CO129-245 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [5-7] — Page 275

296.--As soon as the Gaol accommodation shall permit of it. prisoners committed to Gaol for breaches of naval and military discipline

shall be kept separate from civil prisoners.

RULES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PRISONERS ON PUBLIC WORKS.

PRISONERS.

297.The Prisoners shall be divided into parties not exceeding sixteen men, and each party shall be known by a number.

298.---Each party shall be under the charge of an Assistant Turnkey armed with a short sword for his defence, who shall have the number of his party on a badge affixed to his left arm ; and the whole of the parties shall be under the charge of a Head Turnkey armed with sword and revolver, who shall be assisted by a Turnkey armed in the same manner.

299.-The prisoners will work in coupling chains of about twelve feet long, fastened by means of anklets and padlocks.

300.--If the work is near the Gaol, the pri- soners shall be marched in to their mid-day meal at noon, but if at too great a distance from the Gaol, the meal will be sent to them.

301-The prisoners will breakfast at about 6.20 A., 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 13 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 recapture 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 himse be under the command of the Head Tumk and shall assist him in the performanse of f duties. He shall move about continually me

the parties, keeping a watchful eye on be officers and prisoners. When needelje sh take charge of detached parties, and shall at su times use great discretion in the disposal off officers so as to prevent the escape of

any soners, remembering that their safe cust should be his first care.

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-The marks will be given according to following scale---

.) 6 marks a day for zealous and stendy

hard labour.

(b.) 5 marks for a less degree of industry. ()4 marks for a moderate day's work. 16. The prisoner's marks will commence at termination of the penal stage. 817.-n the admission of a prisoner with a tence of twelve months and upwards, such tence will be reduced to days, which will be ltiplied by four, thus giving the number of rks be is compelled to earn before his dis

rge; thus, take the twelve months sentence, days multiplied by four will give 1,460, the aber of marks he must earn at the rate of 18-If by his industry the prisoner gains six r a day to complete the whole of his sentence. a day, and does not lose auy for misconduct,

308.-The Assistant Turnkeys in charges parties must remember always that the custody of the prisoners is their first c They shall therefore place themselves when, the works so as at all times to command

L view of their men; they shall repeatedly c their prisoners during the day, and never a their backs towards them, and shall on no accorks use a spade, pick, or any other tool, so a place themselves at a disadvantage with reg to the prisoners.

309.-The Assistant Turnkeys shall be care to ascertain that the anklets, chains, and padle are in proper order, and shall minutely exam them before leaving the Gaol, when knocking work for the mid-day meal, and before return to the Gaol in the evening.

earns the full remission of one-third allowe by the Governor.

319-On Sundays marks will be allowed for duct alone Except under special circum- nces where injury has accidentally resulted marks a day during the time he is in Hospital. ile on prison work, a prisoner will get only five Prisoners on Light Labour by order of the 310.-In the event of a prisoner's attempting

Surgeon will not get more than five marks a day. 20.-Prisoners who by their misconduct escape, the officer in charge of his party will b his whistle to attract the attention of the of the whole of their remission, will be liable officers, and will then fall-in the remaine kept in Separate Confinement during the prisoners of his party and await instructions fo the Head Turnkey.

6 months of their sentence. 21.-The Prison officers will be supplied with ks in which they will enter each evening the 311-The Head Turnkey, the Turnkey,ks each prisoner has carned during the day. the Sikh Guards will not fire at an escape prisoner unle-s his escape cannot be preve by any other means; and even then will endeavour to disable him, remembering that of life is to be avoided if possible.

312.-The Assistant Turnkeys will key Governor, on the recommendation of the Superin- 323-Extra marks may be given by the book in which they will enter the numb tendent, for special services such as:-- names, and sentences of the prisoners of th respective partics, making special remarks as the industry of each prisoner, and they will responsible to the Head Turnkey for the to used by their parties.

22.--When a prisoner is sentenced to forfeit marks which he has gained, the sentence uld state the exact number of marks he is to lose, as, to forfeit siæ marks.

REMISSION OF SENTENCES, AND

REWARDS UNDER THE

MARK SYSTEM.

313.-The time which every prisoner with. sentence of twelve months and upwards must in Prison will be represented by a certain num of marks, which he must earn by actual lah performed before he can be discharged.

314.- No remission will be granted for a duct It is only on condition of good cond and strict obedience that prisoners are allo to earn by their industry a remission of a port,

(a) Giving information of plots. (b.) Protecting Gaol officers or prisoners from attack, or protecting them from imminent danger.

(c) Preventing escapes, fires, &c.

(d.) Preserving order in case of disturbance. 324.--Marks will be forfeited by prisoners for misconduct according to the punishment inflicted, generally at the rate of

8 Murks for one Day Solitary Confinement

on Bread or Rice and Water, for one Day Bread or Rice and

Water,

6

6

31

4

11

4 72

for one Day Reduced Penal Diet, for one Meal Stopped,

for one Pork Ration Stopped,

for one Meal Bread or Rice and for a flogging.

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of their sentence. If, therefore, their conduct 325.-If a prisoner is reconvicted before the indifferent or bad, they will be liable to be period of his reinission has expired, he will be a certain number of marks, according to allowed to earn only five marks a day instead of nature and degree of the offence, and will, and if he is reconvicted twice before the ex- forfeit by misconduct the remission which piration of the period of remission, he will be

allowed to earn no remission. have earned by their industry.

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326.--All convicted criminal prisoners with sentences of twelve months and upwards who shall be employed at remunerative labour, will be allowed to earn a small gratuity at the rate of one cent for every six marks, but the whole gratuity for any one prismer is not to exceed $10. Snch gratuity shall be paid at the time of discharge. In forfeiting marks for miscou- duct the proportionate amount of gratuity will also be forfeited.

327.-Convicts will not be allowed to earn any gratuity until they have served the first six months either in Separate Confinement or at No. 1 Hard Labour.

328.-The name of every convict under a lite sentence who has served fifteen years of his sen- tence, or having served ten years of his sentence bas attained or is believed in the absence of positive evidence to have attained the age of sixty, shall be submitted for the consideration of the Governor in Executive Council. This rule will be com municated to every such convict now in prison, and to any other on first reception into prison, but each must be made to distinctly understand that such submission in no way implies that any remission of sentence will necessarily be granted.

SEPARATE CONFINEMENT.

329.-Where the Gaol accommodation admits of it, all Male Penal Servitade prisoners shall be required to pass the first six months of their imprisonment in Separate Confinement.

330.- Penal Servitude Prisoners will be allowed one hour daily to exercise in the open air under the supervision of an officer, who will see that the prisoners do not converse together, either in going to the yard, while at exercise, or in return- ing to their cells.

331.-Such prisoners are to keep their cells and utensils perfectly clean at all times, and will be employed at crank labour, picking oakum, making or mending clothes, shoe making or mending, &c.

332.-Such prisoners shall on no account communicate or hold conversation with any other prisoner, but shall at all times observe the strictest silence.

335. Such prisoners shall be permitted to write a letter on admission, if they wish it, to inform their friends of their whereabouts: but, with this exception they shall not write or re- ceive a letter, or receive a visit during the six months of their Separate Confinement.

334.-Felons, whom the Superintendent may have reasonable grounds for supposing to have been previously imprisoned for Felony, when sentenced to terms of Hard Labour will be required to pass a certain time in Separate Con- finement from one to six months according to the number of their previous convictions, and their conduct while in Gaol.

335.-Violent and disorderly prisoners may be placed in Separate Confinement at the discre- tion of the Superintendent for terms not exceed- ing seven days at one time.