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Prisoners unable to find Security for their
Good Behaviour.
Prisoners confined as Suspicious or Danger-
ous Characters.
Debtors and First Class Misdemeanants. On Remand and Waiting Trial: First Con-
viction.
On Remand and Waiting Trial: With two
or more Convictions.
Prisoners sentenced to Short Terms of Im- prisonment, not exceeding fourteen days: First Conviction.
Prisoners sentenced to Short Terms of In- prisonment, not exceeding fourteen days: With two or more Convictions.
Boys under sixteen Years of Age: First
Conviction.
Boys under sixteen Years of Age: With
two or more Covictions.
All officers of the Prison must, as far as lies in their endeavour to carry out this Rule,
power, bearing in mind that the object of Classification is to prevent the contamination by depraved pri soners of prisoners not so depraved; and to at- tempt to ensure that a prisoner shall go out of prison not worse than he came in.
VISITS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO PRISONERS, &c.
220.-Convicted prisoners, with the exception of those heretofore mentioned, after they have served the first three months, will be permitted to write and receive one letter every three months; but the Superintendent may permit any prisoner to write a special letter, or to see his friends, iu- mediately after conviction, if for the purpose of making arrangements respecting his property, &c.
221.-All letters to and from prisoners are to be read by the Superintendent, and shall be for- warded or kept back according to the nature of their contents. Events of importance to prison- ers may be communicated to them at any period by the Superintendent.
may
222.-The privilege of writing and receiving letters be postponed or forfeited by miscon- duct, if so ordered by the Superintendent; but no such order shall be made for a period longer than one month from the time of the prisoner's last report.
223.-Convicted prisoners, with the exception of those heretofore mentioned, shall be allowed, after the first three months, to see their relations or friends once in three months, unless such visits are prohibited by the Superintendent for mis- conduct; but no prohibition shall be made for a period longer than one mouth from the time of the prisoner's last report.
224.-The days and hours for visits to the prisoners shall be fixed by the Superintendent, and shall be publicly notified at the gates of the prison.
225.-If any prisoner is committed to prison in default of the payment of any sum which, in pursuance of any conviction or order, he is required to pay, such prisoner shall be allowed to
communicate by letter with and to see any of his friends at any reasonable time, for the bond fide purpose of providing for the payment which would procure his release from prison.
226.-In case of very serious illness prisoners will be allowed to see their relations, if not objected to on medical grounds.
227.-The visits of prisoners' friends will in no case be allowed to exceed fifteen minutes, and will always be made in the presence of an officer of the prison.
228.-Officers of Police may visit prisoners for the purpose of identification, on production of an order from the Police, or with Magisterial authority.
229.-Officers of the Law, with competent warrants, or orders for serving writs or other legal process on persons within the prison, shall be admitted into the prison for that purpose.
230.-All prisoners may petition the Gover- nor once shortly after conviction if they wish, but not afterwards unless there are any special circumstances which the Superintendent may consider should be brought to the notice of the Governor, or unless such prisoner has been over one year in Gaol,
231.-No visitor shall be admitted until he has given his name and address, and stated his rela- tionship to or connection with the prisoner he wishes to see, if any; and these particulars shall bo duly recorded.
282--No visits shall be made on a Sunday except in cases of emergency.
233.-Prisoners sentenced to Penal Servitude who have served two years, and are six months clear of report, inay receive a visit every two months, and write and receive one letter every two months.
234. The prisoners shall be locked in their cells, at the discretion of the Superintendent, on Sundays and other days when they are doing no labour; cure being taken that they have at least one hour's exercise daily.
235.-Prisoners sentenced to fourteen days and under will be locked in their cells during the whole of their sentence, with the exception of one hour's daily exercise.
236.---Prisoners detained as dangerous or suspicious characters, with previous convictions, who cannot find security, shall be locked in their' cells. They shall keep their cells and cell utensils perfectly clean at all times, and shall have one hour exercise daily.
237.-Male and female prisoners shall always be so confined as to prevent the former from seeing, conversing with, or holding any inter- course with the latter.
238.-A light shall be kept burning constantly throughout the night in every ward or division of the Gaol in which prisoners shall be confined, but such light shall not be placed within reach of the prisoners.
WOMEN.
239.-No Male subordinate Officer shall enter the Women's Prison, unless ordered there specially by the Superintendent or Warden, or summoned
by the Matron for the purpose of quelling a disturbance, or of giving other assistance.
240. So far as practicable, Female prisoners shall be divided into classes, and separated simi- larly to the Male prisoners,
241.-
-They shall keep their cells, yard, and ards perfectly clean at all times.
242.-Authorised interviews between Feinale prisoners and their friends must take place in the presence of the Matron or other Officer of the prison.
243.-Female prisoners shall be employed at No. 2 Hard Labour with regard to washing their own clothes, and at No. 3 Light Labour.
244-The child of a female prisoner may be received into prison with its mother, provided it is at the breast; and any such child shall not be taken from its mother until the Surgeon certifies that it is in a fit condition to be removed.
245,--Such child may be supplied with such diet and clothing as may be necessary, at the public expense; but, except under special circum- stances, no such child shall be kept in prison after it has arrived at the age of twelve months.
PRISONERS UNDER SENTENCE OF
DEATH,
246.-In all cases when sentence of death has been passed on a prisoner, the Warden shall cause him to be thoroughly searched, and shall remove from him any article which it is considered dangerous or inexpedient for him to retain in his possession.
247.-Every prisoner sentenced to death shall be confined in some safe place within the prison, apart from all other prisoners, and shall be placed under the constant charge and observation of an Officer of the prison, both by day and night.
248. The cell or room in which a prisoner condemned to death is placed shall be previously examined by the Superintendent, who is to satisfy himself of its fitness and safety, and record the result of his examination in his journal.
249.-The prisoner may be visited by his relations, friends, and legal advisers, at his own request; no other shall have access to him
person except the Officers of the Gaol, and, if required by him, a Minister of the religion to which the prisoner belongs.
250.-All executions are to take place at the time appointed by the Governor. The Superin tendent of the Gaol will be present and superintend every execution.
251.-If any person make it appear to a Justice of the Peace that he has important busi- ness to transact with the prisoner, such Justice may grant permission in writing to such to have a conference with the prisoner.
person
252.-During the preparation for an execution, and the time of the execution, no person shall enter the Prison who is not legally entitled to do so, unless in pursuance of an order in writing from the Superintendent. The Officers superin- tending the execution shall, if possible, be decently clothed in black.
PRISON OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS. 253,--No prisoner shall be punished under the provisions of the Prisons Ordinance of 1885, either by the Superintendent, or by the Superin- tendent in conjunction with a Visiting Justice, until he has had an opportunity of hearing the charges and evidence against him, and of making his defence.
254.-Prisoners are bound to obey the orders of the Superintendent, Warden, and of the subor- dinate Officers who shall be placed over them from time to time.
255.-Prisoners are strictly forbidden to have in possession, or to attempt, to receive money, tobacco, opium, flint, steel, iron, implements, string, immoral books, or any articles not allowed to them by the rules of the Prison, or permitted by the Superintendent, and they are not to conceal any articles of food about their persons, or in any
ward or cell.
256.-No punishment or privation of any kind shall be awarded except by the Superintendent, or by the Superintendent in conjunction with a Visiting Justice.
257.-The following acts are declared to be offences against Prison discipline:
1. Disobedience of the Regulations of the
Prison by any prisoner.
2. Common assault by one prisoner on
another.
3. Profane cursing and swearing, and ob-
scene language by any prisoner.
3. Indecent behaviour by any prisoner. 5. Insulting or threatening language by any prisoner, to any Officer or prisoner.
6. Idleness or negligence at work by any
convicted criminal prisoner.
7. Wilful mismanagement of work by any
convicted criminal prisoner.
8. Disorderly conduct by any prisoner. 258.-All the above acts are declared to be offences against prison discipline, and it shall be lawful for the Superintendent to examine any prisoner touching such offences, and to punish them by ordering any offender to be kept in a punishment-cell for not more than three days, on bread, or rice and water, or he may deprive a prisoner of his pork for not more than four meals at one time.
259.-The Superintendent may deprive any prisoner of his evening meal for persistent and aggravated idleness, or refusal to labour.
260.-The Superintendent may restrain in cross irons of ten fbs. weight, or less, or in handcuffs, any disorderly or violent prisoner for not longer than twenty-four hours at one time; if a longer period than twenty-four hours is required a written order must be obtained from one of the Visiting Justices for the week, who shall at once In case of attend and investigate the case. emergency however the Superintendent may ou his own responsibility impose the restraints pro- vided by this Rule for such period as may seem necessary, obtaining the presence of one of the Visiting Justices for the week as soon as possible. The order of such Justice, made on investigation of the case, shall indemnify the Superintendent.