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Inmate Assembly and Association

98. (1) The institutional head or a staff member designated by the institutional head may

 (a)

for the purpose of protecting the security of the penitentiary or the safety of any person, direct a staff member or other person to observe any assembly of inmates; or

 (b)

where the institutional head or staff member believes on reasonable grounds that any assembly of inmates or the activities of any inmate organization or committee would jeopardize the security of the penitentiary or the safety of any person, prohibit the assembly or activities.

    (2) Where the institutional head or staff member designated by the institutional head prohibits an assembly or activities under paragraph (1) (b), the institutional head or staff member shall give the inmates' representative

 (a)

written notice of the prohibition, including the reasons for the prohibition; and

 (b)

an opportunity to make representations with respect thereto.

 

99. (1) The institutional head or a staff member designated by the institutional head may prohibit an inmate from participating in an assembly of inmates or in the activities of an inmate organization or committee if the institutional head or staff member believes on reasonable grounds that the inmate's participation would jeopardize the security of the penitentiary or the safety of any person.

    (2) Where the institutional head or staff member designated by the institutional head prohibits an inmate from participating in an assembly or activities under subsection (1), the institutional head or staff member shall give the inmate

 (a)

written notice of the prohibition, including the reasons for the prohibition; and

 (b)

an opportunity to make representations with respect thereto.

 

Corresponding Act: Sections 68-75 General - Living Conditions

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