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Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998)

Chapter III : Custody of all Inmates under Conditions of Human Dignity

Part B : Discipline

22. General

 

1) Discipline and order must be maintained with firmness but in no greater measure than is necessary for security purposes and good order in a correctional centre.

 

2) In case of any conviction in a court of law for an offence committed by a person whilst an inmate, the Department, on the strength of such conviction, may without any further inquiry take disciplinary action in terms of this Act.

 

3) Disciplinary action may be taken against any inmate, even though criminal proceedings may be pending or in progress against such inmate.

 

4) No inmate must in any way be involved in the implementation of any disciplinary measures.