Prisons And Correctional Service Act [Chapter 7:21]

Prisons And Correctional Service Act [Chapter 7:21]

To provide for establishment, functions and administration of the Prisons and Correctional Service; the Prisons and Correctional Service Commission; the establishment of prisons and correctional facilities; the functions, rights , privileges, obligations and discipline of prison officers; the safe custody of  all offenders under humane conditions that respect human dignity; the discipline of offenders;  the obligations and rights of sentenced offenders; the obligations and rights of unsentenced offenders ; the establishment of a system of parole for offenders; mechanism to deal with complaints of abuse of offenders; judicial and civilian oversight of the operations of the Service; the penalties for offences; the repeal of the Prisons Act and the substitution of an Act entitled the Prisons and Correctional Service Act