1. The Institution Officer may order, as a precautionary measure, the restriction of the movement of the inmate's hands or feet by any means if he becomes agitated or hostile or if he is feared to escape, and the disciplinary sanctions stipulated in Article (34) of this Decree Law shall be taken against him. 2. The period of restricting the inmate's movement before imposing the disciplinary sanction may not exceed seventy-two (72) hours, and the matter shall be recorded in the Database with a statement of the reasons for that.
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