S.L. 260.3 Art. 46Education.

(1) Educational and training facilities shall be maintained by the Director in accordance with such directions as the Minister may give after consulting the Director, the Board, the Ministry of Education and, or any other professional/s versed in the field of education and training.

(2) In the provision of educational facilities as aforesaid special attention shall be given to the education of young prisoners and of illiterate prisoners.

(3) Every prisoner able to profit from the educational facilities available at the prison shall be encouraged to do so. The pursuit of education by a prisoner shall be regarded as an activity of the prison regime, attracting the same status within that regime as work, provided that it takes place in the normal working hours and is part of an authorised individual training programme.

(4) Programmes of spare-time education shall also be arranged at the prison and, subject to any directions of the Minister, reasonable facilities shall be afforded to prisoners who wish to do so, to improve their education by correspondence and private study, or to practice handicrafts, during their spare time.