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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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PERIC.O. 133

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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ment without sane Medical Officer of the Gaol that the Person to be punished can receive the Punish- tion in Writing of ment awarded to him without injury to health.

Medical Officer.

On the discharge

Previous to the discharge of any Prisoner under the Age of 21 Years, be shall in-

of Minors, &c, no. form such Prisoner's relatives or friends, (if any of good character can be found), of tice to be given to the time of the intended discharge, that they may attend to receive the Prisoner; and their Friends or in case of a Soldier or Sailor he shall if possible inform the Superior Officer of such Superiora

Person.

As to admission

He shall allow Prisoners confined for Debt, or on Civil Process, or committed for

to Legal Advisers Re-examination or Trial, to see their legal advisers at all reasonable times and in private if required, unless the committing Magistrate, or Sheriff, or a Visiting Justice order to the contrary, but he may withhold this privilege if he see sufficient reason, recording the fact and his reasons in the Journal, noting also the Names of the Ap- plicant and the Prisoner, and he shall allow convicted Prisoners to see their legal advisers, if a Visiting Justice, the Sheriff, or the committing Magistrate so order. But every Person claiming admission as a legal adviser, must be a Lawyer, practising in the Supreme Court of this Colony, or the Authorized Clerk or Pupil of such Lawyer. Should be think proper to refuse admittance to such Person, he shall be careful to refer such Person to the Sheriff, and he shall obey promptly any order the Sheriff may give therein.

Prisoners for Re- He shall allow prisoners committed for Re-examination to see their friends and re- examination may lations at reasonable hours, unless the committing or a Vieiting Justice or the Sheriff see their Friends order to the contrary; but he may withhold this privilege if he see sufficient reason,

recording the particulars in bis Journal as provided in the last Clause.

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Prisoner mitted for Trial

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Pri-

Ministers of Ro-

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Visitors' Names

to be recorded.

As to Letters of Prisonera.

Inventory of Gaol

Furniture.

Fine paid by Prisoners

Unless he receive orders to the contrary, he shall allow Prisoners committed for trial to see their friends and relations at reasonable bours twice a Week or oftener if the committing, or a Visiting Justice so order; but he may withhold this privilege if he ece sufficient reason, recording the particulars in his Journal as directed in the last Regulation.

Certain parts of

He shall allow convicted Prisoners to see their relations and friends, once in the course of each successive Three Months, but if in case of Sickness or otherwise be see sufficient reason, he may allow the privilege oftener, recording the particulars in his Journal as directed in the last Regulation. Prisoners committed for non-pay- ment of Penalties or want of Sureties, may receive visits in the same manner as those committed for Re-examination, if the objects of the visits appear to be to make ar- rangements for the payment of the Penalty, or to procure the required Sureties, otherwise they shall be subject to the same rules in this regard as convicted Prisoners. He shall take proper and discreet means to ascertain that no visitors bring into the Gaol any Instrument or other objectionable Article.

If a Prisoner do not belong to the Established Church, the Guoler, subject to the orders of the Sheriff, shall allow the visits of known Ministers of such Prisoner's own persuasion, or of whom such Prisoner may approve.

He shall not, without the order of the Sheriff, permit Percons other than Ministers of Religion to visit Prisoners on Sunday.

He shall demand the names of visitors to Prisoner, sand enter thers and the parti culars of their visits in bis Journal, and on reasonable suspicion, be (or the Matron in the case of females), may with their permission search them, and, if they decline to give their names, or to be searched, may refuse them admittance.

Unless the committing or a Visiting Justice, or the Sheriff order to the contrary, he shall allow Prisoners committed for Re-examination or trial to send and receive letters, but he may withhold such privilege if he see sufficient cause, recording the particulars and reasons in his Journal, and, subject to the same restrictions, he shall allow such convicted Prisoner to send and receive one letter in the course of every Three Months, but he shall inspect every letter or paper so sent, unless it be addressed to a Visiting Justice or other authority, keeping the contents of the same strictly pri- rate, unless it be necessary to report the same to a Visiting Justice. He may also inspect letters to or from Prisoners confined for Debt, or on Civil Procese, or for want of Sureties, if he reasonably suspect them to refer to a projected escape, or infringe- ment of Prison discipline, recording in his Journal the particulars and reasons for so acting, and marking the letters with his initials, but he may withhold a letter to or from any Prisoner, recording in his Journal the particulars and reaenos, and laying such letter without delay before the Sheriff or a Visiting Justice.

He shall keep in the proper Books an Inventory of all Furniture and moveable pro perty belonging to the Gaol, a Catalogue of all Books and printed papers allowed to be brought into the Gaol, an account of all provisions and stores supplied for the use of the Gaol or Prisoners, and so account of all money paid and received by him.

He shall on payment of a Fine by a Prisoner, immediately transfer the Money to the Person authorized to receive it, noting the particulars in the Fine Book.

He shall reserve certain parts of the Gaol to be used as Infirmaries for Prisoners

Gnol to be used as of both Sexes, paying strict regard to the Regulations hercin provided for the repara. Bick Warda tion of mule and female Prisoners.

Returns to be made by Gaoler.

On the 3d day of every Month he shall lay before the Sheriff a short Return of the Work performed by the Prisoners, and the Number of Hours a Day they worked during the Month immediately preceding. And before the Colonial Secretary, for the information of the Governor, a Return in the following Form, and shall retain Copies of all such Returns:-

RETURN ↔ PRISONERS dormito ch

Sentenced to Transportation, Imprisoned for more than One Year,... Imprisoned for more than Six Months, and

not more than One Year, Imprisoned for not more than Six Months, Committed for Trial, Remanded for Re-examination.......

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Committed for want of Sureties, Debtors and others confined on Civil Process, Orown Witnessen,

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Date of admission of the Crown Witness longest in Confinement, 185 Date of admission of the Prisoner confined for Debt, or on Civil | 185

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Geoler.

SOLVING

Male and Female Prisoners shall always be so confined as to prevent the former

Form of Mouth 1) Return to Cole-

nial Secretary.

Male and Female

from seeing, conversing, or holding any intercourse with the latter. The keys of all Prisoner to be Celle, Wards, or Roome, in which Female Prisoners shall be confined, shall remain parated, constantly in the possession of the Matron, and the locks and keys of such Cells, Wards, or Rooms, shall be different from the locks and keys of the Cells, Wards,

or Rooms, for Male Prisoners.

The Prisoners unless confined separately shall be divided into the following Classes, Prisoner to be

and no Prisoner of one Class, (with the exception hereinafter mentioned), shall be con- divided into cer- fined, or associate with Prisoners of another Class.

let, Felons under Sentence of Death.

2d, All other Felons.

3d, Misdemeanants and Persons confined for breach of the Revenue Laws.

4th, Prisoners committed for trial for Felony.

5th, Prisoners committed for trial for Misdemeanors, or detained for want of

Sureties.

6th, Prisoners remanded for Re-examination.

7th, Approvers.

8th, Debtors and Persons confined on Civil Process,

And every convicted Prisoner not ■ Felon shall be considered a Misdemesnant för

the purposes of these Regulations.

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All Prisoners of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Class shall be compellable to sweep, clean, and Prisoners to clean lime-wash the rooms in which they shall be confined, and to wash their persons and their Cells, &c. clothes as often as required by the Gaoler, and Prisoners of the other Classes to do

the same, or cause it to be done.

Two Male Prisoners only shall never be lodged together; the number confined în one Cell or Room shall be one, three, or more. If there be only one Prisoner of a particular Class confined in the Gaol, the Gaoler with the consent of auch Prisoner, may assign auch Prisoner to any other Class.

No Officer or Guard attached to the Gaol shall be allowed Rations, nor shall in any case be supplied with Rations by the Contractor who shall provide rations for the Pri soners, unless he be a Constable borne on the strength of the Police Force, and such Rations to be those to which he is entitled as such Constable, and the Contractor for the Prisoners be also Contractor for the Police Force.

Neither the Gaoler nor any Officer of the Gaol shall receive any fee or gratuity of Gaoler and Sub- any kind from any Prisoner, visitor, or other Person, under any pretence whatever, ordinates not to re- unless he he expressly authorised by Act of Parliament, or by a Colonial Ordinance, ceive Foss

to receive such fee or gratuity.

Neither the Gaoler nor any Officer of the Gaol, shall visit by entry within her Cell

any Female Prisoner unless in presence of the Matron.

Gaoler to Super

The distribution of Rations and Clothing shall be personally superintended by the Gaoler or an Officer of the Gaol. Any Prisoner may request the Gaoler or Officer intend the distribu distributing, to weigh or measure in bis presence, or allow him to weigh or measure tion of Eations, âc

my Article of food so distributed to him, and the Gudler or Officer shall comply with

the request, except it appear to the Gaoler that such request is vexatiously made, and

auch request and refusal shall be noted by the Gaoler in his Journal.

Chinese Prisoners and others accustomed to Chinese dict shall have at least two Lot meals a day, and other Prisoners shall have three meals a day, two at least of them hot meals.

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