CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9] — Page 60

176.-No such prisoner shall be compelled to attend any religious service other than his own; but, subject to these provisions, he shall attend Divine Service on Sundays, and on week-days when such service is performed, unless prevented by sickness, or excused by the Superintendent for any other reason.

177.-Such prisoners shall be subject to any General Rules, except so far as the same are inconsistent with the Special Rules relating to such prisoners.

178.-Such prisoners shall be allowed to smoke under such regulations as may be laid down by the Superintendent.

SPECIAL RULES FOR DEBTORS.

179.-Debtors shall not be required to take a bath on reception, if, on the application of the prisoner, the Superintendent shall decide that it is unnecessary, or if the Surgeon shall state that it is for medical reasons unadvisable.

180.-Debtors shall at all times, except when at Chapel or exercise, occupy the cells or rooms assigned to them.

181.-The Superintendent, before granting any permission which by the following rules he is authorised or required to grant, shall satisfy himself that it can be granted without interfering with the security, good order, and government of the Prison and prisoners therein; and if, after it has been granted, its continuance seems likely to cause any such interference, or if the prisoner has abused such permission, or has been guilty of any misconduct, he shall have power to suspend or withdraw such permission.

182.-Debtors shall be permitted to supply their own food, on giving due notice beforehand at the time required; but the Superintendent shall not permit such prisoners to receive any prison allowance of food at any meal for which they receive or procure food at their own expense.

183.-Articles of food shall be received only at such hours as may be fixed from time to time. They shall be inspected by the Officers of the Prison, and shall be subject to such restrictions as may be necessary to prevent luxury or waste.

184.-Any such prisoner shall not during twenty-four hours receive or purchase more than one pint of malt liquor or cider, or if an adult half a pint of wine.

185.-No such prisoner shall be allowed to sell or transfer any article whatsoever, allowed to be introduced for his use, to any other prisoner.

186.-Such prisoner shall not be compelled, either to have his hair cut, or, if he usually wears his beard, &c., to shave, except on account of vermin or dirt, or when the Medical Officer deems it necessary on the ground of health and cleanliness, and the hair of such prisoner shall not be cut closer than may be necessary for the purpose of health and cleanliness.

187.-The beds of such prisoners shall be made and the rooms and yards in their occupation shall be swept and cleaned by them every morning. The furniture and utensils appropriated to their use shall be kept clean and neatly arranged by them.

188.-Debtors may be permitted to work and follow their respective trades and professions provided their employment does not interfere with the regulations of the Gaol, and they will be permitted to have the whole of their earnings after deducting the cost of any implements which may be supplied to them, and the cost of their maintenance, if they are maintained at the expense of the Prison.

189.-No such prisoner shall be compelled to attend any religious service other than his own but, subject to these provisions, he shall attend Divine Service on Sundays, and on week-days when such service is performed, unless prevented by sickness, or excused by the Superintendent for any other reasons.

190.-The place in which such prisoners receive visits shall not be the same as that in which criminal prisoners receive visits, if any other suitable place can be conveniently provided.

191.-Debtors shall be permitted to exercise during such periods of the day as the circumstances of the Prison will allow, and during the same periods they shall be permitted, if they prefer it, to associate together in an orderly manner.

192.-Debtors shall be permitted to receive one visit, and also to write and receive one letter each week, subject to Rule 221; but they may communicate with, and receive visits from their friends and legal advisers at any reasonable hour of the day, for the purpose of arranging the payment of their debts.

193.-Debtors shall also be subject to all General Rules, except so far as the same are inconsistent with the Special Rules relating to debtors.

194.-Debtors shall be allowed to smoke under such regulations as may be laid down by the Superintendent.

GENERAL RULES.

ADMISSION AND DISCHARGE.

195.-No prisoner shall be admitted to Gaol unless accompanied by a warrant for detention.

196.-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.

197.-If any prisoner is found to have cutaneous disease, or to be infected with vermin, means shall be taken effectually to eradicate and destroy the same.

198.-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.

199.-Every prisoner may, if required for the purposes of justice, be photographed on reception, and subsequently.

200.-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.

201.-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.

202.-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 also be read and explained weekly to the whole of the prisoners.

203.-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.

CLEANLINESS.

204.-The weekly shaving of the Chinese prisoners shall be done according to such regulations as shall be established from time to time. The razors shall be always under the charge of the officer of the ward or yard, and he shall take care they are withdrawn immediately the prisoners have finished with them. Prisoners of very filthy habits are to be brought to the notice of the Superintendent.

205.-The queues of Chinese prisoners sentenced to Penal Servitude shall be cut off, and their hair shall be kept cut close until within six months of their release; the queues may also be cut off short-sentenced prisoners if the Surgeon should consider it necessary for the purpose of health or cleanliness; but such prisoner shall be allowed to appeal to the Governor against it.

206.-The hair of European prisoners shall be cut to such moderate length as health or cleanliness may require.

207.-Every prisoner shall wash his face and hands daily, and shall take a bath once a week.

208.-Prisoners shall keep their cells, utensils, clothing, and bedding clean and neatly arranged; and shall clean and sweep the yards, passages, and all other parts of the Prison as may be directed.

CLOTHING, BEDDING, FOOD.

209.-The whole of the Chinese prisoners' clothing, and the under-clothing of the European prisoners shall be changed weekly.

210.-Every prisoner shall sleep in a cell by himself, if the accommodation of the Gaol will permit it, or, under special circumstances, in a cell with not fewer than two other prisoners.

211.-The clothing of prisoners sentenced to Penal Servitude may be given to their friends, with the exception of one suit, which will be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Superintendent, in order to recoup the Government for the expense of providing a suitable suit of clothes for the prisoner on his discharge.

212.-Such additional clothing and bedding may be issued, during severe weather, or in special cases, as the Surgeon may deem requisite.

213.-A prisoner who has any complaint to make regarding the diet furnished to him, or who wishes his diet to be weighed to ascertain whether he is supplied with the authorised quantity, must make his request immediately it is handed to him, and it will be weighed in his presence, and in that of the officer deputed for that purpose; but frequent and groundless complaints will be treated as breaches of Gaol discipline and punished accordingly.

214.-For not more than ten days in each month, for the first six months of his imprisonment, each European and American prisoner shall be fed on Penal Diet, viz., Bread and Water, with half a pound of Rice at midday, and for Chinese and Indians Rice and Water only.

215.-The days on which a prisoner will be on Penal Diet will not be continuous, but divided into periods of not more than five days at a time, and no prisoner on Penal Diet will be put to Hard Labour.

216.-As regards the food of Indian prisoners, the best possible arrangement is to be made, so that they may not be forced to choose between loss of food and loss of caste.

217.-European and American prisoners whose sentences do not exceed five days will be put on Penal Diet, those with sentences of six to fourteen days will receive two pints of gruel daily in addition.

218.-Till further order Reduced Penal Diet is to be supplied to:-

1st. Felons, whom the Superintendent may have reasonable grounds for supposing to have been previously imprisoned for Felony.

2nd. Chinese and Indian prisoners sentenced to fourteen days and under; and

3rd. Prisoners who may be reported for breaches of Gaol Regulations (at the discretion of the Superintendent).

CLASSIFICATION.

219.-Prisoners will be classified for location, and the classes will be kept separate from each other so far as the accommodation of the Gaol will permit, as follows:-

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Penal Servitude prisoners: First Conviction.

Ditto. With two or more Convictions.

Hard Labour prisoners: First Conviction.

With two or more Ditto. Convictions.

Prisoners unable to find Security for their Good Behaviour.

Prisoners confined as Suspicious or Dangerous Characters.

Debtors and First Class Misdemeanants.

On Remand and Waiting Trial: First Conviction.

On Remand and Waiting Trial: With two or more Convictions.

Prisoners sentenced to Short Terms of Imprisonment, not exceeding fourteen days : First Conviction.

Prisoners sentenced to Short Terms of Imprisonment, not exceeding fourteen days: With two or more Convictions.

Boys under sixteen Years of Age: First Conviction.

Boys under sixteen Years of Age: With two or more Convictions.

All officers of the Prison must, as far as lies in their power, endeavour to carry out this Rule, bearing in mind that the object of Classification is to prevent the contamination by depraved prisoners of prisoners not so depraved; and to attempt to ensure that a prisoner shall go out of prison not worse than he came in.

VISITS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO PRISONERS, &c.

220.-Convicted prisoners, with the exception of those heretofore mentioned, after they have served the first three months, will be permitted to write and receive one letter every three months; but the Superintendent may permit any prisoner to write a special letter, or to see his friends, immediately after conviction, if for the purpose of making arrangements respecting his property, &c.

221.-All letters to and from prisoners are to be read by the Superintendent, and shall be forwarded or kept back according to the nature of their contents. Events of importance to prisoners may be communicated to them at any period by the Superintendent.

222.-The privilege of writing and receiving letters may be postponed or forfeited by misconduct, if so ordered by the Superintendent; but no such order shall be made for a period longer than one month from the time of the prisoner's last report.

223.-Convicted prisoners, with the exception of those heretofore mentioned, shall be allowed, after the first three months, to see their relations or friends once in three months, unless such visits