LAW N°38/2006 OF 25/09/2006 ESTABLISHING AND DETERMINING THE ORGANISATION OF THE NATIONAL PRISONS SERVICE | 38/2006 OF 25/09/2006 — Rwanda law | Esheria

LAW N°38/2006 OF 25/09/2006 ESTABLISHING AND DETERMINING THE ORGANISATION OF THE NATIONAL PRISONS SERVICE

This article establishes the National Prisons Service and says it has administrative and financial autonomy.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
38/2006 OF 25/09/2006
Status
Not in force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
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This article establishes the National Prisons Service and says it has administrative and financial autonomy. This article creates the Service and sets out its organization, while stating fundamental principles supporting detainees’ rights. This article defines key prison-service terms used in the law. The Service is supervised by the Ministry in charge of security, which designs its policy, advises the Government on its establishment, and oversees implementation. The Service must respect imprisonment principles and carry out a list of prison-management, detainee-welfare, inspection, training, and public-information tasks.