Classification and separation

Women prisoners shall be classified and kept separately as under, namely:- (i) under-trial prisoners shall be kept completely separated from convicted offenders, even when their number is small; (ii) habitual prisoners shall be kept separately; (iii) prostitutes and brothel keepers must also be confined separately; Notes:- (i) no criminal, or non-criminal, lunatic will be kept in the prison; (ii) no classification of prisoners shall be allowed on grounds of socio-economic status, caste or class;