(1) A convicted inmate sentenced to rigorous imprisonment shall, and a convicted inmate sentenced to simple Imprisonment or an undertrial inmate, if and as long o as he so desires, may be engaged in work, which shall not be of an afflictive, degrading or humiliating nature, and which shall, so far as may be practicable, especially in the case of a convicted inmate sentenced to imprisonment for a relatively long term, be in the form of such vocational training as will maintain or increase his ability to earn a living after release.
(2) No inmate engaged in work shall be kept to labour for more than eight hours in any one day, except on an emergency and with the sanction in writing of the Superintendent.
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(3) The Medical Officer shall from time to time and at least once in every month examine every inmate engaged in work and cause his weight to be taken and entered in such record as may be prescribed, and when the Medical Officer is of opinion that the physical or mental health of any such inmate is or is likely to be adversely affected by the kind of work or class of labour in which he is engaged, such inmate shall be placed on such other kind of work or class of labour as the Medical Officer may consider suited for him,
(4) A convicted inmate not sentenced to rigorous imprisonment or an undertrial inmate, who is engaged in work at his own desire, shall be entitled to the scale of diet prescribed for inmates on labour; and a convicted inmate sentenced to rigorous imprisonmerit, who refuses to work, shall be entitled to the scale of diet prescribed for, inmates not on labour.
(5) The State Government may, by rules made under this Act, provide for remuneration to the inmates engaged in work under the provisions of subjection (1), as incentive but not as compensation, for such work, subject » to due performance of the prescribed quantum of work and depending upon die kind of work or class of labour or the type of institution.
(6) Out of the earnings of an inmate remunerated as aforesaid, any amount shall be allowed to be spent by the inmate on payment of fine, compensation, cost or security as ordered by the Court or on payment to his legal adviser < , for services rendered to him; a prescribed part of the earnings shall be allowed to be spent by the inmate on approved articles for his use and to be sent by him to his family; and the rest of his earnings shall be set aside by '. i the Superintendent so as to constitute a savings fund to be handed over to the inmate on his release from prison.
(7) A convicted inmate sentenced to simple imprisonment or an undertrial inmate, who is engaged in work at his oWn desire, shall not be punished for neglect of work. ~~ 1392 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 30,2013 v- Work by 54. A civil inmate, if and as long as he so desires, may be civil in m3 to engaged in work on the same terms and conditions as set forth in section 53 with regard to a convicted inmate sentenced to simple imprisonment or an undertrial inmate who is engaged-in work at his own desire.
Inmates to 55. Any inmate, whether or nbt engaged in work under clG3n thoir t h e provisions of the foregoing sections, shall be required iown clothing, to clean his own clothing, bedding, equipment and GtC apartment, subject to rules made under this Act.
CHAPTER-XI ' EDUCATION, RECREATION, INTERVIEW ANb COMMUNICATION Education 56. The State Government shall, so far as possible, by suitable schemes or programmes, provide for general, social and moral education of the inmates, with particular emphasis on removal of illiteracy among the inmates.
Books 57. Every prison shall have a library for the use of all categories of inmates, which shall be stocked, as far as practicable, with both instructional and recreational books, and the inmates shall be encouraged to make full use of it.
News 58. The inmates shall be kept informed regularly of the important items of news by the reading of newspapers, by the hearing of radio transmission, seeing television or by similar means as provided or authorized in the prison.
Religion 59. Subject to rules made under this Act, every inmate shall be-allowed to satisfy the needs of his religious life by having in his possession books of his religious denomination and, so far as practicable, by performing religious Observances.
Moral and religious Instruction
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(a) a philanthropic person, institution) or society to hold moral discourses among the inmates at reasonable intervals; and
(b) a qualified representative of a religion to hold religious discourses and servioes among the inmates of his religion at reasonable intervals.
Recreation 61. So far as practicable, and subject to rulee made under this Act, the inmates shall be provided with facilities for exercise, games and sports, musical and cultural performances, and other facilities for recreation.
Interview 62. Due provisions shall be made in the prison for - and communi cation
(a) an inmate to communicate, both by receiving visits and by correspondence, with their relatives, reputable friends and legal advisers at reasonable intervals and under reasonable restrictions, care being taken that an inmate under trial or making an appeal or an application for revision of sentence, may communicate with his legal adviser within the sight, but not within the hearing, of an officer of the prison or of any other officer;
o (b) an inmate, who is a member of a State Legislature or of Parliament, to communicate through prescribed channel with the Speaker or Chairman of the House of which he is member, or with the Chairman of a Committee (including a Committee of Privileges) of such House or of a Joint Committee of botfj the Houses of a State Legislature or of Parliament;
(c) an inmate, who is a foreign national to communicate through prescribed channel with- the diplomatic or consular representative in India of the country to which he belongs;
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(d) an inmate, who is a national of a country having no diplomatic or consular representative in India, or who is a refugee or a stateless person, to communicate through prescribed channel with any recognized national or international authority taking charge of the interests of t i.
such nationals, refugees or stateless persons.
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