1936 ORDINANCE No. 18 OF 1885 .
Prison.
301. The prisoners will breakfast at about 6.20 A.M. , and leave the gaol for their
work at about 7 A.M., rest one hour for their mid-day meal from 12 to 1 , and knock off
work in the afternoon so as to reach the gaol at 5 P.M. (nine hours daily, including
marching in and out) .
302. On Saturdays, the prisoners will work until noon .
303. Their mid - day meal will consist of 1 pint of rice congee thickened with
cheap meat.
304. Any prisoner with a longer sentence than eight years may be kept at work
within the prison until he has served one-third of such sentence.
OFFICERS .
305. In addition to the head turnkey in charge of the prisoners, the turnkey to
assist him, and the assistant turnkeys in direct charge of the parties, three or four
Sikh guards shall be posted in conspicuous positions round the works, armed with
loaded rifles, to prevent escapes .
306. The head turnkey will be continually on the alert during the day, repeatedly
visiting the parties in his charge, and ascertaining that all is correct or otherwise. He
will take discreet measures to prevent the escape of prisoners, and to effect their recap
ture if they are successful in escaping. He will carefully observe the officers under his
charge, and report weekly to the Superintendent of the Gaol on their efficiency in the
management of their parties. He will enter in a book the number of parties, number
of prisoners, and the names of the officers under his charge, with the name of the
district where working, and the description of labour. He will be responsible to the
Surveyor General for all the tools used by the prisoners . He shall on no account
allow people to loiter near the prisoners while at work, or to converse with the officers .
307. The turnkey shall consider himself to be under the command of the head
turnkey, and shall assist him in the performance of his duties. He shall move about
continually among the parties, keeping a watchful eye on both officers and prisoners.
When needed he shall take charge of detached parties, and shall at such times use
great discretion in the disposal of his officers so as to prevent the escape of any prisoners,
remembering that their safe custody should be his first care.
308. The assistant turnkeys in charge of parties must remember always that the
safe custody of the prisoners is their first care. They shall therefore place themselves
when on the works so as at all times to command a good view of their men ; they shall
repeatedly count their prisoners during the day, and never turn their backs towards
them, and shall on no account use a spade, pick, or any other tool, so as to place them
selves at a disadvantage with regard to the prisoners .
309. The assistant turnkeys shall be careful to ascertain that the anklets, chains,
and padlocks are in proper order, and shall minutely examine them before leaving the
gaol, when knocking off work for the mid- day meal, and before returning to the gaol
in the evening.