Box-32
When a person is serving his/her sentence in jail, the authorities shall:
Art.21of the Const.
Art. 21 of the Const.
1.
Ensure that the authorities implement a
health program of a high standard and
provide for adequate medical personnel,
including psychiatrists. There must be
adequate pre-natal and post-natal health
care treatment.
2.
Permit visits by family members and
lawyers at least twice a week.
3.
Permit the prisoners to write books and
get them published, if they so desire.
4.
Permit Press people to conduct
interviews of the prisoners, subject to
reasonable restrictions.
Box-33
When a person is serving his/her sentence in jail, the authorities shall:
Art.21of the Const.
1.
Ensure that the prisons do not hold any
person in slavery or servitude within the
jails.
Arts. 21 and 23
of the Const.
2.
Ensure that the prison authorities do not
subject prisoners to any labour that is
exploitative in nature.
3.
Ensure that all labour of prisoners is
equitably remunerated.
4.
Ensure that all wages fixed and given is
not less than the prescribed wages.
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