Prison and Correctional Institution: Architecture and Institutional Pattern

Prison and Correctional Institution: Architecture and Institutional Pattern.-

1. (1) The pattern of construction of a prison and correctional institution, ground space, air space, ventilation of cells, barracks, bathing places, kitchen, work-sheds and hospitals shall conform to such standards and requirements, as may be prescribed under the rules.
2. (2) The standards of security for each prison and correctional institution shall be such as may be prescribed under the rules.
3. (3) Prison and Correctional Institution may be designed in such a manner so as to facilitate segregation and separate lodging of various categories of prisoners and/or for attending to special needs of prisoner, as may be prescribed under the rules.
4. (4) The setup of prison and correctional institution may include accommodation and other facilities for the correctional services officials as per functional requirement.
5. (5) Wherever there is no provision of a stand-alone high security prison, high risk prisoners and habitual offenders shall be segregated and lodged in separate barracks or cells of the prison and correctional institution, which shall have a provision of keeping them away from mingling with other inmates, as may be prescribed under the rules.
6. (6) Such separate accommodation as referred to in sub-section
7. (5) shall have appropriate advanced architecture, design and institutional pattern, as may be prescribed under the rules.