CO129-272 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [5-9] — Page 530

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Each prisoner shall be fed on penal diet, viz., for Europeans bread and water, with half a pound of rice at mid-day, and for Asiatics rice and water only. No prisoner when on penal diet shall be put to hard labour.

235. 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.

236. 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.

237. (1) Subject to the conditions of rule 234, reduced penal diet shall be supplied to Asiatic prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 6 months and under but over 14 days, female prisoners with sentences over 14 days and juveniles with sentences over 6 months and to those 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.

238. Punishment diet shall be supplied to prisoners reported for breaches of the prison regulations (at the discretion of the Superintendent), but no prisoner shall be kept on punishment diet for more than 3 days at a time.

CLASSIFICATION.

239. Prisoners shall be classified for location, and the classes shall 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 sentenced to imprisonment in default of payment of fine.

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.

(2) Females,-

Hard labour prisoners: First conviction.

With two or more convictions.

Ditto.

Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment in default of payment of fine.

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.

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Each prisoner shall be fed on penal diet, viz., for Europeans bread and water, with half a pound of rice at mid-day, and for Asiatics rice and water only. No prisoner when on penal diet shall be put to hard labour.

235. 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.

236. 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.

237. (1) Subject to the conditions of rule 234, reduced penal diet shall be supplied to Asiatic prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 6 months and under but over 14 days, female prisoners with sentences over 14 days and juveniles with sentences over 6 months and to those 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.

238. Punishment diet shall be supplied to prisoners reported for breaches of the prison regulations (at the discretion of the Superintendent), but no prisoner shall be kept on punishment diet for more than 3 days at a time.

CLASSIFICATION.

239. Prisoners shall be classified for location, and the classes shall 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. With two or more convictions. Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment in default of payment of fine. 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.

(2) Females,-

Hard labour prisoners: First conviction. With two or more convictions. Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment in default of payment of fine. 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.

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Each prisoner shall be fed on penal diet, viz., for Europeans bread and water, with half a pound of rice at mid-day, and for Asiatics rice and water only. No prisoner when on penal diet shall be put to hard labour. 235. 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. 236. 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. 237. (1) Subject to the conditions of rule 234, reduced penal diet shall be supplied to Asiatic prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 6 months and under but over 14 days, female prisoners with sentences over 14 days and juveniles with sentences over 6 months and to those 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. 238. Punishment diet shall be supplied to prisoners reported for breaches of the prison regulations (at the discretion of the Superintendent), but no prisoner shall be kept on punishment diet for more than 3 days at a time. CLASSIFICATION. 239. Prisoners shall be classified for location, and the classes shall 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 sentenced to imprisonment in default of payment of fine. 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. (2) Females,- Hard labour prisoners: First conviction. With two or more convictions. Ditto. Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment in default of payment of fine. 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. Page 23 524 Page 524 was replaced with a more appropriate tag to indicate page information as per the instructions. However, the exact format for indicating page numbers as per the instructions isn't directly followed here due to the output format constraint. 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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. 236. 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. 237. (1) Subject to the conditions of rule 234, reduced penal diet shall be supplied to Asiatic prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 6 months and under but over 14 days, female prisoners with sentences over 14 days and juveniles with sentences over 6 months and to those 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. 238. Punishment diet shall be supplied to prisoners reported for breaches of the prison regulations (at the discretion of the Superintendent), but no prisoner shall be kept on punishment diet for more than 3 days at a time. CLASSIFICATION. 239. Prisoners shall be classified for location, and the classes shall 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. With two or more convictions. Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment in default of payment of fine. 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. (2) Females,- Hard labour prisoners: First conviction. With two or more convictions. Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment in default of payment of fine. 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. Page 23 524 The corrections made include fixing spelling errors (e.g., "gracl" to "gruel", "Asiaties" to "Asiatics", "trail" to "trial", "lind" to "find"), correcting spacing and formatting issues, and re-organizing some parts into tables for better readability. The response is formatted in HTML as per the instructions.
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sach prisoner shall be fed on penal diet, viz., for Europeans bread and water, with half a pound of rice at mid-day, and for Asiatics rice and water only. No prisoner when on penal diet shall be put to hard labour. 235. 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. 236. 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 gracl daily in addition. 237. (1) Subject to the conditions of rule 234 reduced penal diet shall be supplied to Asiatic prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 6 months and under but over 14 days, female prisoners with sentences over 14 days and juveniles with sentences over 6 months and to those pri- soners 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 Asiaties sentenced to 14 days and under. 238. 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 punishment diet for more than 3 days at a time. CLASSIFICATION. 239. Prisoners shall be classified for location, and the classes shall be kept separate from each other so far as the accommodation of the Gaol will permit, as follows :---- (1) Jules- Hard labour prisoners: First conviction. Ditto. With two or more convictions. Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment in default of payment of fiue. Prisoners unable to find security for their good behaviour. Prisoners confined as suspicious or dan- gerous 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 termus 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. (2) Females,- Hard labour prisoners: First conviction. With two or more convictions. Ditto. Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment in default of payment of fine. Prisoners unable to lind security for their good behaviour. Prisoners confined as suspicious or dan- gerous characters. Debtors and first class misdemeanants. On remand and waiting trail: First conviction. 23 524
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sach prisoner shall be fed on penal diet, viz., for Europeans bread and water, with half a pound of rice at mid-day, and for Asiatics rice and water only. No prisoner when on penal diet shall be put to hard labour.

235. 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.

236. 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 gracl daily in addition.

237. (1) Subject to the conditions of rule 234 reduced penal diet shall be supplied to Asiatic prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 6 months and under but over 14 days, female prisoners with sentences over 14 days and juveniles with sentences over 6 months and to those pri- soners 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 Asiaties sentenced to 14 days and under.

238. 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 punishment diet for more than 3 days at a time.

CLASSIFICATION.

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

(1) Jules-

Hard labour prisoners: First conviction.

Ditto.

With two or more convictions.

Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment in

default of payment of fiue.

Prisoners unable to find security for their

good behaviour.

Prisoners confined as suspicious or dan-

gerous 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 termus 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.

(2) Females,-

Hard labour prisoners: First conviction. With two or more convictions.

Ditto.

Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment in

default of payment of fine.

Prisoners unable to lind security for their

good behaviour.

Prisoners confined as suspicious or dan-

gerous characters.

Debtors and first class misdemeanants. On remand and waiting trail: First

conviction.

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