(1) The Government shall establish such number of exclusive prisons for women prisoners, as it may consider necessary, to accommodate women prisoners. In a prison, housing both women and men prisoners, women prisoners shall be kept in a separate building or a separate part of the same building, with a separate entrance, in such a manner that they do not come into contact with men prisoners. All basic facilities as provided in the prison for men, may also be provided to women prisoners, along with such other facilities that meet their gender specific needs.
(2) A separate female ward in the prison hospital may be created for women prisoners.
(3) In case of exclusive women prison and women enclosure or female ward, only women prison officers and staff shall be deputed. Exception shall be made for the officer-in-charge. Male prison officers and prison staff may be deployed for duties outside such prison enclosure and may be called inside by the officer-in-charge or the officer- on duty, only in case of any situation of emergency.
Special provisions for security, intelligence gathering, surveillance and rotation of prison staff on duty.
Separate accommodation for women prisoners.
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(4) Women prisoners may be provided access to correctional service and activities which take into account their gender specific needs.
34. When a woman prisoner is found to be pregnant at the time of admission or later, the medical officer shall report the fact to the officer-incharge. Necessary arrangements shall be made for providing her medical care and diet, as may be prescribed.