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246. Prisoners who have undergone 2 years imprisonment and are six months clear of
report may receive a visit every two months, and write and receive one letter every two months.
247. The prisoners shil be locked in their cells, at the discretion of the Superintendent, on Sundays and other days when they are doing no labour; care being taken that they have at least one hour's exercise daily.
248. Prisoners sentenced to fourteen days and under shall be locked in their cells during the whole of their sentence, with the exception of one hour's daily exercise.
249. Prisoners detained as dangerous or suspicious characters with or without previous convictions, who cannot find security, shall be locked in their cells. And shall keep their cells and cell utensils perfectly clean at all times, and shall have one hour's exercise daily.
250. 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.
251. A light shall be kept burning constantly throughout the night in every ward or division of the Prison in which prisoners shall be confined, but such light shall not he placed within reach of the prisoners.
WOMEN.
252. 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.
253. So far as practicable, female prisoners shall be divided into classes, and separated simi- larly to the male prisoners.
254. They shall keep their cells, yard, and wards perfectly clean at all times.
255. Authorised interviews between female prisoners and their friends must take place in the presence of the Matron or other officer of the prison.
256. Female prisoners shall be employed at No. 2 Hard Labour with regard to washing their own clothes, and at No. 3 Industrial Light Labour.
257. 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.
258. 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.
259. In all cases when sentence of death has been passed on a prisoner, the Warden sh caus bin 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.
260. 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.
261. 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.
262. The prisoner may be visited by his relations, friends, and legal advisers, at his own request; no other person shall have access to him except the officers of the Prison, and, if required by him, a Minister of the religion to which the prisoner belongs.
263. All executions shall take place within the prison at the time appointed by the Governor. The Superintendent of the Prison will be
present and superintend every execution.
264. If any person make it
appear to a Justice of the Peace that he has important busi- ness to transact with the prisoner, snch Justic may grant permission in writing to such person to have a conference with the prisoner.
265. During the preparation for an execution, and the time of 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 superintending the execution shall, if possible, be decently clothed in black.
PRISON OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS,
266. No prisoner shall be punished under the provisions of The Prison Ordinance, 1885, until he has had an opportunity of hearing the charges and evidence against him, and of making his defence.
267. Prisoners shall obey the orders of the Superintendent, Warden, and of the subordinate officers who shall be placed over them from time
to time.
268. Prisoners are strictly forbidden to have in possession, or to attempt to receive money, tobacco, opinn, 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.
269. No punishment or privation of any kind shall be awarded except by the Superin- tendent, or by the Superintendent in conjunction
with a Visiting Justice subject nevertheless to Rule 272.
270. The following acts are declared to be Affence 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.
4. 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.
271. 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.
272. The Superintendent may deprive any prisoner of his evening meal for persistent and aggravated idleness, or refusal to labour. In the unavoidable absence of the Superintendent, the Warden may in like cases deprive any prisoner of half his evening meal.
273. The Superintendent may restrain in cross irons of ten lbs. 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 attend and investigate the case. In case of emergency however the Superintendent may on his own responsiblity impose the res- traints provided by this Kule 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 ou investigation of the case, shall indemnify the Superintendent.
274. If any male prisoner is guilty of any of the following offences, viz. :-
Mutiny or open incitement to mutiny in the prison, personal violence to any officer of the prison, aggravated or repeated assault on a fellow prisoner, repetition of threaten- ing language to any officer or prisoner, and any act of insubordination requiring to be suppressed by extraordinary meaus, the Superintendent shall have the power to sentence the said prisoner to corporal punishment not to exceed twelve strokes of the rattan.
It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to report at once to the Governor every case of his exercising the power conferred on him by this section.
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275. If any criminal prisoner is guilty of any offence, or of a breach of the risonations or of Discipline, for the due punishment of which the Superintendent of the Prison may deem the powers vested in him insufficient, it shall be lawful for such Superintendent in conjunction with a Visit- ing Justice, after enquiry, to punish such prisoner by close or solitary confinement on bread, or rice and water, for a period not exceeding fourteen days, or, in the case of a male prisoner guilty of
any offence in the preceding rule mentioned by personal correction not exceeding thirty-six strokes if an adult, nor twelve if a juvenile."
276. No dietary punishment shall be inflicted on any prisoner, nor shall he be placed in a punishment-cell, nor shall corporal punishment be inflicted on him, unless the Surgeon shall certify that such prisoner is in a fit condition of health to undergo such punishment.
277. The following offences committed by inale prisoners will render them liable to corporal punishment:-
1st. Mutiny, or open incitement to mutiny in the Prison; personal violence to any officer of the Prison; aggravated or repeated assault on a fellow prisoner; repetition of insulting, or threatening language to any officer or prisoner. 2nd. Wilfully and maliciously breaking the Prison windows, or otherwise destroy- ing the Prison property.
3rd,
When under punishment, wilfully making a disturbance tending to in- terrupt the order and discipline of the Prison, and any other act of gross mis- conduct, or insubordination, requiring to be suppressed by extraordinary
means.
278. Corporal punishment shall be inflicted on the breech, with a rattan of a pattern to be approved by the Governor on the recommendation of the Surgeon.
279. No prisoner who shall be sentenced to solitary confinement by any Court shall be kept. in such confinement more than seven days with- out an interval of one day out.
EMPLOYMENT OF PRISONERS.
CLASSES OF LABOUR.
280. No. 1.-Hard Labour.
(1.) Shot drill and stone carrying in al- ternate spells of half an hour each, weight of shot 24 lbs., weight of stone 45 lbs.
(2.) Crank labour 12,500 revolutions
daily, (12 tbs. test).
(3.) Treadwheel.
No. 2.--Hard Labour.
(1.) Employment on public works out-
side the Prison.
(2.) Crank labour 10,500 revolutions
daily, (12 lbs. test).