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ZWE-1956-L-61345
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Prisons Act [Chapter 7:11].
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Zimbabwe
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1956-04-23
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Comprehensive legislation on establishment and management of prisons. Divided into 23 parts. These deal with: establishment of prisons; prison service and appointment of prison officers; prison service commission; powers and duties of prison officers; appointment and duties of medical officers; official visitors, visiting justices, ministers of religion and prisoners aid societies; desertion and mutiny; admission and confinement of prisoners; segregation and classification of prisoners; custody and removal of prisoners; labour of prisoners; maintenance; prohibited articles and areas; discipline of prisoners; escapes; corporal punishment; prisoners under sentence of death; remission of sentence; release of prisoners on licence or order; report on long-term prisoners; and discharge of prisoners. Section 76 regulates employment of convicted prisoners. Establishes that every prisoner under sentence of imprisonment may be kept for labour within or outside the precints of any prison in any part of Zimbabwe, and in any employment approved by Minister. Prisoner shall not be required to perform labour if judicial officer passing sentence has specified that sentence of imprisonment shall be without labour. Female prisoners shall not be employed outside a prison except on the recommendation of a medical officer, and then only on such labour as may be prescribed.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2004 (ZWE-2004-L-72803)
Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (No. 23/2004).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Parliament of Zimbabwe
URL
http://www.parlzim.gov.zw/
File
ZWE61345.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to Act 14/2002)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Statut Law of Zimbabwe
Publisher
Butterworths
Edition
Revised Edition 1996
Volume
Vol. I
Page range
pp. 457-477