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PRESIDENT Christine Kangaloo has signed a new legal order that changes how prisoners are treated during the state of emergency. The the Emergency Powers (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2025 was gazetted late on July 31

The new rules say that if a prisoner has a detention order against them, the Minister of Homeland Security can decide where they are kept. This decision must be made after speaking with the Commissioner of Prisons.

Also, the new regulation allows for the arrest of a prisoner under the new emergency laws if they escape from custody.