Section 33, The Sierra Leone Correctional Service Act, 2014

(1) There shall be a medical officer stationed in orresponsible for every correctional centre. (2) In appointing or designating a medical officer, regard shall be had to the need for that officer to have knowledge of psychiatry and to the particular needs of female inmates. (3) The medical officer shall– (a) be responsible for the health of all inmates in a correctional centre; (b) cause all inmates to be medically examined at such times as shall be prescribed; and (c) ensure that a record is kept of the state of health of every inmate. PART VI–ADMISSION AND CONTROL OF INMATES