SECTION 44

(1) Under the authority of a Director, the Department of Penitentiary Administration shall be responsible for: - organizing and following-up the functioning of the penitentiary administration services; - following-up the implementation of the penitentiary system - defining standards for the enforcement of sentences; - following-up enforcement of imprisonment sentences, remands in police custody and remand measures; - ensuring respect for the promotion and protection of Human Rights in prison; - developing and following-up the implementation of work plans and programmes and production activities, within the framework of the enhancement of human potential in detention; - developing and following-up the implementation of plans and programmes for the social rehabilitation and reintegration of detainees; - designing and following-up the implementation of measures and plans to secure prisons; - guaranteeing health, sanitation and disease prevention in prisons, in conjunction with the Ministry in charge of Health and relevant bodies; - making projections on Penitentiary Administration human resources; - implementing the special rules and regulations governing the Penitentiary Administration personnel; - ensuring recruitment, training and retraining of penitentiary Administration personnel in conjunction with the Ministries of Public Service and Finance ; - providing continuous training to the Penitentiary Administration personnel; - managing the careers of Penitentiary Administration personnel in conjunction with the Ministries of Public Service and Finance; - ensuring the discipline of penitentiary personnel and related staff; - defining standards and following-up studies relating to the procurement of penitentiary equipment and materials; - defining standards and following-up studies relating to the development and rehabilitation of penitentiary infrastructure; - following-up construction and rehabilitation works of penitentiary infrastructure; - following-up activities relating to schooling for minor detainees ,in conjunction with the Ministry in charge of Social affairs ; - ensuring the cooperation with other countries to build the capacities of Penitentiary Administration in Cameroon; - ensuring cooperation with national, regional and international organizations in penitentiary and misdemeanor matters. - (2) The Department of Penitentiary Administration shall comprise: - The Research and Cooperation Unit; - The Sub-Department for Penitentiary Personnel; - The Sub-Department for Infrastructure, Penitentiary Equipment and Budget; - The Sub-Department for Enforcement of Sentences, Penitentiary Production and Social Rehabilitation of Detainees; - The Sub-Department of Penitentiary Health; - The Protocol Service ; - The Documentation and Records Service. SECTION l RESEARCH AND COOPERATIONUNIT