Bare ActsThe Meghalaya Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2026 (Act No. 6 of 2026)

Section 56

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Prohibition of Caste-based discrimination in Prisons and Correctional Institutions- (1) It shall be strictly ensured that there is no discrimination/classification/segregation of prisoners on the basis of their caste. (2) It shall be strictly ensured that there is no discrimination of prisoners in allotment of any duty/work in prisons on the basis of their caste. (3) The provisions of ‘The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013' (25 of 2013) shall have a binding effect even in Prisons and Correctional Institutions. Manual scavenging or hazardous cleaning of a sewer or a septic tank inside a prison shall not be permitted.

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