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PART III \u2013 Miscellaneous 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. Schedule ENDNOTES Prisons Act (2021 Revision) (2021 Revision) Part I - Introductory\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_1\", \"num\": \"1.\", \"text\": \"Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Prisons Act (2021 Revision).\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_2\", \"num\": \"2.\", \"text\": \"Definitions 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires \u2014 \u201cC.M.O.\u201d means the Chief Medical Officer and includes any medical officer acting under the Chief Medical Officer\u2019s authority; \u201ccompetent court\u201d means any court in the Islands acting within its lawful jurisdiction; \u201cchief officer\u201d means the chief officer having oversight of the prison,  referred to in section 3 of the Public Management and Finance Act (2020  Revision). \u201cconvicted prisoner\u201d means a prisoner who is undergoing a sentence of imprisonment imposed by a competent court or other lawful authority in respect of a criminal or disciplinary offence; \u201cdetainee\u201d means a person, not being a convicted prisoner, who is detained in prison by lawful authority; \u201cDirector\u201d means the Prison Director or any officer acting under the Prison Director\u2019s authority; Prisons Act (2021 Revision) \u201cescapee\u201d means a prisoner who has at any time escaped or attempted to escape from lawful custody; \u201cfirst offender\u201d means a convicted prisoner who has not on any previous occasion been sentenced to undergo a term of imprisonment; \u201cGovernor-General\u201d means the Governor-General of Jamaica; \u201clock-up\u201d means any house, building, enclosure or place prescribed for the confinement of prisoners; \u201cofficer\u201d means a prison officer appointed under section 5; \u201cprescribed\u201d means prescribed by this Act or any rule, standing order or regulation; \u201cprison\u201d means any place prescribed under this Act for the confinement of prisoners and includes a lock-up; \u201cprison discipline\u201d means the code of conduct prescribed for prison officers and prisoners; \u201cprison offence\u201d means any offence, not otherwise punishable, committed by a prisoner or prison officer contrary to prison discipline; \u201cprison officer\u201d includes any person employed in a prison for purposes connected with its administration; \u201cprison service\u201d means the service established by section 3; \u201cprisoner\u201d means a person detained in prison by lawful authority and includes a convicted prisoner and a detainee; \u201cprohibited article\u201d means any article the introduction of which into, or out of, any prison or part thereof, is prohibited by this or any law, rule, order or regulation; \u201crecidivist\u201d means a convicted prisoner who is not a first offender; \u201crules\u201d means rules prescribed under this Act; \u201csentence\u201d includes a sentence in default of payment of a fine; \u201cstanding orders\u201d means standing orders prescribed under this Act; and \u201cyoung persons\u201d has the meaning ascribed to it in the Youth  Justice Act (2021 Revision).\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_3\", \"num\": \"3.\", \"text\": \"Establishment of prison service 3. There is hereby established a prison service under the control and management of the Director.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_4\", \"num\": \"4.\", \"text\": \"Repealed 4. Repealed by section 6 of the Imprisonment (Amendment) Act, 1981 [Law 10 of 1981]. Prisons Act (2021 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_5\", \"num\": \"5.\", \"text\": \"Chief officer may appoint prison officers 5. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the relevant chief officer, acting in accordance with the Public Service Management Act (2020 Revision), may appoint prison officers under such designations as that chief officer thinks fit. (2) Before appointing a Director of Prisons the chief officer shall consult with the Official Member responsible for the portfolio of which the Department of Prisons may be part.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_6\", \"num\": \"6.\", \"text\": \"Service to be self-supporting so far as possible 6. The service shall, as far as possible, be self-supporting and in so far as its expenditure exceeds its income, it shall be maintained by funds voted from time to time by the Cayman Islands Parliament.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_7\", \"num\": \"7.\", \"text\": \"Powers of Director 7. The Director shall be in charge of the service and shall be responsible for all prison buildings, fittings, accoutrements and stores whether consumable or non-consumable and the accounting therefor and in addition \u2014 (a) shall be responsible for the discipline and good order of officers and prisoners; and (b) may make standing orders, with the approval of the Governor, rules  and enforce the same for the routine duties and curriculum of officers and prisoners within the ambit of this Act and generally for the carrying out of the same. 7A. Power of Director to delegate 7A. The Director may delegate the exercise or performance of any of the several powers and duties conferred or imposed by this Act, except the power \u2014 (a) to hear an appeal by an officer against a disciplinary award; or (b) to make a disciplinary award involving dismissal or reduction in rank.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_8\", \"num\": \"8.\", \"text\": \"Powers of officers 8. (1) Officers have and may exercise all powers necessary for the enforcement of this Act and all regulations, rules and standing orders and shall, under the supervision where exercised of the Director, do all things necessary and expedient in that behalf. (2) An officer when on duty and in uniform has, in relation to that duty, the same powers and privileges as are conferred on a constable by the Police Act (2021 Revision). (3) In addition to and not in derogation from any other power conferred by this or any other law, an officer may without a warrant arrest any person \u2014 Prisons Act (2021 Revision) (a) not being an officer; or (b) being an officer of equivalent or of a rank lower than that of the arresting officer, contravening or suspected on reasonable grounds of having contravened this Act or any regulations, rules or standing orders made hereunder: Provided that the officer shall as soon as practicable deliver over the person so arrested to a constable or, in the absence of a constable, take that person to a police station.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_9\", \"num\": \"9.\", \"text\": \"Duty of prisoners 9. Prisoners shall promptly comply with all lawful commands given by any officer and all regulations, rules and standing orders made under this Act to which their notice has been brought orally or otherwise.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_10\", \"num\": \"10.\", \"text\": \"Duty of officers 10. Officers shall comply with this Act and with all regulations, rules and standing orders made thereunder.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_11\", \"num\": \"11.\", \"text\": \"C.M.O. to be prison medical officer 11. The C.M.O. shall be prison medical officer with responsibility for the physical and mental health of all prisoners and no prisoner shall perform any activity or undergo any punishment if the C.M.O. finds that prisoner physically or mentally unfit for the same. 11A. Lawful confinement and custody 11A. (1) A person, whether sentenced to imprisonment or committed to prison for any other reason, may only be lawfully confined in any prison on production of an appropriate warrant or other legal instrument addressed to the Director. (2) A prisoner shall be deemed to be in the lawful custody of the Director and shall be deemed to be in lawful custody while that prisoner is confined in, or is being taken to or from, any prison and while that prisoner is working, or is for any other reason, outside the prison in the custody or under the control of an officer. 11B. Minimum age 11B. (1) Subject to subsection (2) no person under the age of seventeen years may be detained in a prison or other place of safety within the meaning of the Youth Justice Act (2021 Revision). (2) A person under the age of seventeen years may be detained in a prison or other such place of safety under any power exercised in accordance with the  \u2014 (a) Immigration (Transition) Act (2021 Revision); (b) Customs and Border Control Act (2021 Revision); Prisons Act (2021 Revision) (c) Youth Justice Act (2021 Revision). PART II - Execution of sentences and care of detainees\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_12\", \"num\": \"12.\", \"text\": \"Confinement of prisoners 12. Prisoners may be confined in any prison but, so far as circumstances permit \u2014 (a) detainees shall be kept segregated from convicted prisoners; (b) juveniles shall be kept segregated from all other convicted prisoners; and (c) civil prisoners shall be kept segregated from all other prisoners: Provided that nothing in this section shall require a prisoner to be unduly deprived of the society of other prisoners or class of prisoners except as directed by the law or by an order of the court.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_13\", \"num\": \"13.\", \"text\": \"Sexes to be segregated 13. Female prisoners shall be confined separately from male prisoners and no prisoner shall be searched or, without the prior approval of the Director, placed under the direct physical supervision of a person of the opposite sex unless undergoing hospital treatment, medical treatment or medical examination.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_14\", \"num\": \"14.\", \"text\": \"Medical examination of prisoners 14. (1) All prisoners shall be medically examined by the C.M.O. on reception into the prison and at least once every six months thereafter whilst in custody. (2) A request by a prisoner to see the C.M.O. shall be recorded by the officer to whom it is made and shall be passed to the C.M.O. as soon as practicable.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_15\", \"num\": \"15.\", \"text\": \"Sick prisoners 15. (1) Physically or mentally sick prisoners certified by the C.M.O. to be in immediate need of medical care shall be transferred to such hospital or medical centre inside or outside the Islands as the C.M.O. shall recommend and there to be held in custody and the C.M.O. shall issue a certificate to any court before which such prisoner is due to be brought, stating the disability from which the prisoner is suffering together with a prognosis of the case. (2) The Director shall, as soon as practicable, inform the next-of-kin of a prisoner who becomes seriously ill. 15A. Death of prisoner 15A. The Director shall as soon as practicable after the death of a prisoner inform the nextof-kin and a coroner. Prisons Act (2021 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_16\", \"num\": \"16.\", \"text\": \"Power to send certain convicted prisoners to serve sentence in Jamaica* 16. Where any person has been convicted in the Islands of any crime or offence and has been sentenced to any term of imprisonment which, after taking account of any remission to which such person might become entitled, must exceed six months of actual imprisonment (including any leave of absence), it shall be lawful for the Governor at any time not less than three months before the expiration of the actual term of imprisonment aforesaid, to send such person if a male to any of the District Prisons and if a female to the General Penitentiary in Jamaica by warrant under that Governor\u2019s  hand, to serve sentence or the remainder thereof in all respects as if a sentence of hard labour had been imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction in Jamaica, and to provide for the return of such person to the Islands after that person has served that person\u2019s  sentence. *Note (not forming part of this Act): Section 4(2) of the Bill of Rights, Freedom and Responsibilities contained in Part 1 of the Cayman Islands Constituition Order 2009 [UKSI 2009\/1379] provides that, subject to section 4(3), no person shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_17\", \"num\": \"17.\", \"text\": \"Repealed 17. Repealed by section 4 of the Prisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1981 [Law 18 of 1981].\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_18\", \"num\": \"18.\", \"text\": \"Warrant of commitment and transfer 18. (1) The warrant referred to in section 16 shall be addressed to the officer in charge of prisons in Jamaica. It shall recite the conviction of the prisoner, the date of the conviction and the sentence imposed upon the person, and shall direct a prison officer to take that person in custody by a designated vessel or aircraft going direct to Kingston, and on arrival there to lodge that person together with the warrant in a District Prison if a male, or in the General Penitentiary if a female. And the warrant shall direct the officer in charge of prisons in Jamaica to receive the prisoner and keep that person in custody, to be dealt with in all respects as if the sentence imposed upon that person had been imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction in Jamaica. (2) The prison officer referred to in subsection (1) shall take such prisoner in that prison officer\u2019s custody and shall forthwith comply with the terms of the warrant. (3) The Governor, on being satisfied that \u2014 (a) adequate provision has been made in the Islands for the detention of all convicted prisoners; and (b) there is no further need for any convicted prisoner to be transferred to Jamaica under subsection (1), may repeal this section by order. Prisons Act (2021 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_19\", \"num\": \"19.\", \"text\": \"Repealed 19. Repealed by section 6 of the Prisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1981 [Law 18 of 1981].\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_20\", \"num\": \"20.\", \"text\": \"Constables to aid execution of warrant 20. All constables in Jamaica shall, as occasion may require, give their assistance in conveying any such prisoner on arrival in Jamaica to the appropriate prison.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_21\", \"num\": \"21.\", \"text\": \"Duties thereon of Superintendent of the General Penitentiary 21. The Superintendent or other principal officer of such prison shall, on receipt of any such warrant as aforesaid, receive the prisoner into such prison, and, unless or until that person is otherwise directed by the Governor-General treat that prisoner in all respects as if that prisoner had received that prisoner\u2019s sentence in Jamaica. That person shall, forthwith after receipt of any such prisoner, send to the GovernorGeneral\u2019s Secretary a copy of the warrant under which that person has received that prisoner, and shall inform the Governor-General\u2019s Secretary of the date of such receipt.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_22\", \"num\": \"22.\", \"text\": \"Spent 22. Pursuant to the Caribbean Territories (Abolition of Death Penalty for Murder) Order 1991 (UKSI 988\/1991) and part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 (UKSI 1379\/2009), this section, previously entitled \u2018Execution of death sentence\u2019, is spent.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_23\", \"num\": \"23.\", \"text\": \"Power to order return of prisoner 23. It shall be lawful for the Governor or the Governor-General at any time to order any such prisoner before the expiration of that prisoner\u2019s sentence to be returned in custody to the Islands, there to serve the remainder of that prisoner\u2019s sentence.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_24\", \"num\": \"24.\", \"text\": \"Prisoner to be deemed to be in legal custody till expiry of that prisoner\u2019s sentence 24. Any such prisoner as aforesaid shall, under the circumstances aforesaid, from the time of that prisoner\u2019s departure from the Islands to the time of the expiration or other sooner determination of that prisoner\u2019s sentence be deemed to be in legal custody, both while travelling and on arrival in Jamaica and in the Penitentiary or District Prison, and (until the expiration of that prisoner\u2019s sentence) while travelling on that prisoner\u2019s return to the Islands.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_25\", \"num\": \"25.\", \"text\": \"As to return passage of prisoner 25. The Governor-General shall provide any such prisoner (other than a prisoner who is a citizen of Jamaica) with a free return passage to the Islands by the last aircraft before the expiration of that prisoner\u2019s sentence. Prisons Act (2021 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_26\", \"num\": \"26.\", \"text\": \"Removal etc. of prisoners 26. Nothing in this Act shall affect a warrant issued in respect of any convicted prisoner pursuant to the Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884 (Cap  31) or the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 (Cap 47)  of the United Kingdom (as extended to the Islands) or of any Acts amending or replacing the same.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_27\", \"num\": \"27.\", \"text\": \"Reception of prisoner 27. Every prisoner shall, on reception into prison, take a bath, and (if male) have his hair cut and be clean shaven, and shall thereafter be issued with prison clothing adequate for all activities and for warmth and health and with the prescribed personal toilet requisites and utensils: Provided that a male prisoner who has not been convicted shall not be required to have his hair cut or be clean shaven unless the C.M.O. has directed this to be done for the sake of health or cleanliness. 27A. Documentation of prisoner 27A. (1) A convicted prisoner on reception into prison at the commencement of that prisoner\u2019s  sentence and at such subsequent time as the Director may require shall be photographed, measured and have that prisoner\u2019s  fingerprints taken. (2) The photographs and fingerprints and all negatives thereof of a convicted prisoner whose sentence is subsequently quashed or who is pardoned shall be destroyed by the Director as soon as practicable thereafter.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_28\", \"num\": \"28.\", \"text\": \"Discharge at end of sentence 28. A prisoner due to be discharged on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday shall be discharged on the last day, not being a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, preceding that day.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_29\", \"num\": \"29.\", \"text\": \"Repealed 29. Repealed by section 24 of the Conditional Release Act, 2014 [Law 18 of 2014].\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_30\", \"num\": \"30.\", \"text\": \"Authority to leave prison and pre-discharge leave 30. (1) In addition to any other power that that Director may have, the Director may, at that Director\u2019s  discretion and on such terms and conditions as that Director thinks fit as to custody or otherwise, authorise a prisoner not recommended for deportation to leave the prison \u2014 (a) under escort, for the purpose of visiting a dying relative or of attending a funeral service; or (b) for part of a day, for attendance at any place if that Director considers that through such an absence from prison the skill, knowledge or development of the prisoner would be thereby advanced. Prisons Act (2021 Revision) (2) A convicted prisoner shall, at the discretion of the Director, be eligible during the thirty days prior to the date of that prisoner\u2019s  anticipated discharge for up to five days pre-discharge leave to be taken on such conditions as the Director may think necessary . (3) A prisoner who fails to observe any term or condition imposed by the Director under subsection (1) or (2) shall be deemed to be unlawfully at large and to have escaped from lawful custody. 30A. Transfer of prisoners for interview, inquiries, etc. 30A. (1) The Director may in writing authorise the temporary transfer of a prisoner from a prison to a police station, the premises of any other law enforcement agency, or other location \u2014 (a) to enable the prisoner \u2014 (i) to answer a charge; (ii) to be dealt with for an offence for which that prisoner is placed on probation or conditionally discharged, or for which a suspended sentence was passed; (iii) to appear as a prosecution witness; (iv) to help recover stolen property, hidden firearms or explosives; (v) to identify premises in connection with criminal investigations; (vi) to be interviewed in connection with the investigation of a Category A or Category B offence as defined in section 5 of the Criminal Procedure Code (2021 Revision); or (vii) to take part in an identification parade; or (b) where it is otherwise necessary in the interest of justice or for the purpose of a public inquiry. (2) Where a prisoner is transferred under subsection (1) to any place referred to in that subsection \u2014 (a) the period during which that prisoner is absent from the prison shall count towards that prisoner\u2019s  sentence as if that prisoner were continuously being held in prison; and (b) that prisoner shall not be transferred to any other place without the prior written consent of the Director. (3) The Cabinet may make regulations relating to the transfer of prisoners under this section for the purpose of law enforcement. (4) Before the regulations referred to in subsection (3) are made, the Director may, after consultation with the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Commissioner of Police, determine the terms and conditions governing the transfer of prisoners under this section. Prisons Act (2021 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_31\", \"num\": \"31.\", \"text\": \"Work and payment 31. (1) Subject to section 11, a convicted prisoner shall undertake such work in a prison as may be allocated by the Director, and such other work as the Director in that Director\u2019s  discretion considers to be of a public nature. (2) The Director may, by rules made under section 7, from time to time establish the rate of token earnings to be paid to any prisoner for work undertaken under this section. 31A. Repealed 31A. Repealed by section 24 of the Conditional Release Act, 2014 [Law 18 of 2014]. 31B. Release on Director\u2019s licence* 31B. (1) In addition to any remission that may be granted under the repealed section 29, the Director, acting in that Director\u2019s  discretion and on such conditions as that Director may think necessary, may order the release on license \u2014 (a) of a convicted prisoner who is serving a sentence for a term of less than three years and who has served at least half of that prisoner\u2019s  sentence, at any time not more than three months prior to the earliest date on which that person could be discharged pursuant to the repealed section 29; or (b) of any other convicted prisoner who is serving a sentence for a fixed term, at any time not more than three weeks prior to the earliest date on which that prisoner could be discharged pursuant to the repealed section 29. (2) The Director, acting in that Director\u2019s  discretion, may recall to prison a convicted prisoner who has failed to observe any condition imposed on that prisoner\u2019s  licence, and thereupon that prisoner shall be liable (subject to any reconsideration for release on licence subsequently) to be detained until the earliest date on which that prisoner could be discharged pursuant to the repealed section 29 and, until such detention, shall be deemed to have escaped from lawful custody. *Note (not forming part of this Act): Section 7(c) of the Conditional Release Act (2019 Revision) limits the discretion afforded the Director of Prisons to \u2018prisoners who are sentenced to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year\u2019.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_32\", \"num\": \"32.\", \"text\": \"Prisoners on remand and detainees 32. (1) A prisoner who is on remand may opt to work and, if having so opted and been permitted to work \u2014 (a) that prisoner is subsequently acquitted or is not sentenced to a term of imprisonment, that prisoner shall be paid all of that prisoner\u2019s  token earnings in respect of such work as that prisoner had undertaken whilst in prison; or Prisons Act (2021 Revision) (b) he is subsequently convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment, the period during which that prisoner has been on remand shall, unless the court otherwise directs, be counted as part of that prisoner\u2019s  sentence and that prisoner shall in any case be entitled to receive that prisoner\u2019s  token earnings for such work. (2) A prisoner who has not been convicted may, if that prisoner wishes and on such terms and conditions as the Director may from time to time consider necessary, be supplied with meals whilst in prison, either at that prisoner\u2019s  own expense or otherwise, and such personal comforts as may be permitted by standing orders made under this Act.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_33\", \"num\": \"33.\", \"text\": \"Convicted prisoners who have appealed 33. (1) A convicted prisoner who has appealed against that prisoner\u2019s conviction or sentence may elect in writing to \u2014 (a) commence that prisoner\u2019s  sentence pending that prisoner\u2019s  appeal, in which case that prisoner shall wear prison clothing and shall, for the purposes of this Act, be treated in all respects as if that prisoner was not appealing, in which case that prisoner\u2019s  time spent in prison counts towards that prisoner\u2019s  sentence; or (b) retain that person\u2019s status as a prisoner awaiting trial, in which case that prisoner shall for the purposes of this Act be treated in all respects as a prisoner on remand, but if that prisoner\u2019s appeal is unsuccessful that prisoner\u2019s time spent in prison since lodging that prisoner\u2019s appeal shall not, unless the court shall otherwise direct, count towards that prisoner\u2019s sentence. (2) If, on appeal, that prisoner\u2019s sentence is quashed that prisoner shall be treated as a prisoner who has been remanded in custody and has opted for work under section 32 and has been acquitted. (3) An election in writing made under subsection (1) cannot be revoked.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_34\", \"num\": \"34.\", \"text\": \"Repealed 34. Repealed by section 27 of the Imprisonment (Amendment) Act, 1981 [Law 10 of 1981].\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_35\", \"num\": \"35.\", \"text\": \"Escape from custody 35. (1) A prisoner who escapes from lawful custody or who is deemed by this or any other law to have escaped from lawful custody may be arrested by an officer or a constable without warrant and shall be taken as soon as practicable to the prison at which that prisoner was required to be detained. (2) Any period during which a prisoner is at large does not count towards the period of that prisoner\u2019s imprisonment. Prisons Act (2021 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_36\", \"num\": \"36.\", \"text\": \"Prisoners convicted of certain offences while undergoing sentence 36. A convicted prisoner who, during the period of that prisoner\u2019s  sentence, whether inside or outside prison, commits and is convicted of an offence involving violence or the threat of violence to any person or wilful damage to property shall be ordered to forfeit any privileges earned or granted at the date of that prisoner\u2019s  commission of such offence.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_37\", \"num\": \"37.\", \"text\": \"Privileges 37. The receipt of pay is a privilege which may at any time be withdrawn at the discretion of the Director from any convicted prisoner who is convicted of a breach of prison discipline.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_38\", \"num\": \"38.\", \"text\": \"Repealed 38. Repealed by section 30 of the Imprisonment (Amendment) Act, 1981 [Law 10 of 1981].\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_39\", \"num\": \"39.\", \"text\": \"Repealed 39. Repealed by section 31 of the Imprisonment (Amendment) Act, 1981 [Law 10 of 1981].\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_40\", \"num\": \"40.\", \"text\": \"Powers of summary court 40. A prisoner convicted by a summary court of a breach of prison discipline is liable on the order of such court to \u2014 (a) forfeiture in whole or in part of any remission of the entirety of sentence; (b) imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months to run consecutively to the sentence being served; or (c) any punishment which the Director could have imposed under rules made under this Act. PART III \u2013 Miscellaneous\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_41\", \"num\": \"41.\", \"text\": \"Application of sentence to Jamaican Law* 41. Where a court imposes a sentence which by this Act is capable of being served in whole or in part in Jamaica, the sentence shall, for the purpose of Jamaican law, be deemed to be one of imprisonment with hard labour. *Note (not forming part of this Act): Section 4 of the Bill of Rights provides that forced or compulsory labour is only permitted \u2018in consequence of the sentence or order of a court\u2019. Prisons Act (2021 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_42\", \"num\": \"42.\", \"text\": \"Inspection of prisons and prisoners 42. All prisons shall be inspected monthly by two or more persons selected by the Member of the Cabinet responsible for prison matters from a panel appointed by the Governor consisting of \u2014 (a) Justices of the Peace volunteering for such service; (b) magistrates; and (c) other suitable persons, and shall be spot inspected once in every quarter by a Judge of the Grand Court and once in every year by the Governor in person. 42A. Visits 42A. (1) The Director may allow any person or group of persons to visit a prison on such conditions as that Director may impose if that Director considers that such a visit would be in the best interests of the prisoners. (2) Every prison shall maintain an inspection book recording all inspections under subsection (1) together with the comments of the person or persons carrying out the inspection.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_43\", \"num\": \"43.\", \"text\": \"Regulations 43. Without prejudice to the power of the Director, with the approval of the Governor, to make rules and standing orders under section 7, the Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing any matter required or permitted to be prescribed or which is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. 43A. Offences 43A. Any person (not being a prison officer) who acts in contravention of any regulation, rule or standing order made under this Act commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to imprisonment not exceeding twelve months or to both such fine and imprisonment. 43B. Smuggling 43B. Any person who \u2014 (a) brings, throws or in any manner introduces or conveys into any prison; (b) conveys to any prisoner while in custody outside of a prison; (c) with the intent that it shall come into the possession of a prisoner, deposits in any place outside of a prison; or (d) carries out of any prison, Prisons Act (2021 Revision) an article or thing, unless that person is authorised to do so by or under this Act or by the Director, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of fifteen thousand dollars and to imprisonment not exceeding three years, or to both such fine and imprisonment.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_44\", \"num\": \"44.\", \"text\": \"Repeal of Prisoners Law (Cap 132) 44. Without prejudice to anything done or in the course of being done, the Prisoners Law (Cap 132) is repealed.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_45\", \"num\": \"45.\", \"text\": \"Savings and transitional 45. (1) All prison rules, standing orders and regulations in force at the time of the enactment of this Act which are not inconsistent with or replaced by this Act or any regulation, rule or standing order shall remain in full force and effect. (2) The provisions of the Prisons (Amendment) Act, 2005 [Law 25 of 2005] shall not affect any person serving a sentence of imprisonment at the date of the commencement of the Prisons (Amendment) Act, 2005 [Law 25 of 2005].\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_46\", \"num\": \"46.\", \"text\": \"General aim of the service 46. It shall be the aim of every officer to procure that each prisoner at the time of that prisoner\u2019s discharge, shall have been trained to be mentally and physically alert and imbued with a sense of personal dignity and duty to others.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_47\", \"num\": \"47.\", \"text\": \"Religious duties 47. All prisoners and detainees shall be afforded within the prison or place of their detention opportunity for the exercise of their religious duties and devotions at appropriate times in accordance with their various religious persuasions and appropriate ministers of religion shall be permitted by arrangement with the Director to interview them. Prisons Act (2021 Revision) Schedule Specified Offences Drug trafficking offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2017 Revision) Importing or exporting a controlled drug, etc. contrary to section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act (2017 Revision) Offences under the Terrorism Act (2018 Revision) for which the penalty is not life imprisonment Treason by the Law of England Instigating treason Concealment of treason Treasonable offences under section 49 of the Penal Code (2019 Revision) Seditious offences under section 58 (1) of the Penal Code (2019 Revision) Unlawful oath to commit capital offence Other unlawful oath to commit crime etc. under section 61 of the Penal Code (2019 Revision) Rioting after proclamation Obstructing making of proclamation Rioters demolishing buildings Conspiracy to defeat justice and interference with witnesses Illegal rescue of a person (section 112 of the Penal Code (2019 Revision)) Aiding a prisoner to escape Rape Attempted rape Abduction for the purpose of marriage, civil partnership or carnal knowledge Indecent assault on female Defilement of a girl under 12 Defilement of a girl under 16 Prisons Act (2021 Revision) Indecent assault on a man Child stealing Manslaughter Attempt to murder Accessory after the fact to murder Written threats to murder Infanticide Killing unborn child Conspiracy to murder Disabling etc., to facilitate an offence or to assist an offender Preventing escape from wreck Wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm Attempting to injure by explosive substances Bomb hoax Maliciously administering poison Unlawful use and possession of firearms Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy Assault causing actual bodily harm Assault on person protecting wreck Kidnapping and abduction Keeping in confinement a kidnapped person Wrongful confinement Theft Robbery Burglary Aggravated burglary Arson Attempt to commit arson Setting fire to crops, etc. Prisons Act (2021 Revision) Attempt to set fire to crops, etc. Casting away ships, etc. Attempts to cast away ships, etc. Killing or injuring animals Destroying or damaging property if value or destruction exceeds $1,000 Attempts to destroy property by explosives Threats to burn, etc. Aggravated trespass. Publication in consolidated and revised form authorised by the Cabinet this 5th day of January, 2021. Kim Bullings Clerk of the Cabinet Prisons Act (2021 Revision) ENDNOTES ENDNOTES Table of Legislation History: SL# Law # Legislation Commencement Gazette 56\/2020 Citation of Acts of Parliament Act, 2020 3-Dec-2020 LG89\/2020\/s1 35\/2020 Civil Partnership Law, 2020 4-Sep-2020 LG64\/2020\/s1 18\/2014 Conditional Release Law, 2014 (part)1 15-Feb-2016 G25\/2014\/s1 Prisons Law (2020 Revision) 14-Jan-2020 LG5\/2020\/s14 32\/2018 Prisons (Amendment) Law, 2018 19-Dec-2018 GE97\/2018\/s7 6\/2011 Prisons (Amendment) Law, 2011 1-Feb-2011 GE11\/2011\/s1 3\/2009 Prisons (Amendment) Law, 2009 11-May-2009 G10\/2009\/s1 34\/2005 Prisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Law, 2005 1-Jul-2007 G24\/2005\/s10 25\/2005 Prisons (Amendment) Law, 2005 15-Nov-2005 G23\/2005\/s10 13\/1998 Prisons (Amendment) Law, 1998 7-Dec-1998 G25\/1998\/s7 10\/1996 Youth Justice Law, 1995 (Commencement) Order, 1996 5-Mar-1996 GE6\/1996\/s1 8\/1995 Youth Justice Law, 1995 (part) 12-Mar-1996 GE20\/1995\/s1 1\/1992 Prisons (Amendment) Law, 1992 4-May-1992 G9\/1992\/s4 28\/1987 Prisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Law, 1981, Commencement Notice, 1987 1-May-1987 (Ss.4, 5, 6, 9 & 10) GN9\/1987\/p1 14\/1987 Prisons (Amendment) Law, 1987 6-Jul-1987 G13\/1987\/s12 5\/1986 Prisons (Amendment) Law, 1986 12-Jun-1986 GE12 \/1986\/s2 18\/1981 Prisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Law, 1981 (part)2 1-May-1987 (PIF) (Ss.4, 5, 6, 9 & 10) G23\/1981\/s1 10\/1981 Imprisonment (Amendment) Law, 1981 13-May-1981 G14\/1981\/s1 40\/1976 Imprisonment Law, 1975, (Commencement) Notice, 1976 27-Sep-1976 G20\/1976\/p1 14\/1975 Imprisonment Law, 1975 1-Oct-1976 G26\/1975\/s1 1 Note (not forming part of this Act): S. 24 of the Conditional Release Act, 2014 [Law 18 of 2014] repealed sections 29 and 31A of the Prisons Act (2020 Revision). 2 Note (not forming part of this Act): The Prisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1981 was part in force as at 31st December, 2020. 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Introductory\n1.\nShort title ...................................................................................................................................... 5\n2.\nDefinitions ..................................................................................................................................... 5\n3.\nEstablishment of prison service .................................................................................................... 6\n4.\nRepealed ...................................................................................................................................... 6\n5.\nChief officer may appoint prison officers ...................................................................................... 7\n6.\nService to be self-supporting so far as possible ........................................................................... 7\n7.\nPowers of Director ........................................................................................................................ 7\n7A.\nPower of Director to delegate ....................................................................................................... 7\n8.\nPowers of officers ......................................................................................................................... 7\n9.\nDuty of prisoners .......................................................................................................................... 8\n10.\nDuty of officers .............................................................................................................................. 8\n11.\nC.M.O. to be prison medical officer .............................................................................................. 8\n11A. Lawful confinement and custody .................................................................................................. 8\n11B. Minimum age ................................................................................................................................ 8\nPART II - Execution of sentences and care of detainees\n12.\nConfinement of prisoners ............................................................................................................. 9\n13.\nSexes to be segregated ................................................................................................................ 9\n14.\nMedical examination of prisoners ................................................................................................. 9\n15.\nSick prisoners ............................................................................................................................... 9\n15A. Death of prisoner .......................................................................................................................... 9\n16.\nPower to send certain convicted prisoners to serve sentence in Jamaica* ................................ 10\n\nArrangement of Sections\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\n\nPage 4\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nc\n\n17.\nRepealed .................................................................................................................................... 10\n18.\nWarrant of commitment and transfer ......................................................................................... 10\n19.\nRepealed .................................................................................................................................... 11\n20.\nConstables to aid execution of warrant ...................................................................................... 11\n21.\nDuties thereon of Superintendent of the General Penitentiary .................................................. 11\n22.\nSpent .......................................................................................................................................... 11\n23.\nPower to order return of prisoner ............................................................................................... 11\n24.\nPrisoner to be deemed to be in legal custody till expiry of that prisoner\u2019s sentence ................. 11\n25.\nAs to return passage of prisoner ................................................................................................ 11\n26.\nRemoval etc. of prisoners .......................................................................................................... 12\n27.\nReception of prisoner ................................................................................................................. 12\n27A. Documentation of prisoner ......................................................................................................... 12\n28.\nDischarge at end of sentence .................................................................................................... 12\n29.\nRepealed .................................................................................................................................... 12\n30.\nAuthority to leave prison and pre-discharge leave ..................................................................... 12\n30A. Transfer of prisoners for interview, inquiries, etc. ...................................................................... 13\n31.\nWork and payment ..................................................................................................................... 14\n31A. Repealed .................................................................................................................................... 14\n31B. Release on Director\u2019s licence* ................................................................................................... 14\n32.\nPrisoners on remand and detainees .......................................................................................... 14\n33.\nConvicted prisoners who have appealed ................................................................................... 15\n34.\nRepealed .................................................................................................................................... 15\n35.\nEscape from custody ................................................................................................................. 15\n36.\nPrisoners convicted of certain offences while undergoing sentence ......................................... 16\n37.\nPrivileges ................................................................................................................................... 16\n38.\nRepealed .................................................................................................................................... 16\n39.\nRepealed .................................................................................................................................... 16\n40.\nPowers of summary court .......................................................................................................... 16\nPART III \u2013 Miscellaneous\n41.\nApplication of sentence to Jamaican Law* ................................................................................ 16\n42.\nInspection of prisons and prisoners ........................................................................................... 17\n42A. Visits .......................................................................................................................................... 17\n43.\nRegulations ................................................................................................................................ 17\n43A. Offences ..................................................................................................................................... 17\n43B. Smuggling .................................................................................................................................. 17\n44.\nRepeal of Prison Law (Cap 132) ................................................................................................ 18\n45.\nSavings and transitional ............................................................................................................. 18\n46.\nGeneral aim of the service ......................................................................................................... 18\n47.\nReligious duties .......................................................................................................................... 18\nSchedule\n19\nSpecified Offences ............................................................................................................................... 19\nENDNOTES\n23\nTable of Legislation History: ................................................................................................................ 23\n\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\nSection 1\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nPage 5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nPRISONS ACT\n(2021 Revision)\n\nPart I - Introductory\n1.\nShort title\n1.\nThis Act may be cited as the Prisons Act (2021 Revision).\n2.\nDefinitions\n2.\nIn this Act, unless the context otherwise requires \u2014\n\u201cC.M.O.\u201d means the Chief Medical Officer and includes any medical officer\nacting under the Chief Medical Officer\u2019s authority;\n\u201ccompetent court\u201d means any court in the Islands acting within its lawful\njurisdiction;\n\u201cchief officer\u201d means the chief officer having oversight of the prison,  referred\nto in section 3 of the Public Management and Finance Act (2020  Revision).\n\u201cconvicted prisoner\u201d means a prisoner who is undergoing a sentence of\nimprisonment imposed by a competent court or other lawful authority in respect\nof a criminal or disciplinary offence;\n\u201cdetainee\u201d means a person, not being a convicted prisoner, who is detained in\nprison by lawful authority;\n\u201cDirector\u201d means the Prison Director or any officer acting under the Prison\nDirector\u2019s authority;\n\nSection 3\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\n\nPage 6\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nc\n\n\u201cescapee\u201d means a prisoner who has at any time escaped or attempted to escape\nfrom lawful custody;\n\u201cfirst offender\u201d means a convicted prisoner who has not on any previous\noccasion been sentenced to undergo a term of imprisonment;\n\u201cGovernor-General\u201d means the Governor-General of Jamaica;\n\u201clock-up\u201d means any house, building, enclosure or place prescribed for the\nconfinement of prisoners;\n\u201cofficer\u201d means a prison officer appointed under section 5;\n\u201cprescribed\u201d means prescribed by this Act or any rule, standing order or\nregulation;\n\u201cprison\u201d means any place prescribed under this Act for the confinement of\nprisoners and includes a lock-up;\n\u201cprison discipline\u201d means the code of conduct prescribed for prison officers\nand prisoners;\n\u201cprison offence\u201d means any offence, not otherwise punishable, committed by a\nprisoner or prison officer contrary to prison discipline;\n\u201cprison officer\u201d includes any person employed in a prison for purposes\nconnected with its administration;\n\u201cprison service\u201d means the service established by section 3;\n\u201cprisoner\u201d means a person detained in prison by lawful authority and includes\na convicted prisoner and a detainee;\n\u201cprohibited article\u201d means any article the introduction of which into, or out of,\nany prison or part thereof, is prohibited by this or any law, rule, order or\nregulation;\n\u201crecidivist\u201d means a convicted prisoner who is not a first offender;\n\u201crules\u201d means rules prescribed under this Act;\n\u201csentence\u201d includes a sentence in default of payment of a fine;\n\u201cstanding orders\u201d means standing orders prescribed under this Act; and\n\u201cyoung persons\u201d has the meaning ascribed to it in the Youth  Justice Act (2021\nRevision).\n3.\nEstablishment of prison service\n3.\nThere is hereby established a prison service under the control and management of the\nDirector.\n4.\nRepealed\n4.\nRepealed by section 6 of the Imprisonment (Amendment) Act, 1981 [Law 10 of\n1981].\n\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\nSection 5\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nPage 7\n\n5.\nChief officer may appoint prison officers\n5.\n(1) Subject to subsection (2), the relevant chief officer, acting in accordance with\nthe Public Service Management Act (2020 Revision), may appoint prison\nofficers under such designations as that chief officer thinks fit.\n(2) Before appointing a Director of Prisons the chief officer shall consult with the\nOfficial Member responsible for the portfolio of which the Department of\nPrisons may be part.\n6.\nService to be self-supporting so far as possible\n6.\nThe service shall, as far as possible, be self-supporting and in so far as its expenditure\nexceeds its income, it shall be maintained by funds voted from time to time by the\nCayman Islands Parliament.\n7.\nPowers of Director\n7.\nThe Director shall be in charge of the service and shall be responsible for all prison\nbuildings, fittings, accoutrements and stores whether consumable or non-consumable\nand the accounting therefor and in addition \u2014\n(a) shall be responsible for the discipline and good order of officers and\nprisoners; and\n(b) may make standing orders, with the approval of the Governor, rules  and\nenforce the same for the routine duties and curriculum of officers and\nprisoners within the ambit of this Act and generally for the carrying out of\nthe same.\n7A.\nPower of Director to delegate\n7A. The Director may delegate the exercise or performance of any of the several powers\nand duties conferred or imposed by this Act, except the power \u2014\n(a) to hear an appeal by an officer against a disciplinary award; or\n(b) to make a disciplinary award involving dismissal or reduction in rank.\n8.\nPowers of officers\n8.\n(1) Officers have and may exercise all powers necessary for the enforcement of this\nAct and all regulations, rules and standing orders and shall, under the\nsupervision where exercised of the Director, do all things necessary and\nexpedient in that behalf.\n(2) An officer when on duty and in uniform has, in relation to that duty, the same\npowers and privileges as are conferred on a constable by the Police Act (2021\nRevision).\n(3) In addition to and not in derogation from any other power conferred by this or\nany other law, an officer may without a warrant arrest any person \u2014\n\nSection 9\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\n\nPage 8\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nc\n\n(a) not being an officer; or\n(b) being an officer of equivalent or of a rank lower than that of the arresting\nofficer,\ncontravening or suspected on reasonable grounds of having contravened this Act\nor any regulations, rules or standing orders made hereunder:\nProvided that the officer shall as soon as practicable deliver over the person so\narrested to a constable or, in the absence of a constable, take that person to a\npolice station.\n9.\nDuty of prisoners\n9.\nPrisoners shall promptly comply with all lawful commands given by any officer and\nall regulations, rules and standing orders made under this Act to which their notice\nhas been brought orally or otherwise.\n10.\nDuty of officers\n10. Officers shall comply with this Act and with all regulations, rules and standing orders\nmade thereunder.\n11.\nC.M.O. to be prison medical officer\n11. The C.M.O. shall be prison medical officer with responsibility for the physical and\nmental health of all prisoners and no prisoner shall perform any activity or undergo\nany punishment if the C.M.O. finds that prisoner physically or mentally unfit for the\nsame.\n11A. Lawful confinement and custody\n11A. (1) A person, whether sentenced to imprisonment or committed to prison for any\nother reason, may only be lawfully confined in any prison on production of an\nappropriate warrant or other legal instrument addressed to the Director.\n(2) A prisoner shall be deemed to be in the lawful custody of the Director and shall\nbe deemed to be in lawful custody while that prisoner is confined in, or is being\ntaken to or from, any prison and while that prisoner is working, or is for any\nother reason, outside the prison in the custody or under the control of an officer.\n11B. Minimum age\n11B. (1) Subject to subsection (2) no person under the age of seventeen years may be\ndetained in a prison or other place of safety within the meaning of the Youth\nJustice Act (2021 Revision).\n(2) A person under the age of seventeen years may be detained in a prison or other\nsuch place of safety under any power exercised in accordance with the  \u2014\n(a) Immigration (Transition) Act (2021 Revision);\n(b) Customs and Border Control Act (2021 Revision);\n\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\nSection 12\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nPage 9\n\n(c) Youth Justice Act (2021 Revision).\nPART II - Execution of sentences and care of detainees\n12.\nConfinement of prisoners\n12. Prisoners may be confined in any prison but, so far as circumstances permit \u2014\n(a) detainees shall be kept segregated from convicted prisoners;\n(b) juveniles shall be kept segregated from all other convicted prisoners; and\n(c) civil prisoners shall be kept segregated from all other prisoners:\nProvided that nothing in this section shall require a prisoner to be unduly deprived of\nthe society of other prisoners or class of prisoners except as directed by the law or by\nan order of the court.\n13.\nSexes to be segregated\n13. Female prisoners shall be confined separately from male prisoners and no prisoner\nshall be searched or, without the prior approval of the Director, placed under the direct\nphysical supervision of a person of the opposite sex unless undergoing hospital\ntreatment, medical treatment or medical examination.\n14.\nMedical examination of prisoners\n14. (1) All prisoners shall be medically examined by the C.M.O. on reception into the\nprison and at least once every six months thereafter whilst in custody.\n(2) A request by a prisoner to see the C.M.O. shall be recorded by the officer to\nwhom it is made and shall be passed to the C.M.O. as soon as practicable.\n15.\nSick prisoners\n15. (1) Physically or mentally sick prisoners certified by the C.M.O. to be in immediate\nneed of medical care shall be transferred to such hospital or medical centre\ninside or outside the Islands as the C.M.O. shall recommend and there to be held\nin custody and the C.M.O. shall issue a certificate to any court before which\nsuch prisoner is due to be brought, stating the disability from which the prisoner\nis suffering together with a prognosis of the case.\n(2) The Director shall, as soon as practicable, inform the next-of-kin of a prisoner\nwho becomes seriously ill.\n15A. Death of prisoner\n15A. The Director shall as soon as practicable after the death of a prisoner inform the nextof-kin and a coroner.\n\nSection 16\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\n\nPage 10\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nc\n\n16.\nPower to send certain convicted prisoners to serve sentence in Jamaica*\n16. Where any person has been convicted in the Islands of any crime or offence and has\nbeen sentenced to any term of imprisonment which, after taking account of any\nremission to which such person might become entitled, must exceed six months of\nactual imprisonment (including any leave of absence), it shall be lawful for the\nGovernor at any time not less than three months before the expiration of the actual\nterm of imprisonment aforesaid, to send such person if a male to any of the District\nPrisons and if a female to the General Penitentiary in Jamaica by warrant under that\nGovernor\u2019s  hand, to serve sentence or the remainder thereof in all respects as if a\nsentence of hard labour had been imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction in\nJamaica, and to provide for the return of such person to the Islands after that person\nhas served that person\u2019s  sentence.\n\n*Note (not forming part of this Act): Section 4(2) of the Bill of Rights, Freedom and\nResponsibilities contained in Part 1 of the Cayman Islands Constituition Order 2009\n[UKSI 2009\/1379] provides that, subject to section 4(3), no person shall be required\nto perform forced or compulsory labour.\n17.\nRepealed\n17. Repealed by section 4 of the Prisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1981 [Law 18 of\n1981].\n18.\nWarrant of commitment and transfer\n18. (1) The warrant referred to in section 16 shall be addressed to the officer in charge\nof prisons in Jamaica. It shall recite the conviction of the prisoner, the date of\nthe conviction and the sentence imposed upon the person, and shall direct a\nprison officer to take that person in custody by a designated vessel or aircraft\ngoing direct to Kingston, and on arrival there to lodge that person together with\nthe warrant in a District Prison if a male, or in the General Penitentiary if a\nfemale. And the warrant shall direct the officer in charge of prisons in Jamaica\nto receive the prisoner and keep that person in custody, to be dealt with in all\nrespects as if the sentence imposed upon that person had been imposed by a\ncourt of competent jurisdiction in Jamaica.\n(2) The prison officer referred to in subsection (1) shall take such prisoner in that\nprison officer\u2019s custody and shall forthwith comply with the terms of the\nwarrant.\n(3) The Governor, on being satisfied that \u2014\n(a) adequate provision has been made in the Islands for the detention of all\nconvicted prisoners; and\n(b) there is no further need for any convicted prisoner to be transferred to\nJamaica under subsection (1), may repeal this section by order.\n\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\nSection 19\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nPage 11\n\n19.\nRepealed\n19. Repealed by section 6 of the Prisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1981 [Law 18 of\n1981].\n20.\nConstables to aid execution of warrant\n20. All constables in Jamaica shall, as occasion may require, give their assistance in\nconveying any such prisoner on arrival in Jamaica to the appropriate prison.\n21.\nDuties thereon of Superintendent of the General Penitentiary\n21. The Superintendent or other principal officer of such prison shall, on receipt of any\nsuch warrant as aforesaid, receive the prisoner into such prison, and, unless or until\nthat person is otherwise directed by the Governor-General treat that prisoner in all\nrespects as if that prisoner had received that prisoner\u2019s sentence in Jamaica. That\nperson shall, forthwith after receipt of any such prisoner, send to the GovernorGeneral\u2019s Secretary a copy of the warrant under which that person has received that\nprisoner, and shall inform the Governor-General\u2019s Secretary of the date of such\nreceipt.\n22.\nSpent\n22. Pursuant to the Caribbean Territories (Abolition of Death Penalty for Murder) Order\n1991 (UKSI 988\/1991) and part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Cayman Islands Constitution\nOrder 2009 (UKSI 1379\/2009), this section, previously entitled \u2018Execution of death\nsentence\u2019, is spent.\n23.\nPower to order return of prisoner\n23. It shall be lawful for the Governor or the Governor-General at any time to order any\nsuch prisoner before the expiration of that prisoner\u2019s sentence to be returned in\ncustody to the Islands, there to serve the remainder of that prisoner\u2019s sentence.\n24.\nPrisoner to be deemed to be in legal custody till expiry of that prisoner\u2019s\nsentence\n24. Any such prisoner as aforesaid shall, under the circumstances aforesaid, from the time\nof that prisoner\u2019s departure from the Islands to the time of the expiration or other\nsooner determination of that prisoner\u2019s sentence be deemed to be in legal custody,\nboth while travelling and on arrival in Jamaica and in the Penitentiary or District\nPrison, and (until the expiration of that prisoner\u2019s sentence) while travelling on that\nprisoner\u2019s return to the Islands.\n25.\nAs to return passage of prisoner\n25. The Governor-General shall provide any such prisoner (other than a prisoner who is\na citizen of Jamaica) with a free return passage to the Islands by the last aircraft before\nthe expiration of that prisoner\u2019s sentence.\n\nSection 26\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\n\nPage 12\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nc\n\n26.\nRemoval etc. of prisoners\n26. Nothing in this Act shall affect a warrant issued in respect of any convicted prisoner\npursuant to the Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884 (Cap  31) or the Repatriation\nof Prisoners Act 1984 (Cap 47)  of the United Kingdom (as extended to the Islands)\nor of any Acts amending or replacing the same.\n27.\nReception of prisoner\n27. Every prisoner shall, on reception into prison, take a bath, and (if male) have his hair\ncut and be clean shaven, and shall thereafter be issued with prison clothing adequate\nfor all activities and for warmth and health and with the prescribed personal toilet\nrequisites and utensils:\nProvided that a male prisoner who has not been convicted shall not be required to\nhave his hair cut or be clean shaven unless the C.M.O. has directed this to be done for\nthe sake of health or cleanliness.\n27A. Documentation of prisoner\n27A. (1) A convicted prisoner on reception into prison at the commencement of that\nprisoner\u2019s  sentence and at such subsequent time as the Director may require\nshall be photographed, measured and have that prisoner\u2019s  fingerprints taken.\n(2) The photographs and fingerprints and all negatives thereof of a convicted\nprisoner whose sentence is subsequently quashed or who is pardoned shall be\ndestroyed by the Director as soon as practicable thereafter.\n28.\nDischarge at end of sentence\n28. A prisoner due to be discharged on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday shall be\ndischarged on the last day, not being a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, preceding\nthat day.\n29.\nRepealed\n29. Repealed by section 24 of the Conditional Release Act, 2014 [Law 18 of 2014].\n30.\nAuthority to leave prison and pre-discharge leave\n30. (1) In addition to any other power that that Director may have, the Director may, at\nthat Director\u2019s  discretion and on such terms and conditions as that Director\nthinks fit as to custody or otherwise, authorise a prisoner not recommended for\ndeportation to leave the prison \u2014\n(a) under escort, for the purpose of visiting a dying relative or of attending a\nfuneral service; or\n(b) for part of a day, for attendance at any place if that Director considers that\nthrough such an absence from prison the skill, knowledge or development\nof the prisoner would be thereby advanced.\n\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\nSection 30A\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nPage 13\n\n(2) A convicted prisoner shall, at the discretion of the Director, be eligible during\nthe thirty days prior to the date of that prisoner\u2019s  anticipated discharge for up\nto five days pre-discharge leave to be taken on such conditions as the Director\nmay think necessary .\n(3) A prisoner who fails to observe any term or condition imposed by the Director\nunder subsection (1) or (2) shall be deemed to be unlawfully at large and to have\nescaped from lawful custody.\n30A. Transfer of prisoners for interview, inquiries, etc.\n30A. (1) The Director may in writing authorise the temporary transfer of a prisoner from\na prison to a police station, the premises of any other law enforcement agency,\nor other location \u2014\n(a) to enable the prisoner \u2014\n(i)\nto answer a charge;\n(ii) to be dealt with for an offence for which that prisoner is placed on\nprobation or conditionally discharged, or for which a suspended\nsentence was passed;\n(iii) to appear as a prosecution witness;\n(iv) to help recover stolen property, hidden firearms or explosives;\n(v) to identify premises in connection with criminal investigations;\n(vi) to be interviewed in connection with the investigation of a Category\nA or Category B offence as defined in section 5 of the Criminal\nProcedure Code (2021 Revision); or\n(vii) to take part in an identification parade; or\n(b) where it is otherwise necessary in the interest of justice or for the purpose\nof a public inquiry.\n(2) Where a prisoner is transferred under subsection (1) to any place referred to in\nthat subsection \u2014\n(a) the period during which that prisoner is absent from the prison shall count\ntowards that prisoner\u2019s  sentence as if that prisoner were continuously\nbeing held in prison; and\n(b) that prisoner shall not be transferred to any other place without the prior\nwritten consent of the Director.\n(3) The Cabinet may make regulations relating to the transfer of prisoners under\nthis section for the purpose of law enforcement.\n(4) Before the regulations referred to in subsection (3) are made, the Director may,\nafter consultation with the Director of Public Prosecutions and the\nCommissioner of Police, determine the terms and conditions governing the\ntransfer of prisoners under this section.\n\nSection 31\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\n\nPage 14\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nc\n\n31.\nWork and payment\n31. (1) Subject to section 11, a convicted prisoner shall undertake such work in a prison\nas may be allocated by the Director, and such other work as the Director in that\nDirector\u2019s  discretion considers to be of a public nature.\n(2) The Director may, by rules made under section 7, from time to time establish\nthe rate of token earnings to be paid to any prisoner for work undertaken under\nthis section.\n31A. Repealed\n31A. Repealed by section 24 of the Conditional Release Act, 2014 [Law 18 of 2014].\n31B. Release on Director\u2019s licence*\n31B. (1) In addition to any remission that may be granted under the repealed section 29,\nthe Director, acting in that Director\u2019s  discretion and on such conditions as that\nDirector may think necessary, may order the release on license \u2014\n(a) of a convicted prisoner who is serving a sentence for a term of less than\nthree years and who has served at least half of that prisoner\u2019s  sentence, at\nany time not more than three months prior to the earliest date on which that\nperson could be discharged pursuant to the repealed section 29; or\n(b) of any other convicted prisoner who is serving a sentence for a fixed term,\nat any time not more than three weeks prior to the earliest date on which\nthat prisoner could be discharged pursuant to the repealed section 29.\n(2) The Director, acting in that Director\u2019s  discretion, may recall to prison a\nconvicted prisoner who has failed to observe any condition imposed on that\nprisoner\u2019s  licence, and thereupon that prisoner shall be liable (subject to any reconsideration for release on licence subsequently) to be detained until the\nearliest date on which that prisoner could be discharged pursuant to the repealed\nsection 29 and, until such detention, shall be deemed to have escaped from\nlawful custody.\n*Note (not forming part of this Act): Section 7(c) of the Conditional Release Act\n(2019 Revision) limits the discretion afforded the Director of Prisons to\n\u2018prisoners who are sentenced to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one\nyear\u2019.\n32.\nPrisoners on remand and detainees\n32. (1) A prisoner who is on remand may opt to work and, if having so opted and been\npermitted to work \u2014\n(a) that prisoner is subsequently acquitted or is not sentenced to a term of\nimprisonment, that prisoner shall be paid all of that prisoner\u2019s  token\nearnings in respect of such work as that prisoner had undertaken whilst in\nprison; or\n\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\nSection 33\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nPage 15\n\n(b) he is subsequently convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment, the\nperiod during which that prisoner has been on remand shall, unless the\ncourt otherwise directs, be counted as part of that prisoner\u2019s  sentence and\nthat prisoner shall in any case be entitled to receive that prisoner\u2019s  token\nearnings for such work.\n(2) A prisoner who has not been convicted may, if that prisoner wishes and on such\nterms and conditions as the Director may from time to time consider necessary,\nbe supplied with meals whilst in prison, either at that prisoner\u2019s  own expense\nor otherwise, and such personal comforts as may be permitted by standing orders\nmade under this Act.\n33.\nConvicted prisoners who have appealed\n33. (1) A convicted prisoner who has appealed against that prisoner\u2019s conviction or\nsentence may elect in writing to \u2014\n(a) commence that prisoner\u2019s  sentence pending that prisoner\u2019s  appeal, in\nwhich case that prisoner shall wear prison clothing and shall, for the\npurposes of this Act, be treated in all respects as if that prisoner was not\nappealing, in which case that prisoner\u2019s  time spent in prison counts\ntowards that prisoner\u2019s  sentence; or\n(b) retain that person\u2019s status as a prisoner awaiting trial, in which case that\nprisoner shall for the purposes of this Act be treated in all respects as a\nprisoner on remand, but if that prisoner\u2019s appeal is unsuccessful that\nprisoner\u2019s time spent in prison since lodging that prisoner\u2019s appeal shall\nnot, unless the court shall otherwise direct, count towards that prisoner\u2019s\nsentence.\n(2) If, on appeal, that prisoner\u2019s sentence is quashed that prisoner shall be treated\nas a prisoner who has been remanded in custody and has opted for work under\nsection 32 and has been acquitted.\n(3) An election in writing made under subsection (1) cannot be revoked.\n34.\nRepealed\n34. Repealed by section 27 of the Imprisonment (Amendment) Act, 1981 [Law 10 of\n1981].\n35.\nEscape from custody\n35. (1) A prisoner who escapes from lawful custody or who is deemed by this or any\nother law to have escaped from lawful custody may be arrested by an officer or\na constable without warrant and shall be taken as soon as practicable to the\nprison at which that prisoner was required to be detained.\n(2) Any period during which a prisoner is at large does not count towards the period\nof that prisoner\u2019s imprisonment.\n\nSection 36\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\n\nPage 16\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nc\n\n36.\nPrisoners convicted of certain offences while undergoing sentence\n36. A convicted prisoner who, during the period of that prisoner\u2019s  sentence, whether\ninside or outside prison, commits and is convicted of an offence involving violence\nor the threat of violence to any person or wilful damage to property shall be ordered\nto forfeit any privileges earned or granted at the date of that prisoner\u2019s  commission\nof such offence.\n37.\nPrivileges\n37. The receipt of pay is a privilege which may at any time be withdrawn at the discretion\nof the Director from any convicted prisoner who is convicted of a breach of prison\ndiscipline.\n38.\nRepealed\n38. Repealed by section 30 of the Imprisonment (Amendment) Act, 1981 [Law 10 of\n1981].\n39.\nRepealed\n39. Repealed by section 31 of the Imprisonment (Amendment) Act, 1981 [Law 10 of\n1981].\n40.\nPowers of summary court\n40. A prisoner convicted by a summary court of a breach of prison discipline is liable on\nthe order of such court to \u2014\n(a) forfeiture in whole or in part of any remission of the entirety of sentence;\n(b) imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months to run consecutively to\nthe sentence being served; or\n(c) any punishment which the Director could have imposed under rules made\nunder this Act.\nPART III \u2013 Miscellaneous\n41.\nApplication of sentence to Jamaican Law*\n41. Where a court imposes a sentence which by this Act is capable of being served in\nwhole or in part in Jamaica, the sentence shall, for the purpose of Jamaican law, be\ndeemed to be one of imprisonment with hard labour.\n*Note (not forming part of this Act): Section 4 of the Bill of Rights provides that\nforced or compulsory labour is only permitted \u2018in consequence of the sentence or\norder of a court\u2019.\n\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\nSection 42\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nPage 17\n\n42.\nInspection of prisons and prisoners\n42. All prisons shall be inspected monthly by two or more persons selected by the\nMember of the Cabinet responsible for prison matters from a panel appointed by the\nGovernor consisting of \u2014\n(a) Justices of the Peace volunteering for such service;\n(b) magistrates; and\n(c) other suitable persons,\nand shall be spot inspected once in every quarter by a Judge of the Grand Court and\nonce in every year by the Governor in person.\n42A. Visits\n42A. (1) The Director may allow any person or group of persons to visit a prison on such\nconditions as that Director may impose if that Director considers that such a\nvisit would be in the best interests of the prisoners.\n(2) Every prison shall maintain an inspection book recording all inspections under\nsubsection (1) together with the comments of the person or persons carrying out\nthe inspection.\n43.\nRegulations\n43. Without prejudice to the power of the Director, with the approval of the Governor, to\nmake rules and standing orders under section 7, the Governor may make regulations,\nnot inconsistent with this Act, prescribing any matter required or permitted to be\nprescribed or which is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or\ngiving effect to this Act.\n43A. Offences\n43A. Any person (not being a prison officer) who acts in contravention of any regulation,\nrule or standing order made under this Act commits an offence and is liable on\nconviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to imprisonment not\nexceeding twelve months or to both such fine and imprisonment.\n43B. Smuggling\n43B. Any person who \u2014\n(a) brings, throws or in any manner introduces or conveys into any prison;\n(b) conveys to any prisoner while in custody outside of a prison;\n(c) with the intent that it shall come into the possession of a prisoner, deposits\nin any place outside of a prison; or\n(d) carries out of any prison,\n\nSection 44\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\n\nPage 18\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nc\n\nan article or thing, unless that person is authorised to do so by or under this Act or by\nthe Director, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of\nfifteen thousand dollars and to imprisonment not exceeding three years, or to both\nsuch fine and imprisonment.\n44.\nRepeal of Prisoners Law (Cap 132)\n44. Without prejudice to anything done or in the course of being done, the Prisoners Law\n(Cap 132) is repealed.\n45.\nSavings and transitional\n45. (1) All prison rules, standing orders and regulations in force at the time of the\nenactment of this Act which are not inconsistent with or replaced by this Act or\nany regulation, rule or standing order shall remain in full force and effect.\n(2) The provisions of the Prisons (Amendment) Act, 2005 [Law 25 of 2005] shall\nnot affect any person serving a sentence of imprisonment at the date of the\ncommencement of the Prisons (Amendment) Act, 2005 [Law 25 of 2005].\n46.\nGeneral aim of the service\n46. It shall be the aim of every officer to procure that each prisoner at the time of that\nprisoner\u2019s discharge, shall have been trained to be mentally and physically alert and\nimbued with a sense of personal dignity and duty to others.\n47.\nReligious duties\n47. All prisoners and detainees shall be afforded within the prison or place of their\ndetention opportunity for the exercise of their religious duties and devotions at\nappropriate times in accordance with their various religious persuasions and\nappropriate ministers of religion shall be permitted by arrangement with the Director\nto interview them.\n\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\nSection 47\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nPage 19\n\nSchedule\nSpecified Offences\nDrug trafficking offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2017 Revision)\nImporting or exporting a controlled drug, etc. contrary to section 3 of the Misuse of\nDrugs Act (2017 Revision)\nOffences under the Terrorism Act (2018 Revision) for which the penalty is not\nlife imprisonment\nTreason by the Law of England\nInstigating treason\nConcealment of treason\nTreasonable offences under section 49 of the Penal Code (2019 Revision)\nSeditious offences under section 58 (1) of the Penal Code (2019 Revision)\nUnlawful oath to commit capital offence\nOther unlawful oath to commit crime etc. under section 61 of the Penal Code\n(2019 Revision)\nRioting after proclamation\nObstructing making of proclamation\nRioters demolishing buildings\nConspiracy to defeat justice and interference with witnesses\nIllegal rescue of a person (section 112 of the Penal Code (2019 Revision))\nAiding a prisoner to escape\nRape\nAttempted rape\nAbduction for the purpose of marriage, civil partnership or carnal knowledge\nIndecent assault on female\nDefilement of a girl under 12\nDefilement of a girl under 16\n\nSection 47\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\n\nPage 20\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nc\n\nIndecent assault on a man\nChild stealing\nManslaughter\nAttempt to murder\nAccessory after the fact to murder\nWritten threats to murder\nInfanticide\nKilling unborn child\nConspiracy to murder\nDisabling etc., to facilitate an offence or to assist an offender\nPreventing escape from wreck\nWounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm\nAttempting to injure by explosive substances\nBomb hoax\nMaliciously administering poison\nUnlawful use and possession of firearms\nExhibition of false light, mark or buoy\nAssault causing actual bodily harm\nAssault on person protecting wreck\nKidnapping and abduction\nKeeping in confinement a kidnapped person\nWrongful confinement\nTheft\nRobbery\nBurglary\nAggravated burglary\nArson\nAttempt to commit arson\nSetting fire to crops, etc.\n\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\nSection 47\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nPage 21\n\nAttempt to set fire to crops, etc.\nCasting away ships, etc.\nAttempts to cast away ships, etc.\nKilling or injuring animals\nDestroying or damaging property if value or destruction exceeds $1,000\nAttempts to destroy property by explosives\nThreats to burn, etc.\nAggravated trespass.\nPublication in consolidated and revised form authorised by the Cabinet this 5th day\nof January, 2021.\nKim Bullings\nClerk of the Cabinet\n\nPrisons Act (2021 Revision)\nENDNOTES\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2020\nPage 23\n\nENDNOTES\nTable of Legislation History:\nSL#\nLaw #\nLegislation\nCommencement\nGazette\n\n56\/2020 Citation of Acts of Parliament Act, 2020\n3-Dec-2020\nLG89\/2020\/s1\n\n35\/2020 Civil Partnership Law, 2020\n4-Sep-2020\nLG64\/2020\/s1\n\n18\/2014 Conditional Release Law, 2014 (part)1\n15-Feb-2016\nG25\/2014\/s1\n\n Prisons Law (2020 Revision)\n14-Jan-2020\nLG5\/2020\/s14\n\n32\/2018 Prisons (Amendment) Law, 2018\n19-Dec-2018\nGE97\/2018\/s7\n\n6\/2011 Prisons (Amendment) Law, 2011\n1-Feb-2011\nGE11\/2011\/s1\n\n3\/2009 Prisons (Amendment) Law, 2009\n11-May-2009\nG10\/2009\/s1\n\n34\/2005 Prisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Law, 2005\n1-Jul-2007\nG24\/2005\/s10\n\n25\/2005 Prisons (Amendment) Law, 2005\n15-Nov-2005\nG23\/2005\/s10\n\n13\/1998 Prisons (Amendment) Law, 1998\n7-Dec-1998\nG25\/1998\/s7\n10\/1996\n Youth Justice Law, 1995 (Commencement) Order, 1996\n5-Mar-1996\nGE6\/1996\/s1\n\n8\/1995 Youth Justice Law, 1995 (part)\n12-Mar-1996\nGE20\/1995\/s1\n\n1\/1992 Prisons (Amendment) Law, 1992\n4-May-1992\nG9\/1992\/s4\n28\/1987\n Prisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Law, 1981, Commencement\nNotice, 1987\n1-May-1987\n(Ss.4, 5, 6, 9 & 10)\nGN9\/1987\/p1\n\n14\/1987 Prisons (Amendment) Law, 1987\n6-Jul-1987\nG13\/1987\/s12\n\n5\/1986 Prisons (Amendment) Law, 1986\n12-Jun-1986\nGE12 \/1986\/s2\n\n18\/1981 Prisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Law, 1981 (part)2\n1-May-1987 (PIF)\n(Ss.4, 5, 6, 9 & 10)\nG23\/1981\/s1\n\n10\/1981 Imprisonment (Amendment) Law, 1981\n13-May-1981\nG14\/1981\/s1\n40\/1976\n Imprisonment Law, 1975, (Commencement) Notice, 1976\n27-Sep-1976\nG20\/1976\/p1\n\n14\/1975 Imprisonment Law, 1975\n1-Oct-1976\nG26\/1975\/s1\n\n1 Note (not forming part of this Act): S. 24 of the Conditional Release Act, 2014 [Law 18 of 2014] repealed\nsections 29 and 31A of the Prisons Act (2020 Revision).\n2 Note (not forming part of this Act): The Prisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1981 was part in force as at 31st\nDecember, 2020. 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