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<p>The information on the number of additional days awarded to prisoners in each prison
establishment as a result of adjudications in each year since 2010 can be found in
the attached table although figures for 2015 are not yet available.</p><p>Discipline
procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment. They are
provided for by the Prison and Young Offender Institution Rules which require adjudications
to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly, and for prisoners and young people (aged
15-17) to have a full opportunity to hear what is alleged against them and to present
their case. Independent Adjudicators are District Judges or Deputy District Judges
who attend prisons and Young Offender Institutions when necessary to hear adjudication
cases which are deemed sufficiently serious. These cases may merit a punishment of
additional days to a prisoner’s time spent in custody if the prisoner or young person
is found guilty. Only Independent Adjudicators can make an award of additional days
as a punishment.</p><p>A range of safeguarding measures are in place to make sure
that a prisoner or young person is physically and mentally fit to face an adjudication
hearing and any subsequent punishment.</p>
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