S.L. 260.3 ст. 7Particulars of prisoner.

(1) A register of every admission into and release from prison and a personal record of each prisoner shall be kept by the

Director or any prison officer authorised by him for this purpose.

(2) On admission of a prisoner into prison, the essential details of the committal document together with the prisoner’s name, age, height, weight, general appearance, particular marks, if any, nationality and religious denomination shall be immediately recorded in the register of admissions together with other information concerning the identity of the prisoner and the day and hour of his admission.

(3) A prisoner shall on admission be photographed and his fingerprints shall be taken. Thereafter new photographs may be taken as the Director may deem necessary. The said photographs, including the negatives, and fingerprints shall be inserted in the records relating to the prisoner, but shall in the case of an unconvicted prisoner be returned to the prisoner if he is later acquitted.

(4) The register of admissions and other personal records, including the records of the prisoner’s property, shall be securely kept in the custody of the Director. Their contents shall not be divulged to any person except with the consent of the prisoner himself, or on the order of the Attorney General or of a court, or with the authorisation of the Director, or in fulfilment of any international obligation assumed by the Government of Malta.

(5) A prisoner may, either on his admission or at any time thereafter, be interviewed by the Director on matters relating to his family and social or educational background, including his occupation, particularly with a view to the achievement of the treatment objectives of the prison regime and the drawing up of the prisoner’s training programme, but no question may be put to the prisoner by the Director or by any prison officer relating to the commission of any offence, other than an offence against discipline under these regulations.

(6) For the purposes of regulation 2 and regulation 61(1)(a),

(b) and (c), the prisoner shall indicate at the time of admission into the prison, on a form approved by the Director, the details relating to his near relatives, which details shall include their names, addresses, and nature of relationship, and, if available, their legally valid identification document numbers and telephone numbers. Claims by the prisoner to have an established relationship with a person, other than his spouse, ascendant, descendant, brother or sister, comparable in significance with those of the nature of a near relative, shall be made through a sworn confirmation of such relationship by the prisoner. Notwithstanding such claims, the Minister may order that investigations be carried out by trusted persons into such relationships in order to further verify and establish the nature and strength of the bond between the prisoner and that other person.