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Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Miscellaneous - Regulations

203: Regulations relating to treatment of prisoners

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"Rules for How Prisoners are Treated and Cared For"

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Rules can be made about how prisoners are treated. You might be treated differently depending on what type of prisoner you are. For example, young people or those detained under the Immigration Act 2009 might have special rules.

Some prisoners can be treated like they are on remand, which means they are waiting for their trial. This can happen if they are detained under the Immigration Act 1987. Rules can also be made about programmes to help prisoners rehabilitate.

These programmes might include things like planning for when you leave prison. You will have a special plan that is just for you, and it will say what you need to do to get ready to leave prison. The plan will be checked regularly to make sure it is working for you.

Rules can also be made about how prisoners are cared for, including what they wear and how they look. Prisoners can be made to work, and rules can be made about how much they work and what happens to the money they earn. You might not be allowed to wear certain jewellery for safety or hygiene reasons. You might be allowed to communicate with people outside the prison using certain devices or methods, but there will be rules about how you do this.

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Miscellaneous: Regulations

203Regulations relating to treatment of prisoners

  1. Regulations made under section 200(1)(d) may include (without limitation) provisions—

  2. requiring different regimes for different classes of prisoners (for example, provisions designed to ensure the safety and welfare of young persons in prisons or persons detained solely as a consequence of a warrant or other order issued under the Immigration Act 2009):
    1. requiring persons detained solely as a consequence of a warrant or other order issued under the Immigration Act 1987 to be treated as a prisoner on remand for the purposes of any specified provision:
      1. prescribing matters that must be included in rehabilitative programmes, and different matters may be prescribed for different rehabilitative programmes and different classes of prisoners:
        1. prescribing, in relation to case management plans,—
          1. the purpose of and basis for the plans; and
            1. the class or classes of prisoners to whom case management plans apply; and
              1. the matters that must be included in the plans (and different matters may be prescribed for different classes of prisoners); and
                1. the periods in which the plans must be reviewed (and different periods may be prescribed for different classes of prisoners):
                2. prescribing matters that must be included in non-offence-based programmes, and different matters may be prescribed for different programmes and different classes of prisoners:
                  1. prescribing conditions relating to the care of children of female prisoners who are allowed to remain with or visit their mothers in prison:
                    1. regulating the appearance of prisoners (including the clothing to be worn by prisoners and the cutting of prisoners' hair):
                      1. regulating the employment of prisoners, including their hours of work and the application or payment of earnings:
                        1. authorising the removal of jewellery (including earrings and studs attached to any part of the body) for reasons of safety, security, or hygiene:
                          1. authorising prisoners to communicate using any specified device or medium of communication, and regulating that communication.

                            Compare
                            • 1954 No 51 s 45(1)
                            Notes
                            • Section 203(a): amended, at 2 am on , by section 406(1) of the Immigration Act 2009 (2009 No 51).
                            • Section 203(ba): inserted, on , by section 35 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 57).
                            • Section 203(bb): inserted, on , by section 50 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 41).
                            • Section 203(bc): inserted, on , by section 50 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 41).
                            • Section 203(c): replaced, on , by section 6 of the Corrections (Mothers with Babies) Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 88).