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Prison architecture and institutional pattern- (1) The pattern of construction of a prison, ground space, air space, ventilation of cells, barracks, bathing places, kitchen, work-sheds, hospitals, etc., shall conform to such standards and requirements, as may be prescribed under the rules. (2) The standards of security for each prison shall be such as may be prescribed under the rules. Each prison shall also have a Disaster Management Plan prepared and kept in place. (3) Prisons may be designed in such a manner so as to facilitate segregation and separate lodging of various categories of prisoners and/or for attending to special needs of prisoners, such as women, transgenders, persons with disabilities, persons suffering from contagious diseases, mental illness or substance abuse, old and infirm prisoners, under-trial prisoners, convicted prisoners, high security prisoners, habitual offenders, recidivists, young offenders, civil prisoners, detenues, etc., as may be prescribed under the rules. (4) The set-up of prisons and correctional institutions may include accommodation and other facilities for the prison officers and other staff as per the functional requirement. (5) Where there is no provision for a stand-alone High Security Prison in the State, high-risk offenders, hardened criminals and habitual offenders shall be segregated and lodged in separate barracks or cells of the prison, which shall have provision for keeping them from mingling with other prison inmates, young offenders, first-time offenders, etc. (6) Such separate accommodation as referred to in sub-section (5) shall have appropriate advanced architecture, design and institutional pattern, as prescribed under the rules for keeping inmates in safe and secure custody.