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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON❘

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supplied for the use of the Gaol, or by, or on behalf of any Contractor for the supply of the Gaol.

The Gaoler shall keep in a clean intelligible manner the following Books, and shall Gaoler is to keep. be responsible that they be safely preserved, and that they be not subjected to any

Gaoler may ap

point Deputy.

Duties of Gaoler.

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alteration or erasure :—

1. Fine and Fee Book.

2. Order Book.

3. Journal.

4. Gaol Register.

5. Work Book.

6. Prisoners' Property Book

7. Gaol Furniture and Stores Book.

8. Provision Book.

9. General Daily Account Book.

He shall also keep under bis charge the Sheriff's Book, and the Gaol Visitation

Book.

All these Books shall be open to inspection by any Justice of the Peace visiting the Gaol, and calling for the same.

He shall enter in the Fine and Fee Book, all Fees taken from time to time by bim or any other Officer of the Gaol, specifying the Authority under which each Fee was taken, and all Fines paid by any Prisoner confined in default of payment of such Fine. With the approbation of the Sheriff the Gaoler shall appoint an Officer of the Gaol to act as Deputy Gaoler whenever be shall be unavoidably absent, and during such abecace the Deputy shall have all the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Gaoler. Before leaving the Gaol the Guoler shall personally give over charge to his Deputy.

The Gauler shall be supplied with a Copy of these Regulations.

The Gaoler shall consider the Sheriff bis immediate Superior, and shall obey all

the Sheriff's orders.

He shall have, under the Sheriff, the entire control, management, and responsibi- lity of the Gaol. He shall enforce on all his Subordinates the due execution of their several duties, not permitting them to have any other employment. He shall reside within the Gaol, or in the house allotted to him for a residence, and shall not be absent at night unless unavoidably, without permission from the Sheriff, and he shall record auch absence and the cause of it in his Journal. He shall see that no Person other than an Officer of the Gaol, in the discharge of duty as such, without his per- mission, speak to or hold any intercourse or communication with a Prisoner, and that no Person sleep in the Gaul other than a Prisoner, an Officer of the Gaol, or one of such Officer's Servants or family,

He shall see that no one attached to the Gaol visit the Female Prisoners except in company with the Matron,

He shall himself, and shall see that every Officer of the Gaol do in like manner exercise his Authority, with firmness, humanity, and good temper; on no account striking any Prisoner without due Authority.

He shall enter in the Order Book all orders relating to the Gaol He may suspend. pend his Subor any resident Officer of the Gaol disobeying his orders, or otherwise misconducting himself, recording the particulars and reasons in his Journal, and reporting the same without delay to the Sheriff.

dinates.

Gaoler to attend

Divine Service.

What to be re-

He shall attend Divine Service whenever performed in the Gaol, unless unavoid- ably prevented; if he do not attend he shall record the reasons in his Journal. He shall also enforce the attendance thereat of such of the other Officers of the Gaol, and such of the Prisoners as may not be unavoidably prevented, but he shall not enforce the attendance of any Person whose religious persuasion shall not accord with much. Service.

He shall record in his Journal all occurrences affecting the Gnol, particularly such corded in Journal, as relate to the bealth, discipline, or employment of the Prisoners, the infringement of Gaol Regulations as to punishments; also every change of diet or clothing among the Prisoners, the allowance of extraordinary indulgence to any Prisoner, any omis- sion to wash the Prisoners, or clean or whitewash the Gaol at the appointed times, every case in which he may have placed in Irons a Prisoner, not a Felon, and the causes thereof, and the several other matters enjoined by there Regulations.

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Quoler to inspect He shall personally inspect every Ward, Cell, Yurd, Division or Part of the Gaol, each part of the Pri- and see every Prisoner at least once in each 24 hours, and in default shall record the Fun, &c., once a day omission and the cause thereof in his Journal, and he eball at least once a Week at an uncertain hour of the night go through the Gaol, and visit every Person on guard over the rame, making an accurate record in his Journal of such visit, the hour thereof, and the state of the Gaul and the Guards.

Prisoner.

Regulations as to lights

He shall record in his Journal every complaint made to bim by any

He shall take every precaution to prevent Fire or the escape of Prisoners, and shall cause all the Wards, Cells, Bolts, Bure, and Locks of the Guol, and the Irons of the Prisoners to be thoroughly examined daily, and thall fully explain the duty, required of every Officer of the Gnul in case of Fire, or of the attempt of a Prisoner or of any confederated attempt on the part of any number of Prisoners, to escape.

He shall anuro a Light to be constantly burning throughout the night in every Ward or Division of the Gaal in which Prisoners shall be conñued; but such. Light shall not be placed innde the Cell witliin, reach of the Prisoners, and a Light sball

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also be placed in each of the sleeping apartments of the Officer of the Gagl not on, duty, in order that such Officers may in case of alarm be ready for duty in the shortest possible time.

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He shall cause that every Prisoner on admission be placed in a reception Cell, and, Prisoners on 24- strictly searched, and that all Knives, Weapons, Instruments, or things whatsoever mision likely to facilitate escape, be taken from such Prisoner, but no such search shall be, made in presence of any other Prisoner, nor shall any Female Prisoner be searched, except by the Matron of the Gnol.

On the Admission of each Prisoner the Gaoler shall cause to be recorded in the Hoy Prisonerą to, Gaol Register, the Prisoner's Name, Sex, Country, Age, Height, Features, whether be Registered, &e.' such Prisoner can read or write, and other particulars that he may deem necessary,

and he shall take charge of all Money, Clothes, and other Effects that such Prisoner may have, or which may from time to time be sent on the Prisoner's account, and shall record an Inventory of the same in the Prisoners' Property Book, with the time. of the Prisoner's admission, or of their receipt, and shall restore them on the Prisoner. discharge, or dispose of them as the Sheriff may direct; but any Money or Property, that a Prisoner before trial may require for the purpose of assisting him in conduct ing his defence on such trial shall be restored to him by the Gaoler on demand,

Copy of Regula The Gaoler shall cause plain and legible Copies of these Regulations to be fixed in. Hons to be hung

a conspicuous part of the Gaol, and so that every Prisoner may have access thereto. up.

He shall cause every part of the Gaol premises to be swept daily clean, or oftener Cleaning of finol.

if requisite, and shall cause the Gaol to be washed throughout at least once a Week.

He shall cause every Prisoner to Wash himself daily, and that the whole Person Washing of Pri

of every Prisoner be Washed thoroughly at least once a Week, and the Clothes con- soner stantly worn by euch Prisoner next the skin, to be exchanged for a clean euit at least once a Week, but no Prisoner shall be stripped or bathed in presence of another. He shall cause the hair of every Prisoner to be kept cut as closely as such Prisoner has been in the babit of wearing it, but not more closely, unless the Medical Officer or the Sheriff so order, and he shall cause all Male Prisoners to be shaved once a Month, in the manner in which they may before have been accustomed to be shaved, He shall cause the Bedding and spare Clothing of every Prisoner to be aired once. a Week, in the open air if practicable, and to be washed as often as needful.

He sball cause every Prisoner convicted of Felony to be supplied with, (and con- stantly wear), a Dress conspicuously marked with a Number, and with two suits of all Clothing worn next the skin, and that other Prisoners be duly supplied with Clothes, if their own be insufficient, or unfit for use, or necessary to be preserved for. the purposes of Justice, but the Dress of such other Prisoners shall not be conspi- cuously marked, and that every Prisoner be supplied with sufficient Bedding. If Sheets or Blankets be used, he shall see that they be washed at least once a Month, and that a Sheet used by one Prisoner be not transferred unwashed to another.

Airing of Cloth ing, &c.

Prison Drem

Prisoners, &e

He shall provide useful employment, and the necessary materials and instruction Galer to provide for all Prisoners, and shall record the expense on the Debtor side of the Prisoners' Employment for Work Book, and on the Creditor eide the price at which the product of the Prisoners' Labour is from time to time sold, or, (if for Government use), estimated, and chall balance the account at the close of every Month, and he is hereby empowered to make contracts for the supply of labour by the Prisoners, consistently with these Regulations, and to sell the produce of the Prisoners' labour in other cases, record- ing in the proper Book all, Contracts or Sales so made, and the amount of Money received:

He shall without delay call the attention of the Chaplain or Medical Officer to any Prisoner whose state of mind or body may appear to require their assistance, and he may, until further ordere, change any treatment (not strictly Medical), appearing to affect such Prisoner injuriously,

Gaoler to deliver

Ho shall deliver daily to the Surgeon a List of the Prisoners in solitary Confine- ment, of the Sick, and those who hure complained of Illness, Sores, or otherwise, a Daily List to Bar- (not withholding the Name of any Person because he may not deem such Person in 500 nced of Medical assistance); and of Prisoners having suffered or being about to suffer corporal Punishment.

He shall give immediate notice of the Death of a Prisoner to the Medical Officer, In case of the and to the Sheriff, and to the Coroner, and when practicable to the relations or Death of a Prisoner friends of the deceased.

what Report to be made.

No Gambling al He will permit no playing of Carde, or gaming of any kind to be carried on in the Gaol, and will scize and destroy all dice, cards or other instruments of gaming he lowed in Prison. may find there.

He shall Handcuff or Iron a Prisoner, not a convicted Felon, in case of necessity How Prisoners onig, and shall record every such case, and his reasons, in his Journal; but convicted to be Ironed. Felons shall constantly wear round one of their legs an iron,ring of such description

as the Sheriff may approve.

He shall record in his Journal every case of alleged misconduct on the part of the Prisoners, the nature of the supposed Offence, his decision thereon, noting the date, names of Prisoners, and the Punishment actually inflicted.

Gaoler to attend

He shall attend every curporal Punishmcot inflicted within € > Gaol, and enter in corporal Punish bis Journal the Heurnt which it was inflicted, the Number of Strokes or Lashes, and ment

Not to execute the Orders of the Medical Officer thereon; and he shall in no case infict any corporal any Sentence of Punishment exceeding Six Strokes, without a previous Certificate in Writing of the corporal Punish

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