SEPARATE CONFINEMENT.
335. All male prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for two years and upwards shall pass the first six months of their imprisonment in separate confinement.
336. Prisoners in separate confinement shall be allowed one hour daily to exercise in the open air under the supervision of an officer of the prison who shall see that the prisoners do not converse together, either in going to the yard, while at exercise, or in returning to their cells.
337. Such prisoners shall keep their cells and utensils perfectly clean at all times, and shall be employed at crank labour, picking oakum, (etc.), making or mending clothes, shoe making or mending, &c.
338. Such prisoners shall on no account communicate or hold conversation with any other prisoner, but shall at all times observe the strictest silence.
339. Such prisoners may write a letter on admission, if they wish to inform their friends of their whereabouts, and receive a reply; but, with this exception, they shall not write or receive a letter, or receive a visit, during the six months of their separate confinement.
340. Prisoners, previously imprisoned for felony, when sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour, shall pass a certain time in separate confinement, from one to six months, according to the number of their previous convictions and their conduct while in prison.
341. In these rules the words subordinate officers shall, unless inconsistent with the context, include all officers except the Chief Warder. The words "criminal prisoners" shall include all prisoners except first class misdemeanants, prisoners for debt, prisoners on remand and persons imprisoned for default in finding security. The words "European prisoners" shall include Americans and such persons as are manifestly Europeans by extraction. "Asiatic prisoners" shall include all prisoners other than Europeans. The expression "prison" or "Gaol" shall, unless inconsistent with the context, include Victoria Gaol and the prison set apart for the use of females.
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SEPARATE CONFINEMENT.
335. All male prisoners sentenced to impri- sonment for two years and upwards shall pass the first six months of their imprisonment in separate confinement.
336. Prisoners in separate confinement shall be allowed one hour daily to exercise in the open air under the supervision of an officer of the prison who shall see that the prisoners do not converse together, either in going to the yard, while at exercise, or in returning to their cells.
837. Such prisoners shall keep their cells and utensils perfectly clean at all times, and shall be employed at crank labour, picking oakum, (2 be.), making or mending clothes, shoe making or mending, &c.
338. Such prisoners shall on no account com. municate or hold conversation with any other prisoner, but shall at all times observe the strictest silence
339. Such prisoners may write a letter on admission, if they wish to inform their friends of their whereabouts, and receive a reply; but, with this exception, they shall not write or receive a letter, or receive a visit, during the six months of their separate confinement.
340. Prisoners, previously imprisoned for felony, when sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour, shall pass a certain time in separate confinement, from one to six months, according to the number of their previous convictions and their conduct while in prison.
341. In these rules the words subordinate officers shall, unless inconsistent with the con- text, include all officers except the Chief Warder, The words "criminal prisoners" shall include all prisoners except first class misdemeanants, pri- soners for debt, prisoners on remand and persons imprisoned for default in finding security. The words "European prisoners" shall include Ame- ricans and such persons as are manifestly Euro- peans by extraction. "Asiatic prisoners" shall include all prisoners other than Europeans. The expression "rison" or Gaol" sball, unless inconsistent with the context, include Victoria Gaol and the prison set apart for the use of females.
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