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Prisons Act · 2015 Revised Edition · Part IV · Custody and Removal of Prisoners
Prisons Act · 2015 Revised Edition · Part IV · Custody and Removal of Prisoners
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
If any prisoner escapes during such time as he is in any hospital, leper asylum or settlement, no prison officer shall be held answerable therefor, unless the prisoner has been in the personal custody of the officer.
prisoner
“prisoner” means any person, whether convicted or not, under confinement in any prison;
prison officer
“prison officer” means any Chief Officer, Warden, Principal Officer, Probation Officer, Matron, Warder or Wardress and includes the Director and the Assistant Director;
prisoner
“prisoner” means any person, whether convicted or not, under confinement in any prison;
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