COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY MEMORANDUM NUMBER 2

MANAGEMENT OF DETENTION AND PRISON FACILITIES

(CP A/ORD/30 May 2003/09)

Pursuant to my authority as Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA),

and under the laws and usages of war, and consistent with relevant U.N. Security Council

resolutions, including Resolution 1483 (2003),

Recognizing the urgent necessity to ensure secure and humane prisons in order to reestablish law and order and provide for the safety of the people of Iraq,

Noting the obligation of the CPA to restore public order and safety and to maintain and

ensure fundamental standards for persons detained,

I hereby promulgate the following:

Section 1

Purpose

1) This Memorandum prescribes standards to be applied in the Iraqi prison system,

under the authority of the Ministry of Justice.

2) All prisons within Iraq shall, to the greatest extent practicable, operate in

accordance with the following standards until otherwise directed. Any and all

existing Iraqi prison regulations are hereby suspended.

Section 2

Basic Principles and Control

1) The following standards shall be applied impartially. There shall be no

discrimination on the grounds of race, color, sex, language, religion, political or

other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

2) It shall nevertheless be a requirement, consistent with the need to maintain

prison security, to respect the religious beliefs and moral precepts of the group to

which a prisoner belongs.

3) To ensure these standards are met, the Administrator will remain in full control

of the Iraqi prison system and may at any time amend this Memorandum as

necessary, or direct other action with respect to the prison system.

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4) In addition, CPA officials of the Justice Ministry and Coalition Forces operating

under their oversight shall have the right to enter and inspect any Iraqi prison

system, and give directions regarding the operation of that system, consistent

with the terms of this Memorandum.

Section 3

Register

1) In every place where persons are imprisoned there shall be kept a bound

registration book with numbered pages in which shall be entered in respect of

each prisoner received:

a) infonnation concerning his identity;

b) the reasons for his commitment and the authority therefor; and

c) the day and hour of his admission and release.

2) No person shall be received in an institution without a valid commitment order,

the details of which shall have been entered in the register.

Section 4

Separation of Categories

Different categories of prisoners shall be kept in separate institutions or parts of

institutions, taking account of their sex, age, criminal record, the legal reason for

their detention and the necessities of their treatment, so that:

a) men and women shall be detained in separate institutions;

b) untried prisoners shall be kept separate from convicted prisoners;

c) persons imprisoned for debt and other civil prisoners shall be kept separate

from persons imprisoned by reason of a criminal offense; and

d) prisoners under 18 years of age shall be kept separate from adults.

Section 5

Accommodation

I) Where sleeping accommodation is in individual cells or rooms, each prisoner

should occupy by night a cell or room by himself. The central prison

administration may make an exception to this rule for special reasons, such as

temporary overcrowding.

2) Where dormitories are used, they shall be occupied by prisoners carefully

selected as being suitable to associate with one another in those conditions.

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There shall be regular supervision by night, in keeping with the nature of the

institution.

3) All accommodation provided for the use of prisoners, and in particular all

sleeping accommodations, shall, to the extent practicable, meet all requirements

of health, due regard being paid to climatic conditions and particularly to cubic

content of air, minimum floor space, lighting, heating and ventilation.

4) In all places where prisoners are required to live or work:

a) the windows shall be large enough to enable the prisoners to read or work

by natural light, and shall be so constructed that they can allow the entrance

of fresh air whether or not there is artificial ventilation; and

b) artificial light shall be provided sufficient for the prisoners to read or work

without injury to eyesight.

5) The sanitary installations shall be adequate to enable every prisoner to comply

with the needs of nature when necessary and in a clean and decent manner.

6) Adequate bathing and shower installations shall be provided so that every

prisoner may be enabled and required to have a bath or shower, at a temperature

suitable to the climate, as frequently as necessary for general hygiene according

to season and geographical region, but at least once a week.

7) All bed pans or ablution facilities of an institution regularly used by prisoners

shall be properly maintained and kept scrupulously clean at all times.

Section 6

Personal Hygiene

1) Prisoners shall be required to keep their persons clean, and to this end they shall

2) In order that prisoners may maintain a good appearance compatible with their

self-respect, facilities shall be provided for the proper care of the hair and beard,

and men shall be enabled to shave regularly.

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be provided with water and with such toilet articles as are necessary for health

and cleanliness.
Section 7

Clothing and Bedding

1) Every prisoner who is not allowed to wear his own clothing shall be provided

with an outfit of clothing suitable for the climate and adequate to keep him in

good health. Such clothing shall in no manner be degrading or humiliating.

2) All clothing shall be clean and kept in proper condition. Underclothing shall be

changed and washed as often as necessary for the maintenance of hygiene.

3) If prisoners are allowed to wear their own clothing, arrangements shall be made

on their admission to the institution to ensure that it shall be clean and fit for use.

4) Every prisoner shall be provided with a separate bed, and with separate and

sufficient bedding that shall be clean when issued, kept in good order and

changed often enough to ensure its cleanliness.

Section 8

Food

1) Every prisoner shall be provided by the administration at regular hours with food

of nutritional value adequate for health and strength, and of wholesome quality.

2) Drinking water shall be available to every prisoner whenever he needs it.

Section 9

Exercise and Sport

Every prisoner who is not employed in outdoor work shall have at least one hour

of suitable exercise in the open air daily if the weather permits.

Section 10

Medical Services

I) At every institution there shall be available the services of at least one qualified

medical officer who should have some knowledge of psychiatry.

2) Sick prisoners who require specialist treatment shall be transferred to specialized

institutions or to civil hospitals. Where hospital facilities are provided in an

institution, their equipment, furnishings and pharmaceutical supplies shall be

proper for the medical care and treatment of sick prisoners, and there shall be a

staff of suitably trained officers.

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3) The services ofa qualified dental officer shall be available to every prisoner.

4) In women's institutions there shall be special accommodation for all necessary

prenatal and postnatal care and treatment. Arrangements shall be made wherever

practicable for children to be born in a hospital outside the institution. If a child

is born in prison, this fact shall not be mentioned in the birth certificate.

5) Where nursing infants are allowed to remain in the institution with their mothers,

provision shall be made for a nursery staffed by qualified persons, where the

infants shall be placed when they are not in the care of their mothers.

6) The medical officer shall see and examine every prisoner as soon as possible after

his admission and thereafter as necessary, with a view particularly to the

discovery of physical or mental illness and the taking of all necessary health

measures; the segregation of prisoners suspected of infectious or contagious

conditions; the noting of physical or mental defects that might hamper

rehabilitation, and the determination of the physical capacity of every prisoner

for work.

7) The medical officer shall have responsibility for the care of the physical and

mental health of the prisoners and should daily see all sick prisoners, all who

complain of illness, and any prisoner to whom his attention is specially directed.

8) The medical officer shall report to the prison master whenever he considers that a

prisoner's physical or mental health has been or will be injuriously affected by

continued imprisonment or by any condition of imprisonment.

9) The medical officer shall regularly inspect and advise the prison master upon the:

a) quantity, quality, preparation and service of food;

b) hygiene and cleanliness of the institution and the prisoners;

c) sanitation, heating, lighting and ventilation of the institution;

d) suitability and cleanliness of the prisoners' clothing and bedding; and the

e) observance of the provision concerning physical education and sports, in

cases where there is no technical personnel in charge of these activities.

10) The prison master shall take into consideration the reports and advice that the

medical officer submits in accordance with this regulation and, in case he

concurs with the recommendations made, shall take immediate steps to give

effect to those recommendations; if they are not within his competence or if he

does not concur with them, he shall immediately submit his own report and the

advice of the medical officer to higher authority.

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Section 11

Discipline and Punishment

1) Discipline and order shall be maintained with firmness, but with no more

restriction than is necessary for safe custody and well-ordered community life.

2) No prisoner shall be employed, in the service of the institution, in any

disciplinary capacity.

3) This standard shall not, however, impede the proper functioning of systems based

on self-government, under which specified social, educational or sports activities

or responsibilities are entrusted, under supervision, to prisoners who are formed

into groups for the purposes of treatment.

4) The following shall always be determined by the law or by the regulation of the

competent administrative authority:

a) conduct constituting a disciplinary offense;

b) the types and duration of punishment that may be inflicted; and

c) the authority competent to impose such punishment.

5) No prisoner shall be punished except in accordance with the terms of such law or

regulation, and never twice for the same offense.

6) No prisoner shall be punished unless he has been informed of the offense alleged

against him and is given a proper opportunity to present his defense. The

competent authority shall conduct a thorough examination of the case.

7) Where necessary and practicable, the prisoner shall be allowed to make his

defense through an interpreter.

8) Corporal punishment, punishment by placing in a dark cell, and all cruel,

inhuman or degrading punishments shall be completely prohibited as

punishments for disciplinary offenses.

9) Punishment by close confinement or reduction of diet shall never be inflicted

unless the medical officer has examined the prisoner and certified in writing that

he is fit to sustain it.

10) The same shall apply to any other punishment that may be prejudicial to the

physical or mental health of a prisoner.

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11) The medical officer daily shall visit prisoners undergoing such punishments and

shall advise the prison master if he considers the termination or alteration of the

punishment necessary on grounds of physical or mental health.

Section 12

Instruments of Restraint

1) Instruments of restraint, such as handcuffs, chains, irons and strait-jacket, shall

never be applied as a punishment. Furthermore, chains or irons shall not be used

as restraints. Other instruments of restraint shall not be used except in the

following circumstances:

a) as a precaution against escape during a transfer, provided that they shall be

removed when the prisoner appears before a judicial or administrative

authority;

b) on medical grounds by direction of the medical officer; and

c) by order of the prison master, if other methods of control fail, in order to

prevent a prisoner from injuring himself or others or from damaging

property; in such instances the prison master shall at once consult the

medical officer and report to the higher administrative authority.

2) The patterns and manner of use of instruments of restraint shall be decided by

the central prison administration. Such instruments must not be applied any

longer than is strictly necessary.

Section 13

Information to and Complaints by Prisoners

1) Every prisoner on admission shall be provided with written infornlation about the

regulations governing the treatment of prisoners of his category, the disciplinary

requirements of the institution, the authorized methods of seeking infornlation

and making complaints, and all such other matters as are necessary to enable him

to understand both his rights and his obligations and to adapt himself to the life

of the institution.

2) If a prisoner is illiterate, the aforesaid information shall be conveyed to him

orally.

3) Every prisoner shall have the opportunity each week day of maJcing requests or

complaints to the prison master of the institution or the officer authorized to

represent him.

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4) It shall be possible to make requests or complaints to the inspector of prisons

during his inspection. The prisoner shall have the opportunity to talk to the

inspector or to any other inspecting officer without the prison master or other

members of the staff being present.

5) Every prisoner shall be allowed to make a request or complaint, without

censorship as to substance but in proper form, to the central prison

administration, the judicial authority or other proper authorities through

approved channels.

6) Unless it is patently frivolous or groundless, every request or complaint shall be

promptly dealt with and replied to without undue delay.

Section 14

Communications and Contacts with Others

1) Prisoners shall be allowed under necessary supervision to communicate with

their family and reputable friends at regular intervals, both by correspondence

and by receiving visits.

1) Prisoners who are foreign nationals shall be allowed reasonable facilities to

communicate with the diplomatic and consular representatives of the State to

which they belong.

2) Prisoners who are nationals of States without diplomatic or consular

representation in Iraq and refugees or stateless persons shall be allowed similar

facilities to communicate with the diplomatic representative of the State that

takes charge of their interests or any national or international authority whose

task it is to protect such persons.

3) Prisoners shall be permitted to read publications that do not pose a threat to

security, and to hear wireless or television transmissions as authorized or

controlled by the prison administration.

4) Access shall be granted to official delegates of the International Committee of

the Red Cross (ICRC) whenever sought, to be conducted at mutually arranged

times. ICRC delegates shall be permitted to inspect health, sanitation and living

arrangements and to interview all detainees in private. They shall also be

permitted to record information regarding the detainee and to pass messages to

and from the family of the detainee subject to reasonable censorship by the

prison authorities.

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Section 15

Books

Every institution shall have a library for the use of all categories of prisoners,

adequately stocked with both recreational and instructional books, and prisoners

shall be encouraged to make full use of it.

Section 16

Religion

1) If the institution contains a sufficient number of prisoners of the same religion, a

qualified representative of that religion shall be appointed or approved. If the

number of prisoners justifies it and conditions permit, the arrangement should be

on a full-time basis.

2) A qualified representative appointed or approved under paragraph (1) shall be

allowed to hold regular services and to pay pastoral visits in private to prisoners

of his religion at proper times.

3) Access to a qualified representative of any religion shall not be refused to any

prisoner. On the other hand, any prisoner may refuse to receive a visit of any

religious representative, his attitude shall be fully respected.

4) So far as practicable, every prisoner shall be allowed to satisfy the needs of his

religious life by attending the services provided in the institution and having in

his possession the books of religious observance and instruction of his

denomination.

Section 17

Retention of Prisoners' Property

1) All money, valuables, clothing and other effects belonging to a prisoner which

under the regulations of the institution he is not allowed to retain shall on his

admission to the institution be placed in safe custody. An inventory thereof shall

be signed by the prisoner. Steps shall be taken to keep them in good condition.

2) On the release of the prisoner all such items shall be returned to him except in so

far as he has been authorized to spend money or send any such property out of

the institution or it has been found necessary on hygienic grounds to destroy any

article of clothing. The prisoner shall sign a receipt for the articles and money

returned to him.

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3) Any money or effects received for a prisoner from outside shall be treated in the

same way.

4) If a prisoner brings in any drugs or medicine, the medical officer shall decide

what use shall be made of them.

Section 18

Notification of Death, Illness, Transfer, etc.

1) Upon the death or serious illness of, or serious injury to a prisoner, or his removal

to an institution for the treatment of mental afflictions, the prison master shall at

once inform the spouse, if the prisoner is married or the nearest relative and shall

in any event inform any other person previously designated by the prisoner.

2) A prisoner shall be informed at once of the death or serious illness of any near

relative. In case of the critical illness of a near relative, the prisoner should be

authorized, whenever circumstances allow, to visit the relative either under

escort or alone.

3) Every prisoner shall have the right immediately to inform his family of his

imprisonment or his transfer to another institution.

Section 19

Removal of Prisoners

1) When prisoners are being removed to or from an institution, they shall be

exposed to public view as little as possible and proper safeguards shall be

adopted to protect them from insult, curiosity and publicity in any form.

2) The transport of prisoners in conveyances with inadequate ventilation or light, or

in any way that would subject them to unnecessary physical hardship, shall be

prohibited.

3) The transport of prisoners shall be carried out at the expense of the administration

and equal conditions shall obtain for all of them.

Section 20

Institutional Personnel

1) The prison administration shall provide for the careful selection of every grade

of the prison personnel, since it is on their integrity, humanity, professional

capacity and personal suitability for the work that the proper administration of

the institutions depends.

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2) The prison administration shall constantly seek to awaken and maintain in the

minds both of the prison personnel and of the public the conviction that this

work is a social service of great importance, and to this end all appropriate

means of informing the public should be used.

3) To secure the foregoing ends, prison personnel shall be appointed on a full-time

basis as professional prison officers and have civil service status with security of

tenure subject only to good conduct, efficiency and physical fitness.

4) The personnel shall possess an adequate standard of education and intelligence.

5) Before entering on duty, the personnel shall be given a course of training in their

general and specific duties.

6) All members of the personnel shall at all times so conduct themselves and

perform their duties as to influence the prisoners for good by their example and

to command their respect.

7) The prison master of an institution should be adequately qualified for his task by

character, administrative ability, suitable training and experience.

8) He shall devote his entire time to his official duties and shall not be appointed on

a part-time basis.

9) When two or more institutions are under the authority of one prison master, he

shall visit each of them at frequent intervals. A responsible resident official shall

be in charge of each of these institutions.

10) The prison master, his deputy, and the majority of the other personnel of the

institution shall be able to speak the language of the greatest number of

prisoners, or a language understood by the greatest number of them.

1) Whenever necessary, the services of an interpreter shall be used.

12) In institutions that are large enough to require the services of one or more fulltime medical officers, at least one of them shall reside on the premises of the

institution or in its immediate vicinity.

13) In other institutions the medical officer shall visit daily and shall reside near

enough to be able to attend without delay in cases of urgency.

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14) In an institution for both men and women, the part of the institution set aside

for women shall be under the authority of a responsible woman officer who shall

have the custody of the keys of all that part of the institution.

15) No male member of the staff shall enter the part of the institution set aside for

women unless accompanied by a woman officer.

16) Women prisoners shall be attended and supervised only by women officers.

This does not, however, preclude male members of the staff, particularly doctors

and teachers, from carrying out their professional duties in institutions or parts of

institutions set aside for women.

17) Officers of the institutions shall not, in their relations with the prisoners, use

force except in self-defense or in cases of attempted escape, or active or passive

physical resistance to an order based on law or regulations. Officers who have

recourse to force must use no more than is strictly necessary and must report the

incident immediately to the prison master of the institution.

8) Prison officers shall be given special physical training to enable them to

restrain aggressive prisoners.

19) Except in special circumstances, staff performing duties that bring them into

direct contact with prisoners should not be armed. Furthermore, staff should in

no circumstances be provided with arms unless they have been trained in their

use.

Section 21

Inspection

There shall be a regular inspection of penal institutions and services by qualified

and experienced inspectors appointed by a competent authority. Their task shall

be in particular to ensure that these institutions are administered in accordance

with existing laws and regulations and with a view to bringing about the

objectives of penal and correctional services.

STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SPECIAL CATEGORIES

A. PRISONERS UNDER SENTENCE

Section 22

Classification of Prisoners

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1) The medical services of the institution shall seek to detect and shall treat any

physical or mental illnesses or defects that may hamper a prisoner's

rehabilitation. All necessary medical, surgical and psychiatric services shall be

provided to that end.

2) The these principles require individualization of treatment and for this purpose a

flexible system of classifying prisoners in groups; it is therefore desirable that

such groups should be distributed in separate institutions suitable for the

treatment of each group.

Section 23

Treatment

1 The treatment of persons sentenced to imprisonment or a similar measure shall

have as its purpose, so far as the length of the sentence permits, to establish in

them the will to lead law-abiding and self-supporting lives after their release and

to prepare them to do so. The treatment shall be such as will encourage their

self-respect and develop their sense of responsibility.

2) To these ends, all appropriate means shall be used to the extent possible,

including religious care, education, vocational guidance, training and

employment counseling, in accordance with the individual needs of each

prisoner, taking account of his social and criminal history, his physical and

mental capacities and aptitudes, his personal temperament, the length of his

sentence and his prospects after release.

3) For every prisoner with a sentence of suitable length, the prison master shall

receive, as soon as possible after his admission, full reports on all the matters

referred to in the foregoing paragraph. Such reports shall always include a report

by a medical officer, wherever possible qualified in psychiatry, on the physical

and mental condition of the prisoner.

4) The reports and other relevant documents shall be placed in an individual file.

This file shall be kept up to date and classified in such a way that it can be

consulted by the responsible personnel whenever the need arises.

Section 24

Classification and Individualization

1 The purposes of classification shall be:

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a) To separate from others those prisoners who, by reason of their criminal

records or bad characters, are likely to exercise a bad influence, or pose a

danger to themselves or others;

b) To divide the prisoners into classes in order to facilitate their treatment with

a view to their social rehabilitation.

2) So far as possible separate institutions or separate sections of an institution shall

be used for the treatment of the different classes of prisoners.

Section 25

Privileges

Systems of privileges appropriate for the different classes of prisoners and the

different methods of treatment shall be established at every institution, in order

to encourage good conduct, develop a sense of responsibility and secure the

interest and cooperation of the prisoners in their treatment.

Section 26

Work

1) Prison labor must not be of an afflictive nature.

2) All prisoners under sentence may be required to work, subject to their physical

and mental fitness as determined by the medical officer.

3) Sufficient work of a useful nature shall be provided to keep prisoners actively

employed for a normal working day.

4) So far as possible the work provided shall be such as will maintain or increase the

prisoners' ability to earn an honest living after release.

5) Where prisoners are employed in work not controlled by the administration, they

shall always be under the supervision of the institution's personnel. Unless the

work is for other departments of the government the full normal wages for such

work shall be paid to the administration by the persons to whom the labor is

supplied, account being taken of the output of the prisoners.

6) The precautions specified in Iraqi law governing labor and working conditions to

protect the safety and health of workers shall be equally observed in institutions.

7) The maximum daily and weekly working hours of the prisoners shall be fixed in

accordance with Iraqi law governing labor and working conditions.

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8) The hours so fixed shall leave one rest day a week and sufficient time for

education and other activities required as part of the treatment and rehabilitation

of the prisoners.

9) There shall be a system of equitable remuneration of the work of prisoners.

10) Under the system prisoners shall be allowed to spend at least a part of their

earnings on approved articles for their own use and to send a part of their

earnings to their family.

11) The system should also provide that a part of the earnings should be set aside by

the administration so as to constitute a savings fund to be handed over to the

prisoner on his release.

Section 27

Education and Recreation

I) Provision shall be made for the further education of all prisoners capable of

profiting thereby, including religious instruction. The education of illiterates and

young prisoners shall be compulsory and special attention shall be paid to it by

the administration.

2) So far as practicable, the education of prisoners shall be integrated with the

educational system so that after their release they may continue their education

without difficulty.

3) Recreational and cultural activities shall be provided in all institutions for the

benefit of the mental and physical health of prisoners.

Section 28

Social Relations and After-Care

1) Special attention shall be paid to the maintenance and improvement of such

relations between a prisoner and his family as are desirable in the best interests

of both.

2) From the beginning of a prisoner's sentence consideration shall be given to his

future after release and he shall be encouraged and assisted to maintain or

establish such relations with persons or agencies outside the institution as may

promote the best interests of his family and his own social rehabilitation.

3) Services and agencies, governmental or otherwise, that assist released prisoners

to re-establish themselves in society shall ensure, so far as is possible and

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necessary, that released prisoners are provided with appropriate documents and

identification papers, have suitable homes and work to go to, are suitably and

adequately clothed having regard to the climate and season, and have sufficient

means to reach their destination and maintain themselves in the period

immediately following their release.

4) The approved representatives of such agencies shall have all necessary access to

the institution and to prisoners and shall be taken into consultation as to the

future of a prisoner from the beginning of his sentence.

5) It is desirable that the activities of such agencies shall be centralized or

coordinated as far as possible in order to secure the best use of their efforts.

B. INSANE AND MENT ALL Y ABNORMAL PRISONERS

Section 29

Psychiatric Care

1) Persons who are found to be insane shall not be detained in prisons and

arrangements shall be made to remove them to mental institutions as soon as

possible.

2) Prisoners who suffer from other mental diseases or abnormalities shall be

observed and treated in specialized institutions under medical management.

3) During their stay in a prison, such prisoners shall be placed under the special

supervision of a medical officer.

4) The medical or psychiatric service of the penal institutions shall provide for the

psychiatric treatment of all prisoners who are in need of such treatment.

C. PRISONERS UNDER ARREST OR AWAITING TRIAL

Section 30

Untried prisoners

1) Persons arrested or imprisoned by reason of a criminal charge against them, who

are detained either in police custody or in prison custody but have not yet been

tried and sentenced, will be referred to as "untried prisoners", hereinafter in these

rules.

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2) Prisoners who have not been convicted are presumed to be innocent and shall be

treated as such.

3) Without prejudice to legal rules for the protection of individual liberty or

prescribing the procedure to be observed in respect of untried prisoners, these

prisoners shall benefit by a special regime that is described in the following rules

in its essential requirements only.

4) Untried prisoners shall be kept separate from convicted prisoners.

5) Young untried prisoners shall be kept separate from adults and shall where

possible be detained in separate institutions.

6) Untried prisoners shall sleep singly in separate rooms.

7) Within the limits compatible with the good order of the institution, untried

prisoners may, if they so desire, have their food procured at their own expense

from the outside, either through the administration or through their family or

friends. Otherwise, the administration shall provide their food.

8) An untried prisoner shall be allowed to wear his own clothing if it is clean and

suitable.

9) If he wears prison dress, it shall be different from that supplied to convicted

pnsoners.

10) An untried prisoner shall always be offered an opportunity to work, but shall

not be required to work. If he chooses to work, he shall be paid for it.

11) An untried prisoner shall be allowed to procure at his own expense or at the

expense of a third party such books, newspapers, writing materials and other

means of occupation as are compatible with the interests of the administration of

justice and the security and good order of the institution.

12) An untried prisoner shall be allowed to be visited and treated by his own doctor

or dentist if there is reasonable ground for his application and he is able to pay

any expenses incurred.

13) An untried prisoner shall be allowed to inform immediately his family of his

detention and shall be given all reasonable facilities for communicating with his

family and friends, and for receiving visits from them, subject only to

restrictions and supervision as are necessary in the interests of the administration

of justice and of the security and good order of the institution.

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4) For the purposes of his defense, an untried prisoner shall be allowed to apply

for free legal aid where such aid is available, and to receive visits from his legal

adviser with a view to his defense and to prepare and hand to him confidential

instructions. For these purposes, he shall ifhe so desires be supplied with writing

material. Interviews between the prisoner and his legal adviser may be within

sight but not within the hearing of a police or institution official.

D. CIVIL PRISONERS

Section 31

Debtor Prisoners

Persons imprisoned for debt shall not be subjected to any greater restriction or

severity than is necessary to ensure safe custody and good order. Their treatment

shall be not less favorable than that of untried prisoners, with the reservation,

however, that they may possibly be required to work.

Section 32

Entry into Force

This Memorandum shall enter into force on the date of signature.

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