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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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ment without muc- Medical Officer of the Gaol that the Person to be punished ena receive the Panish- 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, he shall in- of Minors, &c, no form such Prisoner's relatives or friends, fif any of good character can be found), of tice to be gives 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 anch Superiors
Person.
As to admimiom
He shall allow Prisoners confined for Deht, 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 at 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 thall obey promptly any order the Sheriff may give therein.
Princmers for Ro
He shall allow prisoners committed for Re-examination to see their friends and re- examination may lations at reasonabile hours, unless the committing or a Visiting 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 his Journal as provided in the last Clause,
Prisoners com- mitted for Trial
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Unless be receive orders to the contrary, he shall allow Prisoners committed for trial to see their friends and relations at reasonable hours twice a Week or oftener if the committing, or a Visiting Justice so order; but he may withhold this privilege if he see sufficient reason, recording the particulars in bis Journal as directed in the last Regulation. Convicted Pri 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 privilegu 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 sime 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 diserest means to ascertain that no visitors bring into the Gaol any Instrument or other objectionable Article.
Minister of Re- ligion.
Visitors' Names
to be recorded.
As to Letters of Prisoners
Inventory of Gaol Furniture.
Finns paid by
Prisolars.
Certain parts of Gaol to be need as
Bick Wards
Returns to be made by Gaoler.
If a Prisoner do nut belong to the Extablished Church, the Gaoler, subject to the orders of the Sheriff, shall allow the visits of known Ministers of such Prisouer's own persuasion, or of whom such Prisoner may approve.
He shall not, without the order of the Sheriff, permit Persons other than Ministers of Religion to visit Prisoners on Sunday.
He shall demand the names of visitors to Prisoner, sand enter them and the parti- culars of their visita in his Journal, and vo reasonable suspicion, be (or the Matron in the case of females), may with their permission search them, and, if they decline to gire 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 för Re examination or trial to send and receive letters, but be may withhold such privilege if he see sufficient cause, recording the particulars and reasons in lis Journal, and, subject to the same restrictions, be 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- vate, unless it be necessary to report the same to a Visiting Justice. He may also inspect letters to or from Prisoners eunâued for Debt, or on Civil Process, 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 particulare and ressons for so ucting, and marking the letters with his initials, but he may withhold a letter to or from any Primer, recording is his Jurnal the particulare and reasons, and laying Buch letter without delay before the Sheriff or a Visiting Justice.
He shall keep in the proper Books an Inventory of all Fumiture 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 an account of all money paid and received by him.
He shall on payment of a Fins 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 puts of the Gaol to be used as Infirmaries for Prisoners of both fexes, paying strict regard to the Hegulations Kercin provided for the separa tion of tale and female Prisoners.
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 Culonial Scerotary, for the information of the Governor, a Return in the following Furm, and shall retain Copies of all such Returns:---
RETURN «» PRISONERS CONFITED IN
QAOL OF
185.
Sentenced to Transportation, Imprisoned for more than One Year,
Imprisoned for more than Six Houatla,
not more than One Year; '..... Imprisoned for not more than Bix Months Committed for Trial,
Remanded for Re-examination...e
Committed for want of Saretien,
Debtors and other confined on Civil Process,
Crowa Witamos,
Present working strength of Chain Gang,
CETERA.
Date of admission of the Prisoner langezi in Confinement, not hav-
ing been tried, Date of admission of the Crown Witness longest in Confinement, Date of adminion of the Prisoner confined for Debl, or on Civil
Process, longest in Confinement,
185
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185
220
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Gasler.
Male and Female Prisoners shall always be so confined as to prevent the former
Form of Month, ly Raburn se Cuân xial Becretary,
Male and Female
from seeing, conversing, or holding any intercourse with the latter. The keys of all Prisoners to be me- Cells, Wards, or Rooms, in which Female Prisoners shall be confined, shall remain paratad: 2 57 constantly in the possession of the Matron, and the locks and keys of auch Cella, 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, Prisoners to be
tain Clames.
and no Prisoner of one Claus, (with the exception hereinafter mentioned), shall be con- divided into cer fined, or associate with Prisoners of another Class.
ist, Felons under Sentence of Death.
2d. All other Felona.
8d. Miedemanants and Persons confined for breach of the Revenue Laws.
4th, Prisoners committed for til 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 a Felon shall be considered a Misdemeanant for
the purposes of these Regulations.
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, de 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 in 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 such Prisoner, may assign such 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
onere, unless he be a Constable borne on the strength of the Police Force, and soch Rations to be those to which he is entitled as such Constable, and the Contractor for the Prisoners be aho 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 be be expressly authorised by Act of Parliament, or by a Colonial Ordinance, seive I'eos.
to receive such fee or gratuity.
Neither the Gacker nor any Officer of the Gaol, shall visit by entry within her Call
any Female Prisoner unless in presence of the Matros. ...
Gacker to Super
The distribution of Rations and Clothing shall be personally superintended by the Gaoler or an Officer of the Gaol. Any Prisoner way request the Gaoler or Officer intend the distribu distributing, to weigh or measure in his presence, or allow him to weigh or measure ton of Bations, &a. any Article of food so distributed to him, and the Gaoler or Officer shall comply with
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the request, except it appear to the Gaoler that such request is vexatiously made, and such request and refusal shall be noted by the Gaoler in his Journal," - to
Chinese Prisoners and others accustomed to Chinese diet shall have at least two hot meals a day, and other Frisoners shall have three meals a day, two at least of them hot meals, **
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