1 definition by Meltham Man
In the UK prison population, Prison Rule 43 says that an inmate can request to be segregated from the main population, "for their own protection", or when deemed necessary by the prison authorities, to maintain "good order and discipline."
Segregation is not necessarily isolation as there is - in most prisons an entire wing occupied by those prisoners "on the Rule" or "doing the numbers. " A wing full of segrated inmates can often amount to hundreds, so isolation wouldn't be an issue.
People going on the Rule would probably be convicted police officers, prison officers, judges, sex offenders, clergy and anyone of celebrity status or in public office to name but a few.
The life of a prisoner on a segregation wing or unit, is supposedly better/easier as there's much less violence, aggression and confrontation, due to the permanent threat of being instantly transferred back into the general population.
Prison Rule 43 is more commonly requested by the inmates rather than enforced by the prison authorities.
Segregation is not necessarily isolation as there is - in most prisons an entire wing occupied by those prisoners "on the Rule" or "doing the numbers. " A wing full of segrated inmates can often amount to hundreds, so isolation wouldn't be an issue.
People going on the Rule would probably be convicted police officers, prison officers, judges, sex offenders, clergy and anyone of celebrity status or in public office to name but a few.
The life of a prisoner on a segregation wing or unit, is supposedly better/easier as there's much less violence, aggression and confrontation, due to the permanent threat of being instantly transferred back into the general population.
Prison Rule 43 is more commonly requested by the inmates rather than enforced by the prison authorities.
I want to go on the Rule 43
(I want to be segregated)
NOTE The (43) above wouldn't be spoken. I had to add it to comply with the reference to the word being described
(I want to be segregated)
NOTE The (43) above wouldn't be spoken. I had to add it to comply with the reference to the word being described
by Meltham Man June 15, 2018