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(5) Prisoners of unsound mind shall be dealt with in the Ordinance manner prescribed by the Asylums Ordinance, 1906.

No. 6 of 1906.

5. Prisoners shall be under the control of superintendents Control of and assistant superintendents of prisons assisted by the prison prisoners. officers.

6.--(1) A person shall be deemed to be a prisoner and Custody and in legal custody whenever he is being taken to or from, or conveyance is confined in, any prison in which he may be lawfully confined,

of prisoner. whether under criminal or civil process, or whenever he is working outside or is otherwise outside any such prison in the custody or under the control of a prison officer.

(2) Any constable or other officer acting under the order of any judge or magistrate or other officer having power to commit a prisoner to prison may convey a prisoner to or from any prison to or from which he may be legally committed or removed.

7. The following rules shall be observed with respect to Rules as to the separation of prisoners :-

separation of prisoners.

c. 126, s. 17.

(1) in every prison separate cells shall, as far as possible, 28 & 29 Vict. be provided equal in number to the average of the greatest number of prisoners who have been confined in such prison at any time during each of the preceding ive years;

(2) in every prison punishment cells shall be provided or appropriated for the confinement of prisoners for prison. offences:

(3) in a prison containing female as well as male prisoners, the women shall be imprisoned in separate buildings or separate parts of the same buildings, in such manner as to prevent their seeing, conversing or holding any intercourse with the male prisoners;

(4) in a prison where debtors are confined, means shall be provided for separating them as far as possible from the criminal prisoners;

(5) in a prison where prisoners under the age of sixteen years are confined, they shall be kept separate from prisoners of or above that age.

confinement

approved by

8.—(1) No cell shall be used for the separate confine- Separate ment of a prisoner unless it has been approved in writing by and punish- the Governor for the purpose, and the Governor shall not ment cells give his approval in respect of any cell unless he is satisfied to be that it is of such a size, and is lighted, ventilated and fitted Governor. up in such a manner as may be requisite for health, and 28 & 29 Vict. furnished with the means of enabling the prisoner to com- municate at any time with an officer of the prison.

(2) Every approved cell shall be distinguished by a number or mark placed in a conspicuous position.

(3) No cell approved by the Governor shall be altered without his consent.

c. 126. s. 18.

of hard

9.—(1) Hard labour, for the purposes of sentences of Regulation imprisonment with hard labour, shall be of such classes, labour. character and description as may be appointed by rules made by the Governor in Council.

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