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5. General principles of Type 1 (T1) facilities
 
  Article 26-T1-Disciplinary Correctional Facility  
26.1 T1-Disciplinary Correctional Facility  
  By this code, such facilities shall exist and be known as Disciplinary Correctional Facilities for the exclusive detainment of all prisoners sentenced to a custodial sentence not exceeding three (3) years and convicted of violent crimes, sexual related crimes, anti-social crimes.  
  No other correctional facilities shall be permitted to be temporarily or permanently used for such purpose other than those solely constructed and managed for this specific purpose.  
  It is the responsibility of the Office of Corrections to closely monitor the impact of the actions of the police, military and the courts in respect to the demand for Disciplinary Correctional Facility places and to alert Government to budgetary savings or capital requirements depending upon the general trend and demands.  
26.2 General context of a Disciplinary Correctional Facility  
  Individuals who have been convicted of short term custodial sentences relating to violent crimes, sexual related crimes and anti-social crimes are by definition usually first time offenders, where the court and the nature and circumstances of the crime warrant the chance of a lesser custodial sentence.  
  Therefore, it is implied that such first time offenders and criminals convicted of short term sentences are expected to reform and cease such criminal activity that led to their arrest, and imprisonment in the first instance.  
  A T1 Disciplinary Correctional Facility is therefore designed to be harsh, austere, militaristic and unyielding.  
26.3 Condition of classification of a prisoner to a T1 Disciplinary Correctional Facility  
  By this Code, it shall be considered an offence to classify a T1 prisoner immediately to a T1 Disciplinary Correctional Facility unless the crimes for which they have been convicted are especially violent crimes, sexual related crimes and that the Classification Report prepared for the Courts and the office of Corrections deems the prisoner ineligible for any other T1 type facility.  
26.4 Codes of a Disciplinary Correctional Facility  
  The following shall be the general codes of a T1 Disciplinary Correctional Facility.  
 
 Codes of personal liberty
Item
  Code
Religion
No religious worship, icons or exemptions on basis of religious belief of any kind.
Hair
Short cropped hair only. No beards permitted.
Clothing and footwear
Prison issue only. No person clothing, garments, including bed linen or any other kind permitted whatsoever.
Appearance Neat and tidy to regulation. No modification permitted whatsoever.
Speaking and silence Absolute silence when walking to and from facility buildings. Speaking permitted during dinner meal and breakfast/lunch break. Shouting is banned.
Smoking Banned.
Alcohol
Banned.
Phone calls
1 call per week, 10 minutes.
 
 
 Codes of personal property
Item
  Code
Trade Account No trade account
Benefit Account
1 credit per day paid into Benefit account
TV, radio, MP3
1 TV (16 inch or smaller), 1 AM/FM radio. No other visual/audio device. MP3 and music players banned.
Computer, phone PDA, DVD
No computer equipment or phone equipment.
Books & magazines 3 Books, 3 Magazines at any one time. No pornography.
Furniture No personal furniture.
Appliances No appliances.
Games & Entertainment
1 Pack of playing cards. No board games or entertainment.
Musical instruments No musical instruments.
Linen & Manchester No personal linen or manchester.
Provisions & supplies
No hoarding of supplies. No food in cells.
 
     
 
 

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