Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998)Chapter III : Custody of all Inmates under Conditions of Human DignityPart A : General requirements7. Accommodation |
| 1) | Inmates must be held in cells which meet the requirements prescribed by regulation in respect of floor space, cubic capacity, lighting, ventilation, sanitary installations and general health conditions. These requirements must be adequate for detention under conditions of human dignity. |
| 2) |
| a) | Sentenced offenders must be kept separate from persons awaiting trial or sentence. |
| b) | Male inmates must be kept separate from female inmates. |
| c) | Inmates who are children must be kept separate from adult inmates and in accommodation appropriate to their age. |
| d) | The National Commissioner may detain inmates of specific age, health or security risk categories separately. |
| e) | The National Commissioner may accommodate inmates in single or communal cells depending on the availability of accommodation. |
| f) | Where there is a danger of persons who are awaiting trial or sentence defeating the ends of justice by their association with each other, the National Commissioner must detain them apart. |
| 3) | There may be departures from the provisions of subsection (2)(a) to (c) if such departures are approved by the Head of Correctional Centre and effected under supervision of a correctional official and are undertaken for the purpose of providing development or support services or medical treatment, but under no circumstances may there be departures in respect of sleeping accommodation. |