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Women prisoners shall be classified and kept separately as under, namely: -: and separation. (i) under-trial prisoners shall be kept completely separated from convictecl offenders, even when their number is small; (ii) habitual prisoners shall be kept separately; (iii) prostitutes and brothel keepers must also be confined separately; i-'iestriction on women prisoners. Exclusion of Males. i\lotes: - (i) no criminal, or non-criminal, lunatic will be kept in the prison; (ii) no classification of prtsoners shan be allowed 011 groull(ls of soclo-economtc status, caste or class; 52 (1) No female prisoner shall, on any pretext, leave or be removed from tile female enclosure except for release. transfer, or attendance at court, or under the order of the superintendent for other legitimate purpose. (;~) I:very female prisoner authorized to leave 118renclosure will ordinarily be accompanied by a female warder trorn the time she leaves till she returns 53 (1) No male shall be permitted to enter the female ward of any prison, at any time, unless he has a legitimate duty to attend therein. No adult male shall enter it at all by night except ill an emergency, and even then only alonq with the female warder. He shan thereafter record a clear report of his visit with the reasons for such visit, and the hour thereof. in his report book. 11) Locks of Female 54 Enclosures Custody of Female f':'nclosme Search of Women Prisoners on t),dmission. Pregnancy, Chi~d t3ii'th in Pdson (2) Male warders and other male staff, acting as escort to lady visitor and officials, shall remain outside the enclosure. (3) If at any time a male prison officer or warder enters, or of attempts to enter, any ward or portion of a prison reserved for female prisoners, without proper authority, it shall bo reported to the Suoorintsndsnt forthwith The locks of enclosure and barracks; where women are confined shall, be ditlerent from those in use in other' parts of the prisons, so that there is no possibility of keys for locks of other enclosures being misuseo for opening enclosures tor women prisoners.