MONITORING PLACES OF DETENTION : A PRACTICAL GUIDE 127 DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES Standards “1. The types of conduct of the detained or imprisoned person that constitute disciplinary offences during detention or imprisonment, the description and duration of disciplinary punishment that may be inflicted and the authorities competent to impose such punishment shall be specified by law or lawful regulations and duly published. 2. A detained or imprisoned person shall have the right to be heard before disciplinary action is taken. He shall have the right to bring such action to higher authorities for review.” BPP, Principle 30 “Discipline and order shall be maintained with firmness, but with no more restriction than is necessary for safe custody and wellordered community life.” SMR, Rule 27 “The following shall always be determined by the law or by the regulation of the competent administrative authority: (a) Conduct constituting a disciplinary offence; (b) The types and duration of punishment which may be inflicted; (c) The authority competent to impose such punishment.” SMR, Rule 29 “Corporal punishment, punishment by placing in a dark cell, and all cruel, inhuman or degrading punishments shall be completely prohibited as punishments for disciplinary offences.” SMR, Rule 31 (see also Rule 28, 30.) “It is also in the interests of both prisoners and prison staff that clear disciplinary procedures be both formally established and applied in practice; any grey zones in this area involve the risk of seeing 2