The Correctional Services Act, C.C.S.M. c. C230 (Assented to June 29, 1998) bilingual version (HTML) Table of Contents Section PART 1 INTERPRETATION, PURPOSE AND PRINCIPLES 1 Definitions 2 Purpose and principles 3 Application PART 2 GENERAL CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 4 Designation of commissioner 5 Delegation by commissioner or facility head 6 Agreements 7 Criteria for staff and contractors 8 Direction and management of correctional officers 9 Status of correctional officers as peace officers 10 Training courses 11 Obtaining information 12 Assessment procedures and offender plans 13 Establishing programs and activities 14 Approved programs for conditional sentences 15 Fees and charges for services etc. 16 Tests of inmates and offenders for intoxicants 17 Committees and volunteers 18 Gifts and donations 19 Investigations and inspections 20 Failure to comply with probation order 21 Youth workers 22 Jurisdiction of National Parole Board PART 3 CUSTODIAL SERVICES 23 Temporary custodial facility 24 Duties of facility heads 25 Rules for custodial facilities 26 Designating areas where smoking or e-cigarettes are prohibited 27 Collective trust accounts 28 Facility trust account 29 Determination of facility for custody 30 Changes in custody 31 Times for admissions 32 Refusal of admission because of medical needs 33 Surrender of property 34 Institutional clothing 35 Notification to inmate of offender plan 36 Live-in program for infants 37 Health examinations 38 Removal to other facilities 39 Inmate allowances 40 Wages and salaries of inmates 41 Restrictions in and lock-downs of custodial facility 42 Monitoring of inmates 43 Searches and seizures 44 Use of force etc. 45 Temporary absence of adults 46 Temporary release of young person 47 Remission and release of inmates 48 Religious practice 49 Visiting 50 Unauthorized person in custodial facilities 51 Support personnel 52 Grievance of inmate 53 Appeals by inmates 54 Review of release before warrant expiry day PART 4 GENERAL 55 Interfering with operation of custodial facility 56 Providing offender information 57 Application of employment Acts 58 Liability of government etc. 59 Regulations PART 5 REPEAL, C.C.S.M. REFERENCE, COMING INTO FORCE 60 Repeal of Corrections Act 61 C.C.S.M. reference 62 Coming into force HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows: PART 1 INTERPRETATION, PURPOSE AND PRINCIPLES Definitions 1(1) In this Act, "collective trust account" for a custodial facility means the collective trust account established and maintained under section 27 for inmates of the facility; (« compte en fiducie collectif ») "commissioner" means the individual designated under section 4 by the minister as the Commissioner of Correctional Services; (« commissaire ») "contractor" means a person or unincorporated organization that is a party to an agreement made under section 6 under which the person or organization undertakes to provide correctional services; (« entrepreneur ») "correctional officer" means (a) an individual who is appointed under Part 3 of The Public Service Act and who provides, or has responsibilities in respect of the provision of, correctional services or a program established under this Act, other than such a person who never has responsibility for the supervision, control or custody of offenders, (b) a contractor who is an individual and who provides correctional services under an agreement made under section 6, (c) an individual who is employed by a contractor to provide correctional services that the contractor is required to provide under an agreement made under section 6, or (d) a volunteer who has been authorized to assist in the provision of correctional services; (« agent des services correctionnels ») "correctional service" means any service that is provided under this Act, or under a program established under this Act, and that is directly related to the assessment, supervision, control or custody of offenders; (« services correctionnels ») "court" means a court of competent jurisdiction in the province; (« tribunal ») "custodial facility" means (a) a building or property named or described in the regulations, (b) any building or property used and operated under an agreement entered into under section 6 as a place in which open custody of a young person, as specified in a youth sentence made under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada), can be provided, or (c) any other building or property designated under section 23 by the minister as a temporary custodial facility, and the grounds adjacent to the building or property that are set aside and used for the purpose of operating the building or property as an institution for the custody of inmates, but, except where it is so designated by the minister, does not include a lock-up operated by a police force or a court holding area operated by a sheriff or other person acting as an officer of a court for the purpose of detaining persons accused of offences immediately before, during or immediately after their trials; (« établissement correctionnel ») "facility head" of a particular custodial facility means (a) where the particular facility is operated by the government, the individual appointed under Part 3 of The Public Service Act as a superintendent, head or chief administrative officer of custodial facilities for the purposes of this Act who is designated by the commissioner as the facility head of the particular facility, and includes any staff member designated by that individual or the commissioner to act in the place or stead of that individual in the absence or disability of that individual while that staff member is so acting, or (b) where the particular facility is operated by another person or unincorporated organization under an agreement entered into under section 6, the individual designated in the agreement or in accordance with the agreement as the individual directly responsible for the management of the particular facility and for the custody, supervision and care of the inmates of the particular facility; (« directeur d'un établissement correctionnel ») "inmate" of a custodial facility means an individual (a) who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment and admitted to the facility to serve the sentence and (i) who is detained in the facility, (ii) who is on a temporary absence from the facility, or (iii) who is outside the facility in the temporary custody of a peace officer on the condition that the individual be returned to the facility, or (b) who is otherwise lawfully detained in the facility; (« détenu ») "inmate communication" means communication made or intended to be made by oral, written or electronic means between an inmate and another person, including another inmate; (« communication du détenu ») "intoxicant" means a substance that, if taken into the body, has the potential to impair or alter judgment, behaviour or the capacity to recognize reality or meet the ordinary demands of life, but does not include caffeine, nicotine or an authorized medication used in accordance with directions given by a staff member or a health professional; (« substance intoxicante ») "minister" means the member of the Executive Council charged by the Lieutenant Governor in Council with the administration of this Act; (« ministre ») "offender" means an individual who (a) is an inmate, (b) has been convicted of an offence and who, under the terms of a court order issued as a consequence of the conviction, is under the supervision or care of, in the custody of or subject to some other relationship with, a correctional officer, whether the officer is named in the order or is within a class of correctional officers described in the order, or (c) has pleaded guilty or been found guilty of an offence but has been discharged on conditions set out in a probation order that requires supervision by a correctional officer, and includes an individual who has not been convicted of an offence but who is subject to the terms of a court order which requires the individual to report to or be in communication with a correctional officer; (« contrevenant ») "offender information" in respect of an offender means information of any kind and in any form, including photographs and other identification materials, relating to the offender that is obtained by a staff member or correctional officer for the purposes of the administration of this Act or prepared from information so obtained, but does not include (a) information relating to the offender that is retained in court records to which the public has access, (b) information that is in a form that does not directly or indirectly, or by inference, reveal the identity of the offender, or (c) personal health information, as defined in subsection 1(1) of The Personal Health Information Act , relating to the offender; (« renseignements concernant un contrevenant ») "prescribed" means prescribed by regulation; (Version anglaise seulement) "remote monitoring system" means a system of monitoring the location, activities or communications of an offender by means other than direct observation or listening by an individual, whether that monitoring is achieved by cameras, projectors, electronic equipment, mechanical equipment or other means; (« système de télésurveillance ») "staff member" means (a) a correctional officer, and (b) any other person appointed under Part 3 of The Public Service Act to work in the administration of this Act under the direction or supervision of the commissioner, but does not include a volunteer, a contractor or an employee of a contractor; (« membre du personnel ») "volunteer" means an individual who has been designated under subsection 17(2) as a volunteer; (« bénévole ») "young person" means a young person as defined in the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada). (« adolescent ») Supervision 1(2) For the purposes of this Act, an offender is under supervision if the offender (a) is subject to an order of a court which requires the offender to report to or be in communication with a correctional officer; or (b) has been sentenced to a term of custody in, and been admitted to, a custodial facility and (i) has been authorized to be temporarily absent from the facility, or (ii) has been authorized under section 91 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada) to be temporarily absent from the facility . S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 2 ; S.M. 2004, c. 42, s. 89 ; S.M. 2013, c. 5, s. 2 ; S.M. 2021, c. 11, s. 77 . Purpose 2(1) The purpose of this Act is to contribute to a safe, just and peaceful society by providing for (a) the management of custody sentences and supervision orders imposed on persons, with the appropriate degree of custody, supervision and control essential for public safety; (b) the safe, secure and humane accommodation of persons who are in lawful custody; and (c) appropriate programs, services and encouragement to assist offenders to lead law-abiding and useful lives. General principles 2(2) The purpose of this Act is to be achieved, and this Act and the regulations are to be construed and administered, in a manner consistent with the following principles: (a) The protection of society and the accountability and responsibility of offenders shall be given paramount consideration in all decisions to be made in the administration of this Act. (b) A person who has committed an offence should make reparation to victims of the offence and to the community to the fullest extent possible, and, whenever appropriate, should be encouraged to participate with victims and the community for that purpose. (c) The safety of the community will be enhanced by addressing, as far as possible, those needs and circumstances of offenders that are related to their offending behaviour. (d) The degree of supervision and control imposed on offenders shall be as restrictive as is reasonably necessary and lawfully possible for the protection of society. (e) Discipline and restrictions imposed on offenders otherwise than by a court shall be applied by a fair process and with lawful authority. (f) The policies, programs and practices used or provided in the administration of this Act should take into account the age, sex, cultural differences and abilities of offenders whenever appropriate. (g) Offenders, and the guardians of offenders who are young persons, should be involved in decisions made in the administration of this Act that affect the offenders whenever appropriate. (h) When a court imposes a sentence on an offender or a court orders that an accused person be held in custody or be released under supervision, the sentence, custody or supervision will be carried out and administered in accordance with this Act and the regulations. Application 3(1) Unless the context otherwise requires, this Act applies equally to offenders who are adults and to offenders who are young persons. Where Act doesn't apply 3(2) This Act does not apply (a) to a sheriff, sheriff's officer or police constable who, while acting in the capacity of a sheriff, sheriff's officer or police constable, has custody of an offender; (b) to the operator or management of a lock-up, hospital or other place that is not a custodial facility and in which an offender is held in custody, whether or not on the instructions or at the request of the commissioner; or (c) to an offender detained in a penitentiary. Where Act continues to apply 3(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), where the custody of an inmate of a particular custodial facility is temporarily turned over to a sheriff, sheriff's officer or police constable, or an inmate of a particular custodial facility is transferred to, or is granted a temporary absence from the particular facility to permit the inmate to be admitted to, a hospital or other place that is not a custodial facility, this Act, the regulations and the rules of the particular facility continue to apply to the inmate as though the inmate had remained and were still within the particular facility. S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 3 . PART 2 GENERAL CORRECTIONAL SERVICES Designation of commissioner 4 The minister shall designate an individual appointed under Part 3 of The Public Service Act as the Commissioner of Correctional Services, and may designate one or more individuals as deputies to the commissioner. S.M. 2021, c. 11, s. 77 . Delegation by commissioner or facility head 5 Where this Act authorizes the commissioner or a facility head to do any act or thing, the commissioner or facility head, as the case may be, may, in writing, delegate that authority to one or more appropriate staff members. S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 4 . Agreements 6 The minister, the minister's deputy or, on the written authority of the minister, the commissioner may, on behalf of the government, make agreements with the Government of Canada, with the government of another province or territory, or with any person or unincorporated organization (a) respecting the provision of any correctional service provided or to be provided under this Act or a program established or to be established under this Act or the provision of a service relating to corrections or offenders that is provided or required under an Act of Parliament; (b) respecting the transfer of inmates from custodial facilities to penitentiaries or to institutions for the custody of offenders in another province or territory, or from penitentiaries or such institutions to custodial facilities; (c) for the lease of property for use, or for the right to use any property, in the administration of this Act; or (d) for any other purpose appropriate to the administration of this Act. Staff criteria 7(1) Every staff member shall meet and maintain criteria established by the commissioner as to education, training, criminal record and any other qualifications prescribed in respect of the staff member's position and shall take courses of training in respect of their duties and functions in the administration of this Act as required by the commissioner. Contractors and their employees 7(2) Every contractor who is an individual and who, in providing correctional services under a contract, has direct contact with an offender, and every employee of a contractor who has duties or functions in respect of providing correctional services under a contract, shall meet criteria established by the commissioner as to education, training, criminal record and any other qualifications prescribed for the class of correctional services so provided. S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 5 . Direction and management of correctional officers 8(1) Correctional officers are under the direction and management of the commissioner who shall determine their responsibilities and duties. Determination of supervision etc. 8(2) When an assessment of an offender is required or an offender is placed under supervision, the commissioner shall determine which correctional officer will prepare the assessment or be responsible for the supervision. Status of correctional officers as peace officers 9 Every correctional officer is, for the purpose of carrying out and discharging duties and functions and exercising authority in the administration of this Act, a peace officer. Training courses 10(1) The commissioner may make arrangements for the offering of training courses relating to the administration of correctional services (a) for staff members to enable them to meet or maintain criteria or qualifications of positions of staff members; (b) for prospective applicants for employment in the administration of this Act; or (c) for any persons who are interested in the subjects covered in, or the content of, the courses. Fees for courses 10(2) The commissioner may collect from a participant, other than a staff member, in a training course offered under subsection (1) any fee or charge prescribed to be paid by such a participant in respect of the course. Obtaining information 11 The commissioner may, subject to the regulations, (a) obtain information of any kind and in any form, including photographs and other identification materials, relating to offenders that is necessary for the fair and proper administration of this Act and the programs established under this Act and the administration of justice; and (b) establish procedures and systems for the proper recording, use, management, maintenance and preservation of the information so obtained. S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 6 . Assessment procedures 12(1) The commissioner may establish procedures for assessing (a) the risks of offenders committing further offences; (b) the causes of offenders' criminal behaviour and the manner of eliminating, diminishing or dealing with those causes; and (c) the risks to the security, safety and order of custodial facilities, and any special requirements in the operation and management of the facilities, created by the behaviour or anticipated behaviour of the inmates of the facilities. Offender plans 12(2) The commissioner shall establish a system and procedures for preparing and keeping up to date plans for offenders based on considerations in respect of (a) the safety and security of the community; (b) the safety, security and rehabilitation of the offenders; (c) participation by or attendance of the offenders in programs established under this Act; (d) where the offenders are inmates of custodial facilities, the safety and security in the facilities; (e) the special circumstances and needs of the offenders; and (f) any other factors specified in the regulations. Notification to offenders 12(3) Where a plan for an offender has been prepared or amended under subsection (2), the offender shall be informed of the plan and any amendments to it and may be allowed to see the plan. S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 7 . Establishing programs 13(1) The commissioner may establish programs, which may include work, education and training programs, (a) for administering and carrying out court orders in respect of offenders; (b) for inmates of custodial facilities to carry out duties, functions and tasks within, and otherwise to participate in and contribute to the efficient operation and maintenance of, the facilities; (c) for offenders to perform community service; (d) to address the causes of offenders' criminal behaviour and to reduce the risks of offenders' committing further offences; (e) to assist offenders to acquire, maintain or develop skills that will help them to become useful, productive and law abiding citizens; and (f) for such other purposes as the commissioner thinks appropriate and practicable in respect of the supervision, treatment or custody of offenders. Correctional activities 13(2) The commissioner may establish, or make arrangements with any person or unincorporated organization to carry on, correctional activities for the purpose of (a) employing offenders and providing them with meaningful work and an opportunity to develop useful skills and training; or (b) producing goods and offering services for the benefit of the public or to non-profit organizations. Approved programs for conditional sentences 14 The commissioner may approve a program established under subsection 13(1) as a treatment program approved by the province for the purposes of subsection 732.1(3) of the Criminal Code (Canada). Fees and charges for services etc. 15 The commissioner may, in accordance with the regulations, collect from offenders, and from the parents and guardians of offenders who are young persons, for correctional services provided to the offenders or for access or participation by the offenders to or in programs established under this Act, fees and charges prescribed in respect of the services or programs. Tests of inmates for intoxicants 16(1) In prescribed circumstances and otherwise in accordance with and subject to the regulations, the facility head of a custodial facility may require an inmate of the facility to submit to a test to deter or determine the use of intoxicants and, if the inmate refuses to comply with the requirement, the inmate may, at the discretion of the facility head, face disciplinary action, denial of temporary absence or temporary release from custody, or such other loss of privileges as the facility head may determine. Tests of offenders for intoxicants 16(2) Where an offender is under supervision and the terms or conditions of the supervision require the offender to abstain from the use of intoxicants, the commissioner may require the offender to submit to a test to deter or determine the use of intoxicants and, if the offender refuses to comply with the requirement, the refusal shall be treated as a breach of the terms and conditions of the supervision. S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 8 . Establishment of committees 17(1) The commissioner may (a) establish citizen advisory committees to assist in, or to give advice in respect of, the administration of this Act or any aspect of it or any program established or to be established under this Act; (b) determine the terms of reference of the committees or their duties; (c) appoint, or determine the method of appointment of, members to the committees. Designation of volunteers 17(2) The commissioner may in writing designate individuals who meet criteria established by the commissioner as to education, training, criminal record and any other qualifications prescribed for volunteers as volunteers to assist in the administration of this Act or a program established under this Act. Duties of volunteers 17(3) The commissioner may determine the duties and tasks that volunteers, or volunteers with qualifications specified by the commissioner, may carry out or perform in assisting in the administration of this Act or a program established under this Act. No remuneration for committees or volunteers 17(4) The members of committees established under subsection (1) and volunteers designated under subsection (2) shall serve without remuneration, but they may be reimbursed for expenses at rates applicable to the reimbursement of expenses for employees of the government, and they may be paid honorariums as approved by the commissioner. S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 9 ; S.M. 2021, c. 11, s. 77 . Gifts and donations 18 The commissioner may, on behalf of the government, receive gifts, donations or grants of property or money for use in the administration of this Act or in any program established under this Act or service provided under this Act. Investigations and inquiries 19(1) The commissioner may cause an investigation or inquiry to be made or cause or permit research to be conducted into any matter relevant to, or any aspect of, the administration of this Act or into any program provided or proposed to be provided under this Act. Inspections and reviews 19(2) The commissioner shall, from time to time, cause (a) reviews to be made of the administration of this Act and the programs established under this Act; and (b) inspections to be made of the custodial facilities. Manner of investigations etc. 19(3) Every investigation, inquiry, review and inspection made and all research conducted under this section shall be conducted or made in accordance with any applicable regulations. Cooperation of staff etc. 19(4) Where an investigation, inquiry, review or inspection is being made or research is being conducted under this section, all staff members, contractors, employees of contractors, volunteers and offenders shall cooperate with the persons making or conducting the investigation, inquiry, review, inspection or research, and shall provide them with all information, including offender information, that the persons think necessary to complete their work. S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 10 . Failure to comply with probation order 20 Where an offender under supervision fails to comply with any term or condition of a probation order, the correctional officer who is responsible for the supervision shall, in accordance with policies established by the commissioner, exercise discretion in determining whether to proceed under section 733.1 of the Criminal Code (Canada). S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 11 . Youth workers 21 Every correctional officer who is assigned by the commissioner to perform or provide correctional services for a young person is designated as a youth worker for the purposes of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada). S.M. 2004, c. 42, s. 89 . Jurisdiction of National Parole Board 22 The National Parole Board continued under the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (Canada) is authorized to exercise in Manitoba the extended jurisdiction described in subsection 108(2) of that Act. PART 3 CUSTODIAL SERVICES Designation of temporary custodial facility 23(1) Where, in the opinion of the minister, circumstances require additional buildings and properties to be used temporarily as places of custody of inmates, the minister may designate a building or property as a temporary custodial facility. Termination of designation 23(2) Where, in the opinion of the minister, the circumstances that required the designation under subsection (1) of a temporary custodial facility no longer exist, the minister shall revoke the designation effective on a day specified in the revocation. Duties of facility heads 24 The facility head of a custodial facility is responsible, under the supervision of the commissioner, for (a) the safe, secure and efficient operation of the facility; (b) the well-being of the inmates of the facility; (c) making arrangements that will help the inmates of the facility to relocate in the community; (d) the operation within the facility of programs established under subsection 13(1); and (e) the administration of this Act within the facility. Rules for custodial facilities 25(1) The facility head of a custodial facility shall establish rules, not inconsistent with this Act and the regulations, respecting the matters referred to in section 24 and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, respecting (a) the conduct of inmates of the facility; (b) activities of inmates of the facility; and (c) such other matters as are necessary or advisable for the maintenance of order and good management of the facility. Non-compliance with regulations or rules 25(2) Where an inmate of a custodial facility fails to comply with (a) a regulation respecting discipline of inmates of custodial facilities; or (b) a rule established under subsection (1) by the facility head of the facility; the inmate is subject to be disciplined in accordance with the regulations. S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 12 . Designating areas where smoking or e-cigarettes are prohibited 26(1) Where the commissioner thinks it is necessary to protect the health of any person, the commissioner may designate all or part of a custodial facility as a non-smoking area or an area where e-cigarette use is prohibited, either at all times or during certain periods as may be specified by the commissioner. Notices for areas where smoking or e-cigarettes are prohibited 26(2) Where a custodial facility, or a part of such a facility, is designated under subsection (1) either at all times or during specified periods, notices shall be posted in prominent places in the facility, or the part of it, as the case may be, indicating (a) that the facility or part is an area where smoking or use of e-cigarettes is prohibited; and (b) if the designation is effective only for specified periods, the periods during which smoking or use of e-cigarettes is not allowed in the facility or part. S.M. 2015, c. 36, s. 16 . Collective trust accounts 27(1) The facility head of a custodial facility shall establish and maintain a collective trust account for the inmates of the facility into which there shall be paid (a) all money surrendered by inmates on their admission to the facility; (b) all allowances earned by inmates in a correctional activity established under subsection 13(2) or credited to inmates under section 39; (c) all salary and wages earned from outside sources by inmates while they are inmates of the facility; (d) all money received by the facility head for the benefit or use of particular inmates of the facility; and (e) all money transferred to the account from inmates trust accounts of other custodial facilities in respect of inmates who are transferred to the facility. Inmates' accounts 27(2) Each inmate of a custodial facility shall have, within the collective trust account for the facility, a separate account to which shall be credited the amounts referred to in clauses (1)⁠(a) to (e) that relate to the inmate. Disbursements from inmates' accounts 27(3) Amounts to the credit of an inmate of a custodial facility in the collective trust account for the facility shall be dealt with, and may be used and disbursed, in accordance with the regulations. Facility trust account 28 The facility head of a custodial facility shall establish a separate general trust account for the facility (a) into which there may be paid (i) any money generated from any revenue producing activity approved by the facility head to be carried on or offered in the facility, (ii) any interest or income earned from the operation of the collective trust account for the facility, and (iii) all money received by the facility head for the general benefit of the inmates of the facility; and (b) from which there may be disbursed amounts in accordance with the regulations. Determination of facility for custody 29 Subject to the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada), where a court sentences an offender to a term of custody to be served in a custodial facility, or orders an accused person to be held in custody, notwithstanding anything in the sentence or order or instruction of the court, the commissioner shall determine the custodial facility in which the offender shall serve the term or any part of the term or shall be held in custody. S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 13 ; S.M. 2004, c. 42, s. 89 . Change in custody 30(1) The commissioner may, from time to time, cause an inmate of a custodial facility (a) to be transferred to another custodial facility; (b) to be transferred to a prison, reformatory or youth custody facility in another province or territory as permitted under an agreement made with the government of that other province or territory; or (c) to be transferred to a penitentiary as permitted under an agreement made with the Government of Canada. Acceptance of other prisoners 30(2) The commissioner may authorize an offender who was in custody in a prison, reformatory or youth custody facility in another province, or in a penitentiary, to be accepted as an inmate of a custodial facility as permitted under an agreement with the government of that other province or territory or the Government of Canada, as the case may be. Times for admissions 31 The commissioner may limit the admission of persons as inmates to a custodial facility to specified days and specified times in those days. Refusal of admission because of medical needs 32 The facility head of a custodial facility shall not admit to the facility as an inmate any person who appears to the facility head to be in need of immediate medical attention. Surrender of property 33(1) When an offender is admitted to a custodial facility as an inmate, the inmate shall surrender to correctional officers employed in the facility (a) all money that the inmate is carrying at the time of admission, except money in an amount and of a type that an inmate of the facility is permitted under the rules of the facility to carry; and (b) all other personal property, except property specified in the rules for the facility, of which the inmate has physical possession at the time of admission. Surrendered property 33(2) Personal property, other than money, surrendered under subsection (1) shall be dealt with, retained, disposed of or returned to the inmate in accordance with the regulations. S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 14 . Institutional clothing 34 The facility head of a custodial facility may require an inmate of the facility to wear institutional clothing and may limit the use by an inmate of the inmate's own clothing. Notification to inmate 35(1) Where a plan for an inmate of a custodial facility has been prepared or amended under subsection 12(2), the inmate shall be advised that failure to participate in or attend a program in accordance with the plan may result in the inmate's facing disciplinary action, denial of temporary absence or temporary release from custody or the loss of other privileges as the facility head of the facility may determine. Inmates not serving sentences 35(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an inmate of a custodial facility who is not serving a sentence of custody shall not be required to participate in or attend a program carried on in the facility, but the facility head of the facility may allow the inmate to participate in or attend such a program. Live-in program for infants 36 Where a female inmate of a custodial facility is the primary care giver of an infant who is the child of the inmate, the commissioner may, on the written request of the inmate, permit the infant child to live with the inmate in the facility if the commissioner thinks that (a) it is in the best interests of the child; (b) the inmate is able to care for the child; and (c) the facility has proper accommodation for the inmate to care for the child. Health examinations 37 The facility head of a custodial facility may require an inmate of the facility to undergo an examination by a health professional, as defined in subsection 1(1) of The Personal Health Information Act , to determine whether the inmate is suffering from any condition relating to the physical or mental health of the inmate that may require special treatment, care or medication or that may endanger the health of other inmates of the facility. Removal to other facilities 38 The facility head of a custodial facility may cause an inmate of the facility to be removed to a hospital, clinic or other health facility for the purposes of (a) an examination required under section 37; or (b) the proper treatment, care or medication of the inmate in respect of any condition relating to the physical or mental health of the inmate. Inmate allowances 39 Where an inmate of a custodial facility carries out duties, functions or tasks in a program of the type referred to in clause 13(1)⁠(b) established under this Act, or an activity established or carried on under subsection 13(2), the inmate may be credited with allowances in accordance with the regulations. S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 15 . Wages and salaries of inmates 40 Where an inmate of a custodial facility is entitled to receive, while in custody, wages or salary from employment outside the facility, unless the facility head of the facility directs otherwise, the employer liable to pay the wages or salary shall send, or the inmate shall deliver, the wages or salary, less any deductions required by law, to the facility head who shall credit the amount to the inmate's account in the collective trust account for the facility. Restrictions within custodial facility 41(1) Subject to the regulations, the facility head of a custodial facility may, for reasons of safety, security or order in the facility or the well-being or discipline of one or more inmates of the facility, (a) restrict, or place limitations on, (i) the movements within the facility of one or more inmates of the facility, or (ii) the access of one or more inmates of the facility to other inmates of the facility; or (b) place one or more inmates of the facility in protective or preventive segregation. Lock-down of custodial facility 41(2) The facility head of a custodial facility may, for reasons of safety, security or order in the facility, temporarily shut down the facility or a part of it by (a) confining the inmates of the facility or those of them who normally reside in that part, as the case may be, to their sleeping areas; and (b) restricting entry to the facility or that part, as the case may be, to correctional officers and police officers who have duties in the facility or part. S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 16 . Recording and intercepting inmate communications 42(1) The facility head of a custodial facility may, without individualized suspicion, cause inmate communications to be recorded or intercepted in accordance with the regulations. Monitoring and restricting inmate communications 42(1.1) The facility head of a custodial facility may cause inmate communications to be monitored or restricted in accordance with the regulations if (a) he or she has reasonable grounds to believe that (i) the communications relate to (A) a criminal offence or a plan to commit a criminal offence, or (B) an act that may jeopardize the safety or security of the custodial facility, or (ii) the inmate is using the communications to harass or cause harm to others; (b) a court order restricts or prohibits communication or contact between the inmate and another person and the communications are directed to that person; or (c) a person has advised the facility head that he or she does not want to communicate with the inmate and the communications are directed to that person. No application to privileged communications 42(1.2) Nothing in this section applies to privileged inmate communications. Use of remote monitoring systems 42(2) The facility head of a custodial facility may, in prescribed circumstances and subject to prescribed conditions, authorize the use of a prescribed remote monitoring system to monitor an inmate's location, movements, activities or communications outside the facility. S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 17 ; S.M. 2013, c. 5, s. 3 . Search 43(1) A search of an individual, place or property within a custodial facility, or of an offender under supervision of a correctional officer outside a custodial facility, may be conducted in accordance with the regulations or as otherwise permitted or required by law. Seizure 43(2) A property or substance may be seized and dealt with or disposed of in accordance with the regulations (a) where possession of the property or substance by the person in whose possession it was found or in the circumstances in which it was found is prohibited by the regulations or by the rules established under section 25; (b) where there are reasonable grounds to believe that the property or substance may, or may be used to, adversely affect the health or safety of a person or the security or maintenance of order within a custodial facility; (c) where it may be evidence of or relating to a disciplinary or criminal offence; or (d) in any other prescribed circumstances; or as otherwise permitted or required by law. Regulations respecting search or seizure 43(3) A regulation respecting searches or seizures under this section may be made to apply to all custodial facilities or to specified custodial facilities or specified areas within custodial facilities. Use of force etc. 44 A correctional officer employed in a custodial facility may use such force, including restraint, as is reasonably necessary and such equipment as is specified in the regulations, (a) to maintain order in, and control of the inmates of, the facility; or (b) to prevent self-destructive behaviour by an inmate of the facility. Temporary absence of adults 45 The facility head of a custodial facility may, in accordance with the regulations, authorize an inmate of the facility, other than a young person, to be temporarily absent from the facility, with or without escort and subject to prescribed conditions and other conditions specified by the facility head, for a period specified by the facility head, and the facility head may from time to time renew the authority or extend the period of the temporary absence. Temporary release of young person 46 Where the temporary release of a young person who is an inmate of a custodial facility has been authorized under section 91 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada) and the circumstances of the case make it impractical or unnecessary for the young person to return frequently to the facility, the commissioner may extend or renew the authorization for an additional period, but, except where the temporary release is authorized for medical reasons, the total of the period of the initially authorized temporary release and any extensions or renewals thereof shall not exceed 60 days. S.M. 2004, c. 42, s. 89 . Remission 47(1) An inmate of a custodial facility serving a sentence for an offence under a provincial enactment shall be credited with remission, which shall be determined in accordance with the regulations, and is liable to forfeiture of remission on the same bases and to the same extent as an inmate of the facility to whom the Prisons and Reformatories Act (Canada) applies. Release of inmates 47(2) An inmate of a custodial facility who is entitled to be released from custody on a particular day from the facility because of the expiration of a sentence or because of earned remission shall be released on that day at a reasonable time as may be determined by the facility head of the facility. S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 18 ; S.M. 2000, c. 28, s. 2 . Religious practice 48 An inmate of a custodial facility shall be allowed reasonable opportunities to practise a recognized religion or spiritual custom, as determined by the facility head of the facility, if the facility head is satisfied that it does not adversely affect the safety, security or operation of the facility or any program carried on in the facility. "Visitor" defined 49(1) In this section, "visitor" to a custodial facility means an individual who wishes to enter or be in the facility but who is not (a) an inmate of the facility; (b) a correctional officer whose duties and functions require the officer to be in the facility; or (c) a staff member whose duties and functions in the administration of this Act or a program established under this Act require the staff member to be in the facility. Permission for visits 49(2) Subject to the regulations, the facility head of a custodial facility may permit visitors to enter or be within the facility for the purpose of (a) allowing the inmates of the facility to maintain positive relationships with family, friends and the community; (b) allowing persons to provide necessary services to the facility and inmates of the facility; or (c) allowing the public to be aware of the conditions and programs carried on in the facility. Procedures for visits 49(3) The facility head of a custodial facility shall take steps and establish procedures to ensure, as much as is reasonably possible, that the presence of visitors to the facility does not (a) endanger the safety or health of the visitors; or (b) adversely affect the safety and security of the facility or the community. Terms and conditions of visits 49(4) Every visitor to a custodial facility who is permitted under subsection (2) to be within the facility shall comply with (a) prescribed terms and conditions; (b) terms and conditions imposed under the rules established under subsection 25(1) for the facility that relate to visitors or visiting privileges; and (c) terms and conditions specified by the facility head of the facility at the time the permission was granted. Refusal of visits 49(5) The facility head of a custodial facility may, for cause, (a) refuse to permit a visitor to the facility to enter, or require a visitor to the facility to leave, the facility where the facility head thinks that it is in the public interest to do so; and (b) prohibit a visitor to the facility from entering the facility at any time or for a period specified by the facility head. Suspension of access to facility 49(6) Where the facility head of a custodial facility thinks that it is necessary for the safety and security of the facility and persons in the facility, the facility head may temporarily suspend access to the facility by any visitors to the facility. M.L.A.s and judges 49(7) Notwithstanding subsections (2) to (6) but subject to subsection 41(2), members of the Legislative Assembly and judges of courts shall be permitted to visit any custodial facility at any time. S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 19 . Unauthorized person in custodial facilities 50 Every person who, without lawful authority, (a) is found trespassing in the buildings, grounds, yards, offices or other premises of, appertaining to or forming part of a custodial facility; or (b) is found loitering near a custodial facility; is guilty of an offence. S.M. 1999, c. 23, s. 20 . Support personnel 51 A person who is not a correctional officer and who has duties or functions in support of the maintenance or operation of a custodial facility may be required by the facility head of the facility to meet criteria as to background, criminal record and other qualifications specified by the facility head. Grievance of inmate 52 An inmate of a custodial facility may complain in writing to the facility head of the facility about any condition or situation in the facility that affects the inmate, and the complaint shall be dealt with in accordance with the regulations. Appeals by inmates 53(1) An inmate of a custodial facility may, in accordance with the regulations, appeal from any prescribed decision affecting the inmate that was made by the commissioner, the facility head of the facility or the delegate of either of them.
