Section 85, The Sierra Leone Correctional Service Act, 2014

(1) Any person who commits an offence under this Actor any rules made under the Act, if no penalty is specially provided for the offence, is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one million leones or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to both the fine and imprisonment. (2) No person shall be tried twice for the same offence. in which the officer may for the time being be lawfully confined, any mask, dress, or other disguise, or any letter, tool, or any other article or thing calculated to assist such escape, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding four years. PART X–OFFENCES IN RELATION TO INMATES 78. Any person who without authority conveys into or throws into or deposits in a correctional centre, or conveys or throws out of a correctional centre, or conveys to an inmate, or deposits in any place with intent that it shall come into the possession of an inmate, any money, clothing, food, drink, drug, tobacco, letter, book, tool or other article whatever commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one million leones or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to both the fine and imprisonment. 79. Anything conveyed, thrown or deposited in contravention of section 78 may be seized by a corrections officer and the Director- General may order its confiscation and forfeiture. 80. Any person who without authority communicates with an inmate commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not less than one million leones or to imprisonment for a term not below twelve months or to both the fine and imprisonment. 81. (1) Any person who without lawful authority enters or remains within the boundaries of a correctional centre or any place where inmates are working commits an offence and if he refuses to leave when requested to do so may be arrested by a corrections officer or a police officer. (2) Any person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on conviction to a fine nor exceeding five hundred thousand leones or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both the fine and imprisonment. Harbouring Disposal of deceased's estates. Prohibited articles. Seizure of prohibited articles, etc. Communicating with Trespassing. Unlawful possession of articles. Incitement and abetment of desertion, mutiny and sedition. No. 5 Sierra Leone Correctional Service Act 20 14 No. 5 Sierra Leone Correctional Service Act 20 1450 51 PART XI–MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS