Prisoners
(Measuring and Photography) (Jersey) Regulations 1957[1]
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(1) A prisoner to whom this
Regulation applies may, at any time during his or her imprisonment, be
photographed and measured under the general supervision of the Minister in
manner provided by this Regulation.
(2) The prisoner shall be
photographed either in the dress of the prison, or in the dress which the
prisoner wore at the time of his or her arrest or trial, or in any other dress
suitable to the prisoner’s ostensible position and occupation in life.
(3) The photograph to be
taken shall include a photograph of the full face of the prisoner and a
photograph of his or her true profile.
(4) The measurements to be
taken may include –
the length and breadth of the head;
the length and breadth of the face;
the length and breadth of the ears;
the length of either foot;
the length of the fingers of either hand;
the length of the cubit and hand, either right or left;
the span of the arms;
the prisoner’s height when standing;
the prisoner’s height when sitting;
the size and relative position of every scar and distinctive mark
upon any part of the body;
the external filament of the fingers and thumbs of both hands
– to be taken by pressing them, first upon an ink plate, and then upon
paper or cardboard, so as to leave a clear print of the skin surface.
(5) This Regulation applies
to –
(a) convicted
prisoners;
(b) prisoners
imprisoned for default of entering into a recognizance or finding sureties for
keeping the peace or being of good behaviour.
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(1) The Attorney General
may authorize or direct that an untried prisoner be photographed and measured
in manner provided by Regulation 1.
(2) When an untried
prisoner who has not been previously convicted of a crime has been photographed
and measured under this Regulation, then, if the prisoner is discharged or
acquitted upon his or her trial, all photographs (both negatives and copies),
fingerprint impressions and records of measurements so taken, shall be
forthwith destroyed or handed over to the prisoner as he or she may elect.
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These Regulations may be cited as the Prisoners (Measuring and
Photography) (Jersey) Regulations 1957.