Prisons Regulations · 2002 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Custody of Prisoners
52. Separation of prisoners
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A female prisoner must be kept apart from a male prisoner.
The Commissioner may, for the purpose of rehabilitating prisoners or ensuring the good order of a prison or the discipline of prisoners in a prison —
separate prisoners in the prison into different categories; and
subject different categories of prisoners to different regimes.
Subregulation 1
A female prisoner must be kept apart from a male prisoner.
Subregulation 2
The Commissioner may, for the purpose of rehabilitating prisoners or ensuring the good order of a prison or the discipline of prisoners in a prison —
separate prisoners in the prison into different categories; and
subject different categories of prisoners to different regimes.