section 6
Categories of Prisons and Correctional Institutions
The Meghalaya Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2026Criminal202672 sections21 chapters
Chapter III PRISON ACCOMMODATION
Statutory text
Categories of Prisons and Correctional Institutions-
- (1) The Government may establish various categories of Prisons and Correctional Institutions, such as:
- (a) Central Prisons
- (b) District Prisons
- (c) Sub-Prisons
- (d) Open Correctional Institutions
- (e) High Security Prisons
- (f) Women Prisons
- (g) Institutions for Young Offenders.
- (2) The Government may determine the number of prisons and correctional institutions of any category and the place at which these may be established.
- (3) Each Central Prison or District Prison shall have provision for a separate Ward for High-Risk Prisoners, hardened criminals, recidivists, habitual offenders, where they may be lodged separately in cells without the scope of mingling with other inmates so as to protect other prisoners from their negative influence and radicalised thought processes.
- (4) Appropriate and advanced security infrastructure and procedures shall be in place for High-Risk Prisoners' Wards in all Central or District Prisons.
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