Article 15 Accommodation of prisoners in cells and rooms
(1)
Subject to the following provisions of this rule, every prisoner shall be accommodated by himself in a cell or room.
(2)
Two or more prisoners may be required to share accommodation in a cell or room where–
(a)
the nature of the accommodation in the prison, or the circumstances pertaining in that or any other prison to which these Rules apply, make such sharing necessary; or
(b)
either the Governor or the medical officer considers it desirable.
(3)
Where a cell or room is used to accommodate 2 or more prisoners, the prisoners concerned shall be persons whom the Governor or the medical officer considers suitable to associate with each other in that accommodation.