Section 76 in The West Bengal Correctional Services Act, 1992
76. Other amenities.—
(1)Every Division I prisoner shall—(a)receive during travel in custody daily allowance equivalent to twice the price of his daily diet in the correctional home (including the price of tea and breakfast);(b)be supplied with tooth-brush, tooth-paste, toilet soap of standard size and good quality, cocoanut oil, and utensils of good quality for cooking, at such scales as may be prescribed;(c)have the service of barber every alternate day for shaving and once a month for hair dressing;(d)be supplied at the cost of the correctional home with such writing materials at such scales as may be prescribed;(e)be supplied with newspaper at the cost of the correctional home and with such books and periodicals received from his relatives and friends as are, in the opinion of the Superintendent, not prohibited under the provisions of any law for the time being in force;(f)be supplied with food received from his relatives and friends, subject to caution as to security hazard of prisoners;(2)In a correctional home,—(a)where the number of Division I prisoners does not exceed nine, the diet for them shall be cooked separately from that for Division II prisoners;(b)where the number of Division I prisoners exceeds nine, there shall be a separate kitchen for them and they shall be entitled to supervise the cooking and to suggest menu.
