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CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) REGULATION 2014 - REG 164
Prohibited punishments
164 Prohibited punishments
(1) An inmate must not-- (a) be put in a dark cell, or under mechanical
restraint, as a punishment, or
(b) be subjected to-- (i) solitary
confinement, or
(ii) corporal punishment, or
(iii) torture, or
(iv) cruel,
inhumane or degrading treatment, or
(c) be subjected to any other punishment
or treatment that may reasonably be expected to adversely affect the inmate's
physical or mental health.
(2) For the purposes of subclause (1)(b)(i), the
following are not solitary confinement-- (a) segregating an inmate from other
inmates under section 10 of the Act,
(b) confining an inmate to cell in
accordance with an order under section 53 or 56 of the Act,
(c) keeping an
inmate separate from other inmates under this Regulation,
(d) keeping an
inmate alone in a cell, if a nursing officer considers that it is desirable in
the interest of the inmate's health to do so.
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