Section 69, The Sierra Leone Correctional Service Act, 2014

(1) The Director-General may punish any inmate foundguilty of a correctional centre offence after an inquiry by a committee set up by the Director-General (2) An officer in charge on finding an inmate guilty of an aggravated correctional centre offence may, if he is of the opinion that in the circumstances of the case or because of the inmate's character the powers of punishment he possesses are inadequate, transfer the case to the Director-General or the visiting Justice for punishment. of inmates by Directorof inmates by Director- No. 5 Sierra Leone Correctional Service Act 20 14 No. 5 Sierra Leone Correctional Service Act 20 1444 45 (3) An officer in charge who transfers a case to the Director-General under subsection (2) shall forward to the Director- General- (a) a copy of the charge; (b) the record of all the evidence taken including the evidence of the inmate; (c) the reasons why the inmate was found to be guilty; and (d) any representations the inmate wishes to make to the Director-General in regard to punishment. (4) The Director-General on receipt of a record forwarded to him under subsection (3) may– (a) punish the inmate, (b) reverse the findings of the officer in charge and find the inmate not guilty; (c) require the officer in charge to take further evidence and submit it to him prior to making a decision, or (d) instruct the officer in charge to refer the case to the visiting Justice. (5) The Director-General may award an inmate one or many of the following punishments:- prescribed diet for the period; prescribed amount; (c) reduction in stage or forfeiture of privileges or postponement of promotion in stage or forfeiture of all or part of earnings or removal from the earnings scheme or reduction in earnings grade for the period prescribed.