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Use of force

Prison Rules, r. 38 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) No officer in dealing with prisoners shall use force unnecessarily, and when the application of force to a prisoner is necessary no more force than is necessary shall be used. (2) No officer shall strike a prisoner except in self-defence or when ordered to inflict corporal punishment. (3) No officer shall deliberately act in a manner calculated to provoke a prisoner.
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Use of force — Cap. 139s02 s. 38 · Belize Law