ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Prisons Act
12. Use of force by prison officer
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
12. Use of force by prison officer
(1)Any prison officer may use such force against a prisoner as is reasonably necessary in order to make him obey lawful orders which he refuses to obey or in order to maintain discipline in a prison.(2)Any prison officer may use any weapons which have been issued to him, including firearms, against a prisoner if—(a)he is escaping or attempting to escape and refuses, when called upon, to return; or(b)he is engaged with other persons in breaking out or attempting to break out of any part of a prison and continues to break out or attempts to break out when called upon to desist; or(c)he is engaged with others in riotous behaviour in a prison and refuses to desist when called upon; or(d)he is endangering the life of, or is likely to inflict grave injury to, the prison officer or to any other prison officer or person and the use of weapons, including firearms, is the only practicable way of controlling the prisoner:Provided that weapons shall not be used as authorized in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this subsection unless the officer has reasonable cause to believe that he cannot otherwise prevent the escape, breaking out or riotous behaviour, as the case may be.