S.L. 260.3 Art. 59Telephones.

(1) Telephone calls by prisoners shall be subject to the needs of security, discipline and good order of the prison and shall be considered as a privilege in terms of regulation 13. All telephones within the Prisons shall be equipped for monitoring and recording of conversations, and the Director may authorise the intentional hearing of such conversations to safeguard members of the public or the security or safety within the prison, or to prevent the furtherance of any illegal activity.

(2) A notice shall be affixed inside the prison indicating that every telephone conversation mentioned in sub-regulation (1) may be monitored and, or recorded.

(3) Without prejudice to other laws and to the course of the administration of justice, the Director shall, with the approval of the Minister, determine the frequency and duration of telephone calls made or received by prisoners, as well as the persons with whom such communications can be held.

(4) A prisoner who is a foreign national and who has no relative in Malta may be allowed one free phone call a month to a relative overseas. The duration of such phone call shall be determined by the Director in accordance with any directions by the Minister.

(5) The foregoing provisions of this regulation shall be subject and without prejudice to the provisions of article 408, article 431(2) and article 437 of the Criminal Code.