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Approved by P.C. 1967-1703

of 6 September, 1967

APPENDIX 1.4

REGULATIONS FOR SERVICE

PRISONS AND DETENTION

BARRACKS

(Issued under authority of the National Defence Act)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER TITLE PAGE

1. Introduction 3

2. Organization and Committal 5

3. Duties and Responsibilities

Section 1 - General 6

Section 2 - Commandant 7

Section 3 - Staff 8

Section 4 - Visiting Officer 9

Section 5 - Medical Officer 10

Section 6 - Chaplains 12

Section 7 - Senior Visiting Officer 12

4. Administration

Section 1 - General 13

Section 2 - Accommodation 15

Section 3 - Visitors 17

Section 4 - Mail 18

Section 5 - Discharge 20

Section 6 - Records 22

5. Routine and Training

Section I - General 24

Section 2 - Progressive Stages 26

Section 3 - Personal Appearance 29

6. Misbehaviour and Restraints

Section I - Misbehaviour 31

Section 2 - Corrective Measures 33

Section 3 - Restraints 37

Appendix A 39

to Forms to

Appendix R 75

CHAPTER 1 -- INTRODUCTION

1.01 - TITLE

This publication shall be called Regulations for Service Prisons and

Detention Barracks.

1.02 - DEFINITIONS

(1) In these regulations and in orders or instructions implementing or

amplifying them, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "commandant" means the commanding officer of a service prison

ordetention barrack;

(b) "guard" means a person who has been assigned duties relating to

the enforcement of these regulations;

prison or detention barrack;

(d) "QR&O" means the Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian

Forces; and

(e) "superior authority" means

(i) an officer commanding a command,

(ii) an officer commanding a formation, or

(iii) any other officer designated by the minister under QR&O to

exercise the powers of an officer commanding a command or

an officer commanding a formation, under whose command a

service prison or detention barrack is placed.

(2) Other words and phrases have the same meaning as in QR&O.

1.03 - APPLICATION

(1) Subject to (2) of this article, these regulations shall apply to the

places designated as service prisons and detention barracks. (See QR&O,

article 114.41.)

(2) These regulations shall apply as far as practical to an inmate:

(a) in a detention room, or

(b) admitted to a hospital or other place for the reception of sick

persons.

(1.04 TO 1.99 INCLUSIVE: NOT ALLOCATED)

CHAPTER 2 -- ORGANIZATION AND COMMITTAL

2.01 - UNIT DETENTION ROOMS

Article 114.41 of QR&O provides in part:

"(3) When a committing authority considers that it is not practical to

commit a service detainee to a detention barrack, he may commit him to a

unit detention room for a period not in excess of thirty days and, for that

purpose, the unit detention room shall be a detention barrack."

NOTES

(A) When a unit detention room becomes a detention barrack in accordance

with (3) of this article, the Regulations for Service Prisons and

Detention Barracks apply as far as practical.

(B) A service detainee sentenced to serve more than fourteen days is

normally committed to a detention barrack as notified pursuant to (2)

of this article.

excess of thirty days.

(2.02: NOT ALLOCATED)

2.03 - INSPECTION

The Chief of the Defence Staff shall appoint an officer to inspect at

regular intervals service prisons and detention barracks designated under

section 205 of the National Defence Act.

(2.04 TO 2.99 INCLUSIVE: NOT ALLOCATED)

CHAPTER 3 -- DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILMES

Section 1 - General

3.01 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

(1) No person shall:

(a) unless permitted by these regulations or authorized by the

commandant

(i) take or convey to or from any inmate any article or thing,

(ii) leave any article or thing in any place where an inmate may

gain access to it,

(iii) buy from or sell to an inmate any article or thing,

(iv) communicate with any other person on a matter concerning the

service prison, detention barrack, or an inmate, unless

required to do so in the course of his duties,

(v) introduce, possess, or consume tobacco or intoxicants at a

service prison or detention barrack,

(vi) enter the room or cell of an inmate between lights out and

reveille unless accompanied by a member of the staff and

then only for urgent and exceptional reasons, or

(vii) receive any visitor in a service prison or detention

barrack;

(b) take or receive any gratuity or other benefit from or on behalf

of an inmate;

(d) use any abusive, threatening, insulting, profane or other

improper language towards an inmate;

(e) strike, except in self-defence, or otherwise ill-treat an inmate;

or discuss matters concerning the service prison or detention

barrack within the hearing of an inmate

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Section 2 - Commandant

3.02 - POWERS OF COMMANDANT

The commandant shall exercise the powers:

(a) of a commanding officer, pursuant to QR&O and

(b) conferred upon him by these regulations.

3.03 - GENERAL RESPONSEBILITY OF THE COMMANDANT

The commandant shall be responsible to superior authority for the

administration of the service prison or detention barrack in accordance

with these regulations and QR&O.

3.04 - DUTIES OF THE COMMANDANT

The commandant shall:

(a) inspect the service prison or detention barrack once each day;

(b) interview an inmate as soon after his admission as practical

and ensure that he understands the regulations respecting his

rights and duties as an inmate;

(i) once each day during daily routine, and

(ii) once each week between 2300 hours and reveille;

(d) ensure that each inmate undergoing a corrective measure of close

confinement or a diet is visited not less than once every three

hours by a guard and that a record is made of such visits in the

Corrective Measures Inspection Record. (See article

4.35 - Records.);

(e) ensure that the medical officer is informed as soon as it appears

that an inmate is sick or injured;

(f) on the recommendation of the medical officer, discontinue or

modify the routine and training of an inmate who is not fit to

undergo regular routine and training;

(g) examine the sick parade register daily and ensure that the treat-

ment prescribed for any inmate is carried out; and

(h) co-operate with the chaplains in the proper performance of their

duties at the service prison or detention barrack.

(3.05 TO 3.08 INCLUSIVE: NOT ALLOCATED)

Section 3 - Staff

3.09 - DUTIES OF SENIOR NON-COMMISSIONED MEMBER

(1) The senior non-commissioned member of a service prison or detention

barrack shall:

(a) frequently inspect every part of the service prison or detention

barrack, especially the rooms, cells, and bedding; attend

parades; supervise the routine and training; and report to the

commandant any irregularity that he may observe;

(b) parade and inspect inmates coming into or going out of the

service prison or detention barrack;

command and inspect them when they are coming on and going off

duty; and

(d) perform such other duties as are prescribed by these regulations.

3.10 - DUTIES OF GATE-KEEPER

The gate-keeper shall:

(a) record in the Gate Book (see article 4.35 - Records) the name of

every person passing through the gate and the times of his entry

and departure;

(b) not permit any person, to enter or leave the service prison or

detention barrack without authority; and

detention barrack.

(3.11 TO 3.14 INCLUSIVE: NOT ALLOCATED)

Section 4 - Visiting Officer

3.15 - APPOINTMENT OF VISITING OFFICER

(1) The superior authority shall appoint a Visiting Officer for each

service prison and detention barrack under his command.

(2) A Visiting Officer shall be:

(a) an officer not below the rank of major,

(b) appointed for a tour of duty not exceeding one week at any one

time; and

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3.16 - VISITS BY VISITING OFFICER

(1) The Visiting Officer shall,as far as practical, visit the service

prison or detention barrack at an unscheduled time daily, except Sunday,

during his tour of duty.

(2) The times of the Visiting Officer's visits shall not be communicated in

advance to the service prison or detention barrack.

3.17 - DUTIES OF A VISITING OFFICER

(1) A Visiting Officer shall:

(a) on each visit, if practical, inspect the service prison or

detention barrack to ascertain whether regulations and orders are

being enforced;

(b) interview each inmate, in private if the inmate so requests,

during his week's tour of duty and ascertain whether he has any

complaint to make;

authority;

(d) during the absence of the commandant, deal with misbehaviour by

inmates and sign correspondence relating to inmates;

(e) at least once during his tour of duty, inspect and initial each

record required to be kept by the commandant; and

(f) sign the Visiting Officer's Journal. (See article 435-Records.)

Section 5 - Medical Officer

3.18 - DUTIES OF MEDICAL OFFICERS

The medical officer attending the service prison or detention barrack

shall:

(a) as soon as practical after admission of an inmate

(i) read the unit medical officer's certificate (see QR&O

article 34.165),

(ii) examine the inmate and inform the commandant in writing of

the state of his health

(A) certifying that the inmate is fit to undergo the

regular routine and training of the service prison or

detention barrack, or

(B) recommending, if the inmate is unfit to undergo the

regular routine and training, the extent to which

routine and training should apply to him;

(b) at regular intervals, reexamine each inmate who is unfit to

undergo the regular routine and training;

barrack;

(d) attend sick parades;

(e) at regular intervals, examine the routine and training and report

to the commandant any matter that he considers detrimental to the

health of the inmates;

(f) examine daily each inmate undergoing the corrective measure of

close confinement or a diet and certify on the Corrective Measure

Inspection Record (see article 4.35-Records) that the inmate is

fit to continue such penalty,

(g) examine at least once every twenty-four hours an inmate res-

trained in a strait jacket (see article 6.21 - Strait Jacket);

(h) examine each inmate on his discharge or transfer from the service

prison or detention barrack and certify his physical and mental

fitness (see articles 4.25 and 4.26); and

(j) record in the Medical Officer's Journal (see article 4.35 -

Records)

(i) the date, time, and full details of each inspection or visit

he makes, and

(ii) any action he takes or recommends under this article.

3.19 - DUTIES OF CHAPLAINS

A chaplain ministering to a service prison or detention barrack shall:

(a) if practical, conduct Divine services within the service prison

or detention barrack on Sundays and other customary days;

(b) if practical, interview privately each inmate according to his

religious denomination

(i) on admission,

(ii) when he is sick,

(iii) when he requests the interview, or

Section 6 - Chaplains

(iv) on any other occasion when the chaplain considers it advis-

able;

(d) report to the commandant any abuse or impropriety that may come

to his knowledge;

(e) record in the appropriate Chaplain's Journal (see article 4.35 -

Records)

(i) the date and time of each visit,

(ii) the name of each inmate interviewed, and

(iii) any matter that he wishes to bring to the attention of the

commandant; and

(f) confer and cooperate with the commandant to ensure that in the

performance of his duties the established routine and training is

not interrupted.

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Section 7 - Senior Visiting Officer

3.20 - APPOINTMENT OF A SENIOR VISITING OFFICER

If a commandant considers his powers under article 6.05 inadequate to deal

with the alleged misconduct of an inmate, he shall report the circumstance

to the superior authority who may appoint a Senior Visiting Officer, not

below the rank of lieutenant-colonel, to visit the service prison or

detention barrack to deal with the case. (See article 6.04 - Powers of

Senior Visiting Officer.)

(3.21 TO 3.99 INCLUSIVE: NOT ALLOCATED)

CHAPTER 4 -- ADMINISTRATION

Section 1 - General

4.01 - ADMISSION

(1) As far as practical no person shall be sent to a service prison or

detention barrack for admission on a day when Sunday routine applies. (See

article 5.02 - Routine.)

(2) No person shall be admitted to a service prison or detention barrack

unless he is:

(a) accompanied by

(i) a committal order (see QR&O article 114.42), and

(ii) other documents prescribed by the Chief of the Defence

Staff;

(b) if a non-commissioned member, properly dressed and in possession

(i) the items of kit prescribed by the Chief of the Defence

Staff,

(ii) cleaning materials and personal toilet articles, and

(iii) a minimum of twenty-five cents for each day of his punish-

ment up to sixty days.

(3) The commandant shall, as soon as practical after the admission of an

inmate, ensure that regulations affecting an inmate's conduct and the

routine and training at the service prison or detention barrack are read

and explained to him.

(4) An inmate, on admission, shall be:

(a) searched (see article 6.03 - Power of Search);

(b) medically examined (see article 3.18 - Duties of medical

Officers);

(d) fingerprinted and photographed, if required.

4.02 - PROPERTY OF INMATES

(1) The commandant shall ensure that adequate precautions are taken to

safeguard the property of an inmate.

(2) Valuable personal property, other than money (see (8) of this

article), shall be placed in a Personal Property Envelope (CAFB 1665) and

secured in a locked vault, safe, or strong-box

(3) Items of kit and personal property of small value shall be stored in

the pack stores,in a separate bin or storage space clearly marked with the

inmate's name.

(4) Property stored under (2) and (3) of this article shall be recorded in

the Personal Property Book (see article 4.35 - Records).

(5) Perishable foodstuffs received for an inmate shall be returned to the

sender at the expense of the inmate or otherwise disposed of as the

inmate may request.

(6) Razors shall be taken from inmates on admission and issued each day for

shaving parades only.

(7) Any cigarettes an inmate may have on admission shall be stored in a

safe place and issued to him for smoking parades only (see article 5.06 -

Privileges During Second Stage).

(8) The money that an inmate has in his possession on admission shall be

placed in a cash box, which shall be locked and kept in a locked vault,

safe, or strong-box. The amount shall be entered on the inmate's Cash

Account Form (Appendix N) which the inmate shall sign as correct.

(9) Property held under this article shall be returned to the owner on

discharge.

(4.03 AND 4.04: NOT ALLOCATED)

Section 2 - Accommodation

4.05 - ACCOMMODATION

(1) As far as practical an inmate shall be provided with a room which shall

be lighted, heated, ventilated, and equipped to maintain his physical and

mental health. He must be able to communicate with a guard at any time.

(2) Two inmates shall not be confined alone in one room; however, the

commandant may order that one or more inmates be confined in one room.

(3) When a service prison or detention barrack contains service convicts

or service prisoners as well as service detainees, the service convicts and

service prisoners shall be segregated in so far as practical from the

service detainees.

(4) Special rooms shall be provided for the incarceration of refractory or

violent inmates and for itunates undergoing the penalty of close

confinement.

(5) When practical, a special medical detention room shall be provided for

occupation by inmates who, although not sick enough to be admitted to

hospital, are, in the opinion of the medical officer, in need of special

medical observation or attention.

(6) Regulations relative to the treatment and conduct of inmates shall be

posted in each room occupied by inmates.

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4.06 - DIVINE WORSHIP AND INTERVIEWS BY CHAPLAINS

(1) Service prisons and detention barracks shall have, where practical,

facilities for divine worship and interviews by chaplains.

(2) Except as authorized by superior authority, no inmate shall leave the

confines of a service prison or detention barrack for divine worship.

4.07 - FIRE PRECAUTIONS

(1) When a fire breaks out in a service prison or detention barrack, the

preservation of life shall be the first consideration. When there is no

danger of loss of life, the custody of inmates and the extinguishing of the

fire shall be the next considerations.

(2) If a building is not fireproof, the locks on the doors of rooms

occupied by inmates shall be so constructed that the doors may be opened

immediately from the outside without the use of a key.

(3) Fire drills shall be held not less than once each week.

(4) Inmates may be ordered to perform fire-fighting drills and duties.

(See QR&O Chapter 30.)

4.08 - KEYS

(1) To safeguard and account for the keys of a service prison or

detention barrack, the commandant shall:

(a) provide a secure place for the custody of keys, which can be

locked when not in use;

(b) appoint a noncommissioned member above the rank of corporal of

each duty shift to be responsible for the safe custody of all keys;

identified; and

(d) maintain a key control system to account for all keys.

(2) Inmates shall not handle keys of a service prison or detention

barrack.

4.09 - LIBRARY

When practical a service prison or detention barrack shall have a separate

library for inmates.

4.10 - GUARDS ON INMATES IN HOSPITAL

The superior authority shall, at the request of the commandant, provide

adequate escorts and guards to ensure the safe custody of an inmate who

is admitted to a hospital or any other place for the reception of sick

persons.

(4.11 TO 4.14 INCLUSIVE: NOT ALLOCATED)

Section 3 - Visitors

4.15 - VISITORS

(1) An inmate may receive visitors:

(a) if his conduct is good;

(b) at the times prescribed by the commandant;

(d) in the presence and hearing of a guard; and

(e) under such other conditions as the commandant may prescribe.

(2) Subject to (3) of this article, a visitor to a service prison or

detention barrack may be searched.

(3) No female visitor may be searched except by another female. A search

of a male visitor shall be conducted in private by one guard in the

presence of another guard.

(4) A visitor may be excluded or removed from a service prison or

detention barrack at the discretion of the commandant.

(5) The commandant shall keep a Visitors' Book (see article 4.35- Records)

in which he shall record:

(a) the name and address of each visitor;

(b) the name of the inmate the visitor wishes to see and the

visitor's relationship to him;

visitor who is refused admittance to or removed from the service

prison or detention barrack;

(d) the name and address of any visitor searched and the reason for

and the result of the search; and

(e) any other relevant matter respecting a visitor.

4.16 - OFFICIAL VISITORS

(1) The commandant shall permit an interview between an inmate and his

defending officer or counsel at any reasonable time. This interview, shall

not be held within the hearing of any person, and may be held within the

sight of a guard.

(2) The commandant may permit:

(a) officers and non-commissioned members of the Canadian Forces;

(b) members of federal, provincial, or municipal police forces; and

detention barrack.

(3) Except as provided in (1) of this article, an interview with an

inmate shall be within the sight and hearing of a guard.

(4.17 TO 4.19 INCLUSIVE: NOT ALLOCATED)

Section 4 - Mail

4.20 - INMATES' MAIL

(1) For the purpose of this article, "mail" means letters,

telegrains, parcels, and other articles delivered to, or sent by, an

imnate.

(2) An imnate shall be permitted to send and receive mail. The commandant

may scrutinize all mail and withhold any item that he considers detrimental

to the inmate's morale or to the good order or security of the service

prison or detention barrack.

(3) When the commandant exercises his discretion under (2) of this

article, he shall:

(a) if he objects to the content of a letter or telegram written by

an inmate, give the inmate an opportunity to re-write it; and

(b) if he decides to withhold any mail, inform the inmate and read to

him any unobjectionable portion.

(4) When a parcel addressed to an inmate is received:

(a) it shall be opened in the presence of the inmate;

(b) a list shall be made of articles withheld; and

(5) The commandant shall maintain a Register of lnmates' Mail (see

article 435 - Records) in which shall be recorded:

(a) in respect of any mail that an inmate wishes to send

(i) the name of the inmate,

(ii) the name and address of the addressee,

(iii) if returned to the inmate for re-writing, a brief reason

for retuniing it, and

(iv) the inmate's signature;

(b) in respect of any mail addressed to an inmate

(i) the name of the inmate to whom it is addressed,

(ii) a brief description of the mail,

(iii) whether it was scrutinized,

(iv) if withheld after scutiny, a brief reason for withholding

it, and

(v) the inmate's signature.

(6) Any mail withheld under this article shall be dealt with in accordance

with article 4.02 (Property of Inmates).

(4.21 TO 4.24 INCLUSIVE: NOT ALLOCATED)

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Section 5 - Discharge

4.25 - DISCHARGE

(1) No inmate shall be discharged from a service prison or detention

barrack until:

(a) he has completed his punishment; or

(b) the commandant receives an order from an authority mentioned in

QR&O, Chapter 114.

(2) Subject to (l)(b) of this article,an inmate shall be deemed to have

completed his punishment when the actual number of days' punishment

undergone and the number of days remitted under article 5.08 (Remission

of punishment) together equal the number of days' imprisonment or detention

to which the inmate was sentenced. He may be detained until 2359 hours of

the day on which he completes his punishment.

(3) When the punishment of an inmate is completed on a day on which Sunday

routine applies, his punishment shall be deemed to have been completed on

the preceding training day.

(4) When an inmate is discharged from a service prison or detention

barrack, a Certificate of discharge (Appendix O) shall be forwarded to the

commanding officer of the unit to which the inmate is to proceed.

(5) The commandant shall, ff applicable, notify an inmate's commanding

officer of the expected date of discharge in sufficient time to permit the

commanding officer to make any necessary arrangements for his return.

(6) On discharge or transfer, an inmate shall be weighed and his weight

recorded.

4.26 - TRANSFER

(1) On receipt of a warrant ordering the transfer of an inmate to another

service prison or detention barrack, the commandant shall:

(a) arrange for the transfer of the inmate under escort; and

(b) inform the inmate's commanding officer.

(2) The documents, equipment, and articles required by these regulations

for the admission of inmates (see article 4.01 - Admission) shall be sent

with the inmate on transfer, together with:

(a) the transfer warrant;

(b) the medical officer's certificate (see article 3.18 - Duties of

medical officers); and

4.35 - Records).

(3) On receipt of a warrant ordering the transfer of an inmate to a

penitentiary or civil prison, the commandant shall arrange for the

transfer of the inmate under escort. The following documents shall be

sent with the inmate:

(a) the original committal order;

(b) the transfer warrant;

Medical Officers); and

(d) a certificate as to the number of days of remission earned.

(See Appendix P and article 5.09 - Calculation of remission on

Transfer to Civil Incarceration.)

4.27 - ESCAPE FROM A SERVICE PRISON OR DETENTION BARRACK

(1) If an inmate escapes from a service prison or detention barrack, the

commandant shall:

(a) take steps to apprehend the inmate; and

(b) notify

(i) the local civil and military police,

(ii) the superior authority,

(iii) the Command Security Officer,

(iv) National Defence Headquarters, for the attention of the

Director of Security, and

(v) the inmate's commanding officer.

(2) The superior authority, upon notification by the commandant of the

escape of an inmate, shall convene a board of inquiry to inquire into the

circumstances.

(4.28 TO 4.34 INCLUSIVE: NOT ALLOCATED)

Section 6 - Records

4.35 - RECORDS

(1) The commandant shall maintain:

(a) Commandant's Journal (Appendix A);

(b) Medical Officer's Journal (Appendix B);

(d) Register of Inmate's Mail (Appendix D);

(e) Corrective Measures Book (Appendix E);

(f) Corrective Measure Inspection Record (Appendix F);

(g) Visiting Officer's Journal (Appendix G);

(h) Visitors' Book (Appendix H);

(i) Register of Inmates (Appendix 1);

(j) Personal Property Book (Appendix J);

(k) Register of Marks (Appendix K); and

(l) Gate Book (Appendix L).

(2) In maintaining the records mentioned in (1) of this article:

(a) all entries shall be made as soon as practical after the event

to which they relate, showing the date of the event and the date

of the entry;

(b) all entries shall be legibly written in ink; and

(4.36 TO 4.99 INCLUSIVE: NOT ALLOCATED)

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CHAPTER 5 -- ROUTINE AND TRAINING

Section I - General

5.01 - GENERAL

(1) The routine and training of an inmate shall require the maximum

effort and the strictest discipline.

(2) No inmate shall be required to undergo any part of the routine or

training that, in the opinion of the medical officer, would be detrimental

to his physical or mental health.

(3) If the training prescribed by the Chief of the Defence Staff under

these regulations is not interfered with, an inmate may be employed for the

benefit of the Department, at cleaning and maintenance tasks within the

service prison or detention barrack.

(4) As far as practical,no inmate shall be engaged on any form of routine

or training within the view of persons outside the service prison or

detention barrack.

5.02 - ROUTINE

(1) Subject to any modifications authorized by the Chief of the Defence

Staff, the daily and Sunday routine shall be in accordance with the

Tables to this article.

(2) Daily routine shall apply on all days to which Sunday routine is not

applicable.

(3) Sunday routine shall apply on all Sundays, Christmas Day, Good Friday

and other days designated by the Chief of the Defence Staff.

TABLE "A" TO ARTICLE 5.02

Daily Routine Hours

- Reveille 0600

- Shave, scrub rooms and baffacks gen- 0600-0730

erally, clean equipment and layout

kits

- Breakfast 0730-0800

- Training Period 0800-1150

- Wash up, dinner 1200-1300

- Training Period 1300-1650

- Wash up, supper 1700-1800

- Shower 1800-1830

- Wash clothes, scrub equipment and 1830-1945

perform general tasks

- Incidental parades and letter writing 1945-2045

- Make up beds 2045-2100

- Lights out 2100

TABLE "B" TO ARTICLE 5.02

Sunday Routine Hours

- Reveille 0630

- Shave, scrub rooms, and lay out kits 0630-0730

- Breakfast 0730-0800

- Divine Service, as ordered 0800-1000

- Exercise period 1000-1100

- Dinner 1200-1300

- Study, write letters, receive visitors 1300-1600

- Exercise period 1600-1630

- Supper 1645-1800

- Privileges period (as applicable) 1800-2045

- Make up beds 2045-2100

- Lights out 2100

5.03 - TRAINING

The training of inmates shall be as prescribed by the Chief of the Defence

Staff.

(5.04: NOT ALLOCATED)

Section 2 - Progressive Stages

5.05 - PROGRESSIVE STAGES

(1) The punishment of detention, and the punishment of imprisonment when

served in a service prison or detention barrack, shall be divided into two

stages.

(2) The first stage shall commence on the day an inmate is sentenced and

shall continue until he has earned promotion by good conduct to the second

stage, but shall not be less than fourteen days.

(3) During the first stage, no inmate shall be entitled to:

(a) a communication period;

(b) a smoking period; or

(4) When an inmate is promoted to the second stage he shall, in accordance

with these regulations:

(a) be entitled to the prescribed privileges; and

(b) commence to earn remission of punishment.

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5.06 - PRIVELEGES DURING SECOND STAGE

During the second stage, an inmate shall be entitled to:

(a) communicate with other inmates for a maximum period of thirty

minutes each day at the times and under the conditions prescribed

by the commandant;

(b) smoke cigarettes at the times and under the conditions prescribed

by the commandant, provided that the aggregate smoking time in

any one day does not exceed thirty minutes;

(d) visitors.

5.07 - SYSTEM OF MARKS

(1) The system of marks set out in this article shall be used to assess an

inmate's conduct for the purpose of:

(a) promoting him from the first stage to the second stage; and

(b) determining the portion of his punishment that may be remitted.

(2) Except when he is under penalty an inmate shall be entitled to earn a

maximum of eight marks each day for his conduct. In awarding these marks,

attention shall be paid to the inmate's industry and attention during

training, his dress and department, and Ws sense of discipline.

(3) Unless the commandant orders otherwise, an inmate shall receive eight

marks for each day:

(a) between the date of imposition of the punishment and the date

of his admission;

(b) on which Sunday routine applies;

barrack to another place of incarceration; and

(d) spent in hospital, or other place for the reception of sick

persons.

(4) For each day not mentioned in (3) of this article, the senior

non-commissioned member normally shall award the imate's marks. He may,

after consultation with the senior guard on each duty shift, award six,

seven, or eight marks to an inmate. If the senior non-commissioned member

considers that the inmate is entitled to less than six marks, the

commandant shall, in the presence of the inmate, award an appropriate mark.

(5) No inmate shall be promoted from the first stage to the second stage

until he has earned 112 marks. Marks earned for promotion to the second

stage shall not count for remission of punishment.

(6) Marks awarded shall be recorded daily in the Register of Marks (see

article 4.35 - Records).

5.08 - CALCULATION OF MARKS FOR REMISSION OF PUNISHMENT

(1) When the total mark earned by an inmate during the second stage

equals the figure calculated in accordance with (2) of this article,

the number of days of his punishment then remaining are remitted.

(2) The total mark required to earn a remission of punishment shall be

calculated by:

(a) deducting the number of days spent in the first stage from the

total number of days' punishment;

(b) taking three-fifths of the remaining number of days to the nearest

whole number if a fraction is involved; and

(A) An inmate is sentenced to thirty days detention and promoted

to the second stage after fourteen days.

(i) Deduct fourteen from thirty.

(ii) Take three-fifths of the remaining sixteen to the

nearest whole number.

(iii) Multiply the result, ten, by eight.

The result, eighty, represents the number of marks this inmate must earn

to entitle him to remission of punishment.

(B) An inmate is sentenced to ninety days' detention and is

promoted to the second stage at the end of twenty days.

(i) Deduct twenty from ninety.

(ii) Take three-fifths of the remaining seventy to the

nearest whole number.

(iii) Multiply the result, forty-two, by eight.

The result, three hundred and thirty-six, represents the number of marks

this inmate must earn to entitle him to remission of punishment.

5.09 - CALCULATION OF REMISSION ON TRANSFER TO CIVIL INCARCERATION

(1) The remission of punishment earned by an inmate for the purpose of

transfer during sentence to a penitentiary or civil prison in accordance

with article 4.26 (Transfer) shall be calculated by:

(a) deducting 112 marks from the total marks earned in both first and

second stages in accordance with article 5.07 (System of marks)

to the date of transfer;

(b) dividing by eight the remaining number of marks to the nearest

whole number if a fraction is involved; and

number if a fraction is involved.

(2) The figure resulting from (1) of this article represents the number of

days remission earned on the portion of the sentence served to the date of

transfer. It shall be recorded in the certificate required by paragraph

(3)(d) of article 4.26 (Transfer), (see Appendix P).

(5.10 TO 5.14 INCLUSIVE: NOT ALLOCATED)

Section 3 - Personal Appearance

5.15 - PERSONAL HYGIENE

An inmate shall maintain a high standard of personal hygiene.

5.16 - DRESS

(1) An inmate undergoing normal training routine shall, if a

non-commissioned member, wear his service uniform. Coveralls shall be

worn to protect the uniform when necessary.

(2) Uniforms and other clothing shall at all times be kept clean, neat,

and in good repair.

5.17 - HAIR CUTTING

(1) The hair of an inmate shall not be cut closer than may be necessary

for health and cleanliness.

(2) The haircut shall conform to the normal military standard.

(5.18 TO 5.99 INCLUSIVE: NOT ALLOCATED)

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CHAPTER 6 -- MISBEHAVIOUR AND RESTRAINTS

Section 1 - Misbehaviour

6.01 - MISBEHAVIOUR

An inmate who offends in any way against good order and discipline commits

an act of misbehaviour. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing,

misbehaviour of an inmate includes:

(a) disrespect to any member of the staff, visitor, or other person;

(b) idleness, carelessness, negligence, or refusal to work;

(d) use of blasphemous or other improper language;

(e) indecency in language, act, or gesture;

(f) communication or attempts at communication with another inmate or

person without authority;

(g) singing, whistling, or any unnecessary noise or disturbance;

(h) leaving his place of duty or any room without authority;

(i) wilful disfiguration of or damage to, or attempts at dis-

figuration of or damage to, any part of the service prison or

detention barrack, or any articles to which he may have access;

(j) nuisance or an attempt to commit nuisance;

(k) possession of any article without authority;

(l) conveyance to or reception from or an attempt to convey to or

receive from any person any article without authority; or

(m) inattention whilst performing any duty or undergoing training.

6.02 - SERVICE OFFENCES BY INMATES

An inmate who commits a service offence shall be charged, dealt with, and

tried pursuant to the Code of Service Discipline. (See QR&O article 101.01

- Meaning of "Commanding Officer".)

6.03 - POWER OF SEARCH

The commandant or any member of the staff may search an inmate at any time

for prohibited articles with which he may:

(a) injure himself or others;

(b) effect his escape; or

(See QR&O article 22.02 - Powers of Specially Appointed Personnel.)

6.04 - POWERS OF SENIOR VISITING OFFICER

The Senior Visiting Officer appointed under these regulations may apply

one or more of the following corrective measures:

(a) close confinement for a period not exceeding fourteen days;

(b) No.1 Diet for a period not exceeding fifteen days, or No. 2 Diet

for a period not exceeding forty-two days;

twenty-eight days; and

(d) forfeiture of marks earned for remission of punishment, in an

amount not exceeding 224.

6.05 - POWERS OF COMMANDANT AND VISITING OFFICER

(1) The commandant or a Visiting Officer appointed under these regulations

may apply one or more of the following corrective measures:

(a) close confinement for any period not exceeding three days;

(b) No.1 Diet for a period not exceeding three days or No. 2 diet

for a period not exceeding twenty-one days;

seven days; and

(d) forfeiture of marks earned for remission of punishment, in an

amount not exceeding 112.

(2) Marks forfeited under (1)(d) of this article may be restored by the

commandant.

(6.06 TO 6.09 INCLUSIVE: NOT ALLOCATED)

Section 2 - Corrective Measures

6.10 - CORRECTIVE MEASURES - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

(1) When an inmate is found or suspected of misbehaving, a misbehaviour

Report (see Appendix Q) shall be completed and the inmate paraded before

the commandant, Senior Visiting Officer or Visiting Officer, as

appropriate, who shall hear the details of the alleged misbehaviour and

any explanation the inmate may offer. If the commandant, Senior Visiting

Officer or visiting Officer is satisfied that the inmate has misbehaved,

he may apply such effective measures described in these regulations as he

thinks reasonable and just.

(2) When a corrective measure is applied to an inmate, the officer

applying the corrective measure shall explain fully to him the effect of

it.

(3) When an inmate is responsible for the loss of or damage to public

property in a service prison or detention barrack, the commandant shall, in

addition to any corrective measure he may apply under these regulations,

report the full particulars of the loss or damage to the inmate's

commanding officer so that appropriate action under chapter 38 (Liability

for Public and Non-Public Property) of QR&O may be considered.

(4) The commandant shall keep a Corrective Measures Book (see article 4.35

-Records) in which he shall record:

(a) the name of the inmate;

(b) the misbehaviour of the inmate; and

6.11 - CORRECTIVE MEASURES

The following corrective measures may be applied in respect of

niisbehaviour by an inmate:

(a) close confinement;

(b) No. 1 Diet;

(d) loss of privileges; and

(e) forfeiture of marks earned for remission.

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6.12 - CLOSE CONFINEMENT

(1) When the corrective measure of close confinement is applied to an

inmate, he shall be:

(a) confined in the room or cell set apart for that purpose;

(b) deprived of all privileges;

and

(d) entitled to no mark for conduct.

(2) No inmate shall undergo the corrective measure of close confinement

without the concurrence of the medical officer.

6.13 - NO. 1 DIET

(1) No.l Diet when applied for a period of three days or less shall consist

of fourteen ounces of bread a day and unrestricted quantities of water.

(2) No.1 Diet when applied for more than three days shall consist, for

alternate periods of three days, of;

(a) fourteen ounces of bread a day and unrestricted quantities of

water; and

(b) the normal ration scale.

(3) No inmate shall undergo No. 1 Diet without the concurrence of the

medical officer.

(4) The period during which an inmate receives the normal ration scale

shall not count as part of the term of the collective measure.

(5) At least three days shall elapse between the expiration of one term

of No.1 Diet and a further term of No. 1 Diet or No. 2 Diet in respect

of one inmate. An inmate undergoing No.1 Diet shall not:

(a) attend parades or perform drill or work tasks;

(b) be entitled to marks for conduct;

thirty minutes each day; or

(d) be entitled to privileges (see article 5.06 - Privileges During

Second Stage).

NOTE

For example, when No. 1 Diet is applied to an inmate for eight days he

shall:

(a) for the first three days be on No. 1 Diet;

(b) for the next three days be on the normal ration scale;

(d) for the next three days be on the normal ration scale: and

(e) for the next two days be on No. 1 Diet.

Thus a period of fourteen days is required to complete a term of eight days

on No. 1 Diet.

6.14 - NO. 2 DIET

(1) No. 2 Diet when applied for a period of twenty-one days or less shall

consist of;

(a) for breakfast, seven ounces of bread and unrestricted quantities

of water,

(b) for dinner,

(i) porridge containing two ounces of oatmeal,

(ii) two ounces of peas or beans,

(iii) eight ounces of potatoes,

(iv) the normal flavouring of salt, and

(v) unrestricted quantities of water, and

water.

(2) When No. 2 Diet is applied for a period longer than twenty-one days,

the inmate shall, after twenty-one days of the diet, be placed on the

normal ration scale for inmates fora period of at least seven consecutive

days before reverting to No. 2 Diet. A period on normal ration scale

interposed in a period of No. 2 Diet in accordance with this article shall

not count as part of the term of the coffective measure.

(3) No inmate shall undergo No. 2 Diet without the concurrence of the

medical officer.

(4) At least seven days must elapse between the expiration of one term of

No. 2 Diet and a further term of No. 1 Diet or No. 2 Diet in respect of

one inmate.

(5) An inmate undergoing No. 2 Diet shall not:

(a) perform drill, physical training, or any form of strenuous

training; or

(b) be entitled to earn more than six marks a day for conduct.

NOTE

For example, an inmate awarded No. 2 Diet for thirty days shall:

(a) for the first twenty-one days be on No. 2 Diet:

(b) for the next seven days be on the normal ration scale: and

6.15 - LOSS OF PRIVILEGES

The corrective measure of loss of privileges shall consist of the

deprivation of any or all of the privileges granted by article 5.06.

6.16 - FORFEITURE OF MARKS

The corrective measure of forfeiture of marks shall consist of the

deduction of a stated number of marks from an inmate's Register of Marks.

(See Appendix K.)

(6.17 TO 6.19 INCLUSIVE: NOT ALLOCATED)

Section 3 - Restraints

6.20 - RESTRAINTS - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

(1) An inmate shall be restrained only in cases of urgent necessity to

prevent injury to himself or others or damage to property, except that

handcuffs may be used temporarily when such additional security is

customary.

(2) No restraint shall be used as a corrective measure.

(3) When permissible under (1) of this article, the commandant may order

in writing (see Appendix R) the use of a restraint for any period not

exceeding twenty-four hours. For a greater period, the written order of

the superior authority must be obtained.

(4) No form of restraint other than handcuffs and straitjackets shall be

employed, except by order of the superior authority.

(5) The commandant shall record on the order required by (3) of this

article:

(a) the name of the inmate on whom the restraint is to be used;

(b) the form of restraint to be used;

removed; and

(d) the reasons for the use of the restraint.

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6.21 - STRAIT JACKET

(1) The commandant shall inform the medical officer when an inmate has

been restrained in a strait jacket and the medical officer shall, as soon

as practical, examine the inmate.

(2) The continued use of and duration of restraint by a strait jacket

shall be in the sole discretion of the medical officer.

(3) The medical officer shall:

(a) visit at least twice every twenty-four hours an inmate rest-

rained in a straitjacket; and

(b) record in the Medical Officer's Journal the day and the hour the

restraint was applied and discontinued.

6.22 - HANDCUFFS

(1) An inmate who requires restraint by handcuffs shall normally be

handcuffed with hands in front of his body.

(2) When an inmate is exceptionally violent, the commandant may order in

writing that the inmate's hands shall be handcuffed behind his back, except

at meal times and from Lights Out to Reveille.

(6.23 TO 6.99 INCLUSIVE: NOT ALLOCATED)

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VISITING OFFICER

Regulations for Service Prisons and Detention Barracks article 3.17

provides:

3.17 - DUTIES OF A VISITING OFFICER

A Visiting Officer shall:

(a) on each visit, if practical inspect the service prison or

detention barrack to ascertain whether regulations and orders

are being enforced;

(b) interview each inmate, in private if the inmate so requests,

during his week's tour of duty and ascertain whether he has

any complaints to make;

authority;

(d) during the absence of the commandmant, deal with misbehaviour by

inmates and sign correspondence relating to inmates;

(e) at least once during his tour of duty, inspect and initial each

record required to be kept by the commandant; and

(f) sign the Visiting Officer's Journal. (See article 4.35 - Records)

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APPENDIX R

FORM OF ORDER FOR INMATES

UNDER RESTRAINT

Date: ___________________________________________

Immate's Name ___________________________________

Describe the articles Register Number _________________________________

of restraint. is to be restrained in(*)________________________

by the wrists (**)_______________________________

(**)Insert whether in front of or

behind the body. _________________________________________________

from this hour___________________________________

to ______________________________________________

(They are in any case to be placed for the following reason(s): in front

during meals and bedtime.)________________________________________________

Commandant ______________________________________

(Signature)

To the Sergeant-Major or NCO in

charge of }

Articles of restraint as above ordered,

were placed on _________________________________________________

(Name)

______________________ at________________ hrs, removed at______________hrs

(Register Number)

the ______ day of_________________________ 19 __________

_________________________________________________ (Warrant

(Warrant Officer or NCO in charge)

Of ______________________________________________

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