) allows any letter, document, intoxicating liquor, tobacco, bliang,drug , opiat e, mon ey , clothing, provi sions or an y oth er articleintended to be sold or used therein to be brought or conveyedinto a pris on or to be pl ac ed wher e pris on er s sh all labo ur; or

(c) allows any letter, document or other article to be brought out ofa prison; or

(d) ent ers into or atte mpt s to ente r into, any bu si ne ss tra nsa cti on

with a prisoner;

sh al lb e guilty of an offence a nd sha ll be liable on conviction to a fine no texc eed ing on e th ou sa nd shi ll ings or to impr ison men t for a term not

ex ce ed in g six mon ths or to both su ch fine an d impr ison men t.

Prohibi t ed 85.-(1) Any pers on wh o without lawful authority brings or introduce s

articles in any m a n n e r a pro hib i ted ar t icle into a pris on , or wh o with outlawful autho ri ty ta ke s o ut or re m ov es a proh ibi t ed art icle from aprison , sh al lb e guilty of an offence an d sha ll be liable on convictionto a fine no t ex ce ed in g one t ho us an d shillings or to impr iso nme nt for aterm not exc eed ing six mon ths or to both suc h fine and imp rison ment .

(2) For the pu rpo se ofthis sect ion, aProhibited article" sh al lb ean y article co nt ai ne d in the list which sh all be a nd rem ai n fixed in acon spi cuo us place outs id e every pr i son and sha l l be s igne d by theCom mi ssi on er or by the officer-in-charge on his b eha lf an d shal l l istall the articles which the C omm iss ion er ha s de cid ed sha ll be prohibitedarticles. The list shallbe written in English and Swahili.

(3) Wh et he r or not any criminal or discipl inary pro cee din gs arec om me nc ed ag ain s t any pe rs on , any pr i son of ficer ma y se ize any

article found to be unlawfully in a prison and the officer-in-chargema y or de r its co nfisc ation , and dec lar e it to be forfeited to the G ov er nment.

Unlawfulpos s e s s i on

of pr isonarticles

86. Any pe rso n who is found in po ss es si on of any article wh at so ev erwhich has b e en s uppl ied to any priso n officer for us e on duty, an d whofails to ac co un t satisfactorily for the p os se ss io n thereof, or who without due authori ty pu rc ha se s or rece ives any such art icle or proper tyfrom any prison officer or who aids and abets any prison officer tosell or dis po se of an y suc h article or pro per ty, sha ll be guilty of anoffence and shallbe liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one

t h ou sa nd sh i l li ngs o r t o i mpr i so nme nt for a t e rm no t ex ce ed i n gsix months or to both such fine and imprisonment.

Inc i t ement

a n dabe t t ing of de se r t ion,mut iny andsedi t ion

87 .-(1) Any person who by any means directly or indirectly procures

or pe rs ua de s, or atte mpts to pro cure or pe rs ua de any prison officer todese rt, or who aids , abet s or is ac ce ss or y to the de sertion of any prisonofficer or who , having re as on to bel ieve th at an y ma n is a d ese rte r ,harb our s suc h dese rte r , or aids him in concea l ing himself , or assi stsin his re sc ue from lawful cus tod y, s ha ll be guilty of an offence and sh allbe liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand shillingsor to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both suchfine and imprisonment.


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(2) Any person who directly or indirectly instigates, commands,counsels, or solicits any mutiny, sedition or disobedience to any lawfulco mm an d of a pri son officer to a ny ot he r pris on officer or malic iousl yendeavors to seduce any prison officer from his allegiance or duty shallbe guilty of an offence a nd s h al lb e liable on conv iction to a fine no tex ce ed in g four th ou sa nd shillings or to imp ris onm en t for a term notexc eed ing two yea rs o r to both such fine and impris onme nt.

(3) Any prison officer who~(a) takes part in a mutiny involving the use of violence or the threat

of violence; or(b) incites a ny oth er Pris on officer or any me m be r oft he Tan za nia

Peop le's Defence Force s or the National Service or the Police Forceto take part in any such mutiny, whether actual or intended,

sh all be guilty of an offe nce an d sha ll be liable on con vic tio n by aSpecial Tribunal to suffer death or to imprisonment for life or for anylesser period.

(4) Any prison officer who, in a case not falling within subsection

(3). takes part in a mutiny or incites any su ch per so n as is refe rred toin Para gr ap h (b) of sub sect ion (3) to take pa rt in a mutiny, wheth er

ac tua l or int end ed, shall be guilty of an offence an d shal l be liable onconv ict io n by a Sp ec ia l Tri bu nal to im pr is on me nt for life or an ylesser period.

(5) In this section-14 mutiny" me an s a combination betw een two or more m em ber s o fthe

Servic e act ing indep end ent ly or in lea gu e with me mb er s oft heTan zan ia Peopl e's D efen ce Fo rces or the Natio nal Service or thePolice F orce or bet wee n perso ns two at leas t of whom are mem be rs

of th e Se rvice o r su ch othe r Servi ce or Fo rc e, to ove rth row orresist lawful authority in any such Service or Force or disobey suchauthority in circumstances as to make the disobedience subversiveof discipline.

88. Any prison officer who- Desert ion

(a) lea ves the Service or withdraws hi mself from duty otherwise thanin acc or da nc e with the pr ovision s of any written law gov ern ingretirement from Service or withdrawal from duty; or

( b ) is a deserter,sh al l be guilty of an offen ce an d sha ll be liable on con vic tion to a finenot excee din g two th ou sa nd shillings or to imp riso nmen t for a term notex cee din g twelve months or to both suc h fine and imprison ment.

89. No money or other considerat ion shal l on any pretext whate^e^^ f o r

be offered, paid, given or propo sed by or on beha lf of any prison er, e^Jy^ng oron or during his e nt ra nc e into, com mit tal to or co nt in ua nc e ine tMndingdischarge from any prison, to any prison officer or other person employ or

Sed in the Service and any prison officer or other person employed in ration f k t a r c ons i de -le Service receiving or demanding any such money or other consideraaticai fromt ion, or und ert aki ng any servic e m cons ide rat ion of receiv ing ofl t n 1 e o n e r

promi se of receiving any such mon ey or othe r consi derat ion, sh al lb eguilty of an offence and sh al lb e liable on conviction to a fine no t ex ce ed ing one tho usa nd shillings Or to impr ison ment for a term not exc eed ingsix months or to both such fine and imprisonment.


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Pena l ty for 90.-(1) No prison officer and no person acting for or employed bysupping him sha ll -

^ i f ^ L 1 ? ( a ) s e i l o r supply, or receive directly or indirectly any benefit orP i t s o i i c i s

a d v a n t a g e from the sa le or su pp ly of, an y article to or for theuse of any pri son er or for the u se ofth e Pris ons Dep art men t;o r

(b) directly or indirectly have an y interest in any con trac t or ag re ement for the sale or supply of any su ch article.

(2) No prison officer shall, directly or indirectly-

(a) have any pecunia ry interest in the p urc has e of any supplies for theuse oft he Pr ison s De pa rt me nt or receive any discount , gift oroth er cons ide rat ion from a ny co ntr act or for or sel ler of su chsupplies: or

(b) have any pecuniary dealing with any prisoner; or

(c) on b ehalf of any prisoner, hold any unau thoriz ed communic ationwith any person.

(3) Any priso n off icer wh o c on tr av en es an y provision of thissec tio n sha ll be guilty of an offence an d sha ll be liable on convic tion toa fine not ex ce ed ing on e t ho us an d shillings or to imp riso nme nt for aterm not ex ce ed in g six mo nth s o r to, both suc h l ine an d imprisonment.

Pena l tyfor 91 . Any prison officer who , without the p ermi ssio n ofth e Co mm is -

l ssumg sioner, gives any certificate or test imon ial to or in res pe ct of any priso nerunauthor i zed as reg ard s his cond uct in prison or otherwise shal l be guilty of an offencetes t imonial a n (j sj i aj i ^ e liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred

shillings or to impr iso nme nt for a term not exc ee di ng three m ont hs orto both such fine and imprisonment.

Pena l tyfor ^2. Any prison officer who , without the p erm issi on oft he Co mm is-giving sioner , gives the pr es s or any other pe rs on an y information con cern ingunauthor i zed a prison or a prisoner or any information deriving from an official sourceinformation co nn ec te d with or rel ate d to the Ser vice sha ll be guilty of an offence

and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundredshillings.

G e n e r a l 93 .-(1) There may be annexed to the breach of any regulation madepenalty un de r this Act su ch pen alt y not ex ce ed in g two th ou sa nd shillings or su ch

term of impri sonme nt not excee din g six mont hs or both, as the Ministermay think fit.

(2) Any pe rs on who commi ts any offence un de r this Act or con tra ve ne s or fails to comp ly with the pr ovision s of any regulat ions ma deth er eu nd er shal l , i f no penal t y is specia l ly provi ded, be l i able onconvi c t ion to a f ine no t ex ce ed in g on e th o u sa n d shil l ings , or toimprisonment for a term not exceeding two months or to both such fineand imprisonment.

94 . For the avo idan ce of dou bt it is h er eb y decl are d that nothing inprosecute

under other being prosecuted and punished under any other wri t ten law for anylaw not offence made punishable by this Act:affected Pro vid ed that no pe rs on shall be tried twice for the sa me offence.


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95 . Wh en any pe rso n, in the pr es en ce of any prison Officer, con^mjt^.,any offence specified in this Part and refuses on demand by sj^fitipris on officer to sta te his n a m e -an d re si de nc e, or gives a n a m e orre si de nc e which su ch prison officer kno ws or ha s re as on to believeto be f alse , su ch pris on off icer m a y ar re st him an d shal l with outu n d u e d e l a y h a n d h i m o v e r t o a p o l i c e o f fi ce r a n d t h e r e u p o nsuch police officer shall proceed as if the offence had been committedin his pr esen ce.

96. The officer-in.charge shall cause to be affixed in a conspicuous pJa.ceoutside the prison a notice in Swahili and English setting forth the act^or a

penait ie

prohibited under sections 81.to 86 and' section 90 ofthis Act and thepenalties incurred by their commission.

P A R T X V

GENERAL PROVISIONS

97 .-(1) The provisions ofthis Act and ofthe regulations made t h e P e a v i s i o n s ofun de r in so far as t hey relate to the tr ea tm en t and C on du ct of prise^ffie^ a s t 0

shallbe made available to any prisoner at his request. t r e a t m e n t a n dc o n d u c t o r

(2) The officer-in-charge shall advise every prison er immediately ^ f P ^ 1 ^ t 0

admi ssio n to prison ofth e provisions of sub sect ion Q). e f,etr r available to

(3) If an y pri son er req ues ting information on the said provisions i | r i s o n e r s

unab le to rea d or unab le to un der sta nd the lan gua ge in which the saidprovisions have b ee n ma de the contents ofth e said provisions shal lbeexplained to him.

9 8 . Wh en ev er un de r this Act the ag e of an y pe rs on is in questiSridencehis detention in any prison, whether he is under or over the age prescritofexieby this Act, shall no t be d e e m e d to hav e b e e n unlawful if, wh en thedete nt io n orde r was m ad e, he ap pe ar ed within the l imits ofth e ag eprescribed by this Act.

99.- (1) Notwi ths tanding the provis ions of an y other written la\Mmitationno civil action against the United Republic or any person for anything c^fn>do ne or omi t t ed in pu rs ua nc e of an y provis ion of th i s Act sha l lbe co mm en ce d after the expiration of six month s immediately suc ce ed ing the act or omis sion co mpla ine d of, or in the ca se of a pris oner , after

the expiration of six mon ths immed iately su cc ee di ng the date of hisrelease from prison, but in no case shall any such action be commencedafter the expir at io

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