Provisions for the classification of inmates in correctional and rehabilitation centers in accordance with the Nelson Mandela Rules

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the provisions for classifying inmates in correctional and rehabilitation centers in accordance with the Nelson Mandela Rules.,The researcher used the descriptive analytical method, by analyzing the Nelson Mandela Rules, which are considered the model standards for the treatment of prisoners, which were issued by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015, in addition to analyzing the texts of the Palestinian Correction and Rehabilitation Centers Law No. 6 of 1998 , The study reached a set of results, most notably: The Nelson Mandela Rules adopted classification criteria based on gender, conviction, reason for detention, age, and criminal history. The Nelson Mandela Rules also adopted the horizontal and vertical classification of inmates, and the Palestinian legislator also adopted the vertical classification of inmates, as it required Separation between inmates within a single correctional institution. The Palestinian legislator also adopted the same standards adopted by Nelson Mandela’s rules, which are gender, conviction, reason for detention, age, and criminal history ,The study recommended a set of recommendations, most notably the need for the Palestinian legislator to adopt the vertical and horizontal classification of inmates in correctional institutions, and the need for the Palestinian legislator to adopt criteria for the duration of the sentence or the type and seriousness of the crime in addition to the previous criteria.