ORDINANCE No. 18 or 1885. 1925
Prison.
GENERAL RULES.
ADMISSION And Discharge.
199. No prisoner shall be admitted to the gaol unless accompanied by a warrant
for his detention .
200. All prisoners shall be searched, registered, and medically examined on
admission.
201. Every prisoner shall take a bath , and be shaved on reception, unless it shall
be otherwise directed, in any particular case, by the Superintendent or Surgeon.
202. If any prisoner is found to have any cutaneous disease, or to be infected with
vermin, means shall be taken effectually to eradicate and destroy the same.
203. Every prisoner shall be weighed on reception, and subsequently at such
periods as the Superintendent and the Surgeon may appoint, and the result shall be
recorded in a book kept for the purpose.
204. Every prisoner may, if required for the purposes of justice, be photographed
on reception and subsequently.
205. Such of the clothing, linen, and other articles belonging to prisoners as may
be retained in the prison shall, if necessary, be washed, cleaned , or disinfected, as soon
as possible after they are received .
206. Such clothing shall be made into a bundle, carefully labelled with the name
of the owner, and placed in store ; any money or jewellery which the prisoner may have
in his possession shall also be taken from him and placed in safety until his release
from gaol. A list of all his property is to be entered in a book kept for that purpose,
which shall be under the superintendence of the warden.
207. As soon as possible after prisoners are admitted, the abstract of the rules
relating to the conduct and treatment of prisoners shall be read over to them ; and such
abstract shall all also be read and explained weekly to the whole of the prisoners .
208. Every prisoner shall have a number assigned to him, which shall be prefixed
to his name in every register ; such number shall also appear on the breast of his coat,
on his towel, chopstick bag if a Chinese, and cap or hat.
209. Prisoners whose discharge falls on Sunday shall be discharged on the Saturday
preceding.
210. All prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for one year or more with hard
labour, shall be secured by fetters of a pattern to be approved by the Governor. The
fetters shall weigh 3 lbs . , and shall be secured to an iron ring on each ankle , and the
chain suspended by a hook from the waist belt .
211. All such prisoners shall wear fetters notwithstanding their employment on
No. 1 penal or rigorous hard labour, and on No. 2 industrial hard labour ; and if any