ORDINANCE No. 18 of 1885.
Prison.
It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to report at once to the Governor every case of his exercising the power conferred on him by this section.
276. If any criminal prisoner is guilty of any offence, or of a breach of gaol regulations or discipline, for the due punishment of which the Superintendent of the gaol may deem the powers vested in him insufficient, it shall be lawful for such Superintendent, in conjunction with a Visiting Justice, after enquiry, to punish such prisoner by close or solitary confinement on bread, or rice and water, for a period not exceeding fourteen days or in the case of a male prisoner, by personal correction not exceeding thirty-six strokes if an adult, nor twelve if a juvenile,
277. No dietary punishment shall be inflicted on any prisoner, nor shall he be placed in a punishment-cell, nor shall corporal punishment be inflicted on him, unless the Surgeon shall certify that such prisoner is in a fit condition of health to undergo such punishment.
278. The following offences committed by male prisoners will render them liable to corporal punishment-
1st. Mutiny, or open incitement to mutiny in the prison; personal violence to any officer of the prison; aggravated or repeated assault on a fellow prisoner; repetition of insulting, or threatening language to any officer or prisoner.
2nd. Wilfully and maliciously breaking the prison windows, or otherwise destroying the prison property.
3rd. When under punishment, wilfully making a disturbance tending to interrupt the order and discipline of the prison, and any other act of gross misconduct, or insubordination, requiring to be suppressed by extraordinary means.
279. Corporal punishment shall be inflicted on the breech, with a rattan of a pattern to be approved by the Governor on the recommendation of the medical officer.
280. No prisoner who shall be sentenced to solitary confinement by any Court will be kept in such confinement more than seven days without an interval of one day out.
EMPLOYMENT OF PRISONERS.
CLASSES OF Labour.
281. No. 1.-Penal or rigorous hard labour.
(1.) Shot drill and stone carrying in alternate spells of half an hour each, weight of shot 24 lbs., weight of stone 45 lbs.
(2.) Crank labour in a separate cell, task, 12,500 revolutions daily, (12lbs. test).
(3.) Treadwheel.
Page 35
Page 36
1938
ORDINANCE No. 18 of 1885.
Prison.
It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to report at once to the Governor
every case of his exercising the power conferred on him by this section.
276. If any criminal prisoner is guilty of any offence, or of a breach of gaol regulations or discipline, for the due punishment of which the Superintendent of the gaol may deem the powers vested in him insufficient, it shall be lawful for such Super- intendent, in conjunction with a Visiting Justice, after enquiry, to punish such prisoner by close or solitary confinement on bread, or rice and water, for a period not exceeding fourteen days or in the case of a male prisoner, by personal correction not exceeding thirty-six strokes if an adult, nor twelve if a juvenile,
277. No dietary punishment shall be inflicted on any prisoner, nor shall he be placed in a punishment-cell, nor shall corporal punishment be inflicted on him, unless the Surgeon shall certify that such prisoner is in a fit condition of health to undergo such punishment.
278. The following offences committed by male prisoners will render them liable to corporal punishment-
1st. Mutiny, or open incitement to mutiny in the prison; personal violence to any officer of the prison; aggravated or repeated assault on a fellow pri- soner; repetition of insulting, or threatening language to any officer or prisoner.
2nd. Wilfully and maliciously breaking the prison windows, or otherwise de-
stroying the prison property.
3rd. When under punishment, wilfully making a disturbance tending to inter- rupt the order and discipline of the prison, and any other act of gross mis- conduct, or insubordination, requiring to be suppressed by extraordinary
means.
279. Corporal punishment shall be inflicted on the breech, with a rattan of a pattern. to be approved by the Governor on the recommendation of the medical officer.
280. No prisoner who shall be sentenced to solitary confinement by any Court will be kept in such confinement more than seven days without an interval of one day out.
EMPLOYMENT OF PRISONERS.
CLASSES OF Labour.
281. No. 1.-Penal or rigorous hard labour.
(1.) Shot drill and stone carrying in alternate spells of half an hour each,
weight of shot 24 lbs., weight of stone 45 lbs.
(2.) Crank labour in a separate cell, task, 12,50 revolutions daily, (12lbs. test).
(3.) Treadwheel.
1938
Page 35Page 36
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.