Corrections and Conditional Release Regulations (SOR/92-620)

58.1 (1) The institutional head shall immediately submit a written report on the use of a dry cell to the staff member at regional headquarters who is designated by name or position for that purpose in Commissioner’s Directives if

• (a) the institutional head authorizes the detention of an inmate in a dry cell, but a body scanner is not in the penitentiary or is not in proper working order or a detailed body scan search cannot be conducted;

• (b) an inmate has remained in a dry cell for a period of 48 hours from initial detention; or

• (c) an inmate’s detention in a dry cell ends for any reason.

(2) The institutional head shall immediately submit a written report on the use of a dry cell to the responsible staff member at regional headquarters and the staff member at national headquarters who are designated by name or position for that purpose in Commissioner’s Directives when an inmate

• (a) has remained in a dry cell for a period of 72 hours from initial detention and an additional 24-hour period of detention in a dry cell is authorized; or

• (b) has remained in a dry cell for a period of 96 hours from initial detention and an additional 24-hour period of detention in a dry cell is authorized.

(3)  Every report on the use of a dry cell submitted by the institutional head under subsection (1) or (2) must contain the following:

• (a) the information set out in subsection 58(4);

• (b) the facts, including any new facts since the initial authorization for detention in a dry cell, leading the institutional head to be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the inmate has ingested contraband or is carrying contraband in their rectum as well as that one of the circumstances set out in paragraphs 53.2(1)(a) to (c) exists, as the case may be, and the institutional head’s expectation that the contraband will be expelled;

• (c) the results of all body scan searches of the inmate conducted while the inmate was detained in a dry cell or immediately prior to their detention;

• (d) an indication of the inmate’s state of health and health care needs; and

• (e) confirmation that the inmate was provided with adequate food and water, as well as their prescribed medications.