CHAPTER-9 The Classification and Separation of Prisoners Classes of prisoner. Rule224. A prisoner confined in prison may be— (i) a criminal prisoner, which includes: (a) a convicted prisoner; and (b) an unconvicted or under trial prisoner: (ii) a civil prisoner; or (iii) a state prisoner detained under Regulation III o( 1818, or a person ordered to be detained in prison without trial under any law relating to the detention of such person. Note. Lunatics may also be temporarily detained in prisons under the orders of the Magistrate. Classification of convicted prisoners. Rule225. (i) Convicted prisoners shall be classified into:(a) superior class; (b) ordinary class; and (c) political class. (ii) Superior class includes A and B class prisoners Ordinary class comprises of prisoners other than superior class. Political class comprises of prisoner who commit crimes not for personal gain but for political motives. This class is not criminal and does not require reformative or correctional; treatment. Casuals and habituals. Rule226. Convicted prisoners are classified into casuals and habituals. (i) Casuals are first offenders and who lapse into crime not because of a criminal mentality but on account of their surroundings, physical disability or mental deficiency. (ii) Habituals are:(a) ordinary habituals prisoners; and (b) professionals or repeaters. Ordinary habitual prisoners are those frequently lapse into crime owing to their surroundings or some physical or mental defects. 91