Prisons Regulations · 2002 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Custody of Prisoners
34. Terminally ill or unfit prisoners
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A medical officer for a prison must make a report to the Superintendent of the prison if the medical officer considers that —
a prisoner in the prison will not survive the prisoner’s imprisonment because of any illness or disease; or
a prisoner in the prison is totally and permanently unfit for prison life and discipline.
The Superintendent of the prison must forward the report to the Commissioner, and the Commissioner, upon receiving the report, may refer the prisoner’s case to an External Placement Review Board for the prison under regulation 83.
Subregulation 1
A medical officer for a prison must make a report to the Superintendent of the prison if the medical officer considers that —
a prisoner in the prison will not survive the prisoner’s imprisonment because of any illness or disease; or
a prisoner in the prison is totally and permanently unfit for prison life and discipline.
Subregulation 2
The Superintendent of the prison must forward the report to the Commissioner, and the Commissioner, upon receiving the report, may refer the prisoner’s case to an External Placement Review Board for the prison under regulation 83.