268. Female prisoners shall be employed at No. 2 Hard Labour with regard to washing their own clothes, and at No. 3 Industrial "Light Labour."
264. 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.
265. Such child may be supplied with such diet and clothing as may be necessary, at the public expense; but, except under special circumstances, no such child shall be kept in prison after it has arrived at the age of twelve months.
PRISONERS UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH.
266. In all cases when sentence of death has been passed on a prisoner, the Chief Warder 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.
267. 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. He shall be allowed such diet and amount of exercise as the Superintendent may direct.
268. 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.
269. 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.
270. 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.
271. If any person make it appear to a Justice of the Peace that he has important business to transact with the prisoner, such Justice may grant permission in writing to such person to have a conference with the prisoner.
272. 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.
273. No person shall be punished under the provisions of The Prison Ordinance, 1885, or of these Rules, until he has had an opportunity of hearing the charges and evidence against him and of making his defence.
274. Prisoners shall obey the orders of the Superintendent and the Chief Warder and of the officers who shall be placed over them from time to time.
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