628645-1899-Prison-Regulations — Page 36

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH MARCH, 1899.

HEALTH.

274. A prisoner who is in separate confine- Exercise.

ment or employed at indoor work, shall be per- mitted to take such exercise in the open air as the Medical Officer deems necessary for his health.

VISITS AND COMMUNICATIONS.

prisoners

two years

275. A convicted prisoner, sentenced to im- Privileges of prisonment for a period of two years and upwards, sentenced to after six months of the term of his imprisonment imprison- have expired shall, provided his conduct and in- ment for dustry have been satisfactory, be allowed to write and upwards. one letter to his relatives and respectable friends, and to receive one letter from them and to be visited by them in prison, and subsequently he shall be allowed the same privilege at intervals to be determined according to the class he has attained by his conduct and industry.

Prisoners in the 3rd class shall be allowed to write a letter to, and receive a letter from his relatives and respectable friends and to be visited by them in prison once in every four months.

Prisoners in the 2nd and 1st classes shall be allowed the same privileges once in every three months, and once in every two months respect- ively.

sentenced

ment for

276. A convicted prisoner, sentenced to im- Privileges of prisonment for a period of less than two years, prisoners after three months of the term of his sentence to imprison- have expired shall, provided his conduct and less than industry have been satisfactory, be allowed to two years. write one letter to his relatives and respectable friends, and to receive one letter from them and to be visited by them in prison and subsequently he shall, subject to the same condition, be allowed the same privilege at intervals of three months.

communica-

277. The Assistant Superintendent may per- Special mit prisoners to write special letters or to see tions. their friends, immediately after conviction, if for the purpose of making arrangements respecting their property or otherwise; or in cases of very serious illness with the approval of the Medical Officer.

Events of importance to prisoners may be communicated to them at any time by authority of the Superintendent

278.-(1.) Not more than three persons shall Restrictions be admitted to visit a prisoner at one time.

as to number of visitors, etc.

of visits.

(2.) The visits of prisoners' friends, etc., shall Duration be limited as follows, and shall be recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose:

In the case of prisoners sentenced to impri- sonment for less than two years to fifteen minutes.

In the case of prisoners sentenced to impri- sonment for two years and upwards in the probation class and 3rd class to 15 minutes, in the 2nd class to 20 minutes, and in the 1st class 10 30 minutes.

(3.) Male prisoners shall be visited in the pre- Supervision. sence of a male officer; female prisoners in the presence of a female officer.

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