S.L. 260.3 Art. 16Information to prisoners.

(1) Every prisoner shall be provided, as soon as possible after his admission into prison with information, in printed or other suitable form, about those provisions of these regulations and other matters which it is necessary that he should know in order to understand his rights and obligations and to adapt to the life of the institution, including, particularly, disciplinary requirements and the prison timetable.

(2) Prisoners who are foreign nationals and to whom a treaty or arrangement between Malta and their country regarding the transfer of sentenced persons may apply shall, as soon as possible after conviction, be provided with the necessary information about the substance of that treaty or arrangement.