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211. All such prisoners shall wear fetters not- withstanding their employment on No. 1 bard labour, and on No. 2 hard labour; and if any such prisoners are ordered by the Surgeon to No. 3 industrial light labour they shall not on that account have their fetters removed, unless specially recommended by the Surgeon on medical grounds.
212. No such prisoners shall, except by order of the Surgeon be employed on No. 3 industrial light labour unless their conduct has been good, and when so employed their fetters
be remo- may ved if they interfere with their work.
213. All such prisoners shall be exempted from wearing fetters on the ground of good character, but shall on misconducting themselves, and being awarded prison punishment, again be placed in fetters and not released therefrom until they have regained a good character.
214. A prisoner shall be considered of good character who has not for three consecutive months been guilty of any prison offence for which he has been punished.
215. Prisoners sentenced to less than one year's imprisonment with hard labour shall wear an iron ring on one ankle without other fetters.
216. All prisoners convicted of returning from banishment shall wear fetters during the whole period of their imprisonment.
CLEANLINESS.
217. The weekly shaving of the Chinese pri- soners shall be done according to such regulations as shall be established by the Superintendent 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 The razors shall be always under the charge of the officer of the ward or yard, and he shall take care they are withdrawn immediately the prisoners have finished with them.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.
218. The queues of Chinese prisoners seu- tenced to imprisonment with hard labour for upwards of 2 years may be cut off, and their hair kept cut close until within six months of their release; the
quenes may also be cut off short- prisoners if the Surgeon should con- sentence: sider it necessary for the purpose of health or cleanliness; but such prisoner shall be allowed to appeal to the Governor against it.
No queue shall be cut under any circumstances without the special permission of the Governor.
219. The hair of European prisoners shall be ent to such moderate length as health or clean- liness may require.
220. Every prisoner shall wash his face and hands daily, and shall take a bath once a week.
221. 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.
222. The whole of the Chinese prisoners' clothing, and the under-clothing of the European prisoners shall be changed weekly.
223. Every prisoner shall sleep in a cell by himself, if the accommodation of the Prison will permit it, or, under special circumstances, in al cell with not fewer than two other prisoners.
224. The clothing of prisoners sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for 2 years 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 pro- viding a suitable suit of clothes for the prisoner on his discharge.
225. Such additional clothing and bedding may be issued, during severe weather, or in special cases, as the Surgeon may deem requisite.
226. 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, shall make his complaint immediately his diet is handed to him, and it shall be examined or 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 Prison discipline and punished accordingly.
227. On every Sunday and Saturday of each week in the first six months of his imprisonmer, each prisoner shall be fed on Pennl Diet, viz., for Europeans bread and water, with half a pound of rice at mid-day, and for Asiatics rice and water Jonly. No prisoner when on Penal Diet shall be put to hard labour.
228. The best possible arrangement shall be made as to the food of Indian prisoners, so that they may not be forced to choose between loss of food and loss of caste.
229. European 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.
280. (1.) Subject to the conditions of Rule 227 Reduced Penal Dict shall be supplied to prisoners who have been previously sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 3 months and upwards,
(2.) Until otherwise ordered, Reduced Penal Diet shall be supplied to Asiatics sentenced to 14 days and under.
231. Punishment Diet shall be supplied to prisoners reported for breaches of the Prison Regulations (at the discretion of the Superintend- ent), but no prisoner shall be kept on punish- ment diet for more than 3 days at a time.
CLASSIFICATION.
232. Prisoners shall be classifed for location, and the classes sha I be kept separate from each
other so far as the accommodation of the Gaol will permit, as follows :----
(1.) Males,
Hard Labour prisoners: First conviction.
Ditto.
With two or more convictions. Prisoners unable to find security for their
good behaviour.
as suspicious or Prisoners confined
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.
With Boys under sixteen years of age:
two or more convictions.
(2.) Females,----
Hard labour prisoners: First conviction.
Ditto.
With two or more
convictions.
Prisoners unable to find security for their
good behaviour. Prisoners confined
or
as suspicious 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. Girls under sixteen years of age: First
conviction.
Girls under sixteen years of age: With
two or more convictions.
All officers of the Prison shall endeavour to carry out this Rule, bearing in mind that the object of Classification is to prevent the contami- nation 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. 233. Convicted prisoners, with the exception of those heretofore mentioned, after they have served the first three months, may 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, or other-
wise.
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234. All letters to and from prisoners shall be read by the Superintendent, and shall be for- warded or kept back according to the nature of their contents. Events of importance to prisoners be communicated to them at any period by the Superintendent.
may
235. The privilege of writing and receiving letters may be postponed or forfeited by miscon- duct, 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.
236. 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 are prohibited by the Superintendent for mis- conduct; but no prohibition shall be made for a period longer than one month from the time of the prisoner's last report.
237. The days and hours for visits to the prisoners shall be fixed by the Superintendent, and shall be publicly notified at the gates of the prison.
238. If any prisoner is committed to prison in default of the payment of any sum which, in pursuance of any conviction or order, he is required to pay,
such prisoner shall be allowed to com- municate by letter with and to see any of his friends or his solicitor at any reasonable time, for the bond fide purpose of providing for the pay- ment which would procure his release from prison. 239. In case of very serious illness prisoners may see their relations, if not objected to ou unedical grounds.
240. The visits of prisoners' friends shall in no case exceed fifteen minutes, and shall always be made in the presence of an officer of the prison and shall be recorded in a book to be kept for] that purpose.
241. Officers of Police may visit prisoners for the purpose of identification, on production of an order from the Police, or with Magisterial authority.
242. Officers of the Law, with competent warrants, or orders for serving writs or other legal process on persons within the prison, shall
purpose. be admitted into the prison for that
243. All prisoners may petition the Governor once shortly after conviction if they wish, but not afterwards unless there are any special circumstances which the Superintendent may consider should be brought to the notice of the Governor, or unless such prisoner has been over one year in Gaol.
244. No visitor shall be admitted until he has given his name and address, and stated his rela- tionship to or connection with the prisoner he wishes to see, if any; and these particulars shall be duly recorded.
245. No visits shall be made on a Sunday except in cases of emergency.
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