(1) As far as possible there shall be four types of living accommodation for female prisoners, namely:-
(a) Barracks with accommodation for forty women prisoners;
(b) Dormitory accommodation for four to six women prisoners each;
(c) Single room accommodation for women prisoners needing privacy for pursuing studies if available; and
(d) Cells for segregation of women prisoners for the purpose of security and punishment.
(2) When cells in the female enclosure are occupied, arrangements shall be made that, at night, a female officer and in the day time, such an officer or a female convict officer shall always be within hearing of the occupants.
(3) The keys of the cells shall always be at hand and in the custody of a female officer or warder.
(4) One shall always be present in the female enclosure with the key of the cells throughout day and night.
(5) Continuous confinement in the female prisoner’s cells shall not be allowed.
(6) No female shall be locked in a cell at any time during which a female warder is not present.
(7) As this prohibits the execution of a judicial sentence of solitary confinement in any jail which has not two female warders, wherever a female prisoner is so judicially sentenced, her descriptive roll shall be submitted to the Inspector General of Prison for transfer to any jail for which necessary establishment has been sanctioned.
(8) All accommodations provided for women prisoners and in particular all sleeping accommodation, shall meet basic requirements of health due regard being paid to climatic conditions, the cubic content of air, minimum floor-space, lighting and ventilation.
(9) Sleeping facilities that are provided to the mother and the child should be adequate, clean and hygienic.
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(10) Prisoners kept in dormitories shall be carefully selected, so that they are able to adjust with one another in those conditions.
(11) There shall be regular supervision by night, in keeping with the nature of the institution.
(12) There shall be sufficient number of toilets and that should be maintained in a clean and decent state.
(13) Where the women prisoners are required to live or work, the windows shall be large enough to enable the prisoners to read or work by natural light and the place should be sufficiently ventilated to allow the entrance of fresh air.
(14) Sufficient artificial light too shall be provided for the prisoners to read or work.
(15) Adequate number of baths and showers shall be provided so that every prisoner may have a bath or shower at a temperature suitable for the climate, as frequently as may be necessary, for maintaining general hygiene according to season and climate.
(16) All parts of the institution, regularly used by prisoners, shall be properly maintained and kept scrupulously clean at all times.