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776 ( 18 of 1885. ] PRISON .


134. A Library shall be provided for the prisoners, consisting of such
books as may from time to time be approved by the Chaplains and sanctioned
by the Governor.
THE VISITING JUSTICES .

135. The Prison shall be open to all Justices of the Peace at all reason
able times.

136. Two Visiting Justices (one official and one non -official) shall, in
company if possible, visit the prison at least once a week , and on other days
when their presence may be required .
137. The Visiting Justices shall inspect the prison and prisoners, and
hear any complaints which may be made to them by the prisoners, and shall
report on any abuses within the prison, or any repairs which may be required ;
and shall enter in the Visiting Justices' Book any statement in respect
thereof with any suggestions or remarks which they may wish to bring to
the notice of the Governor as to the state and discipline of the prison. They
shall pay special attention to prisoners in hospital and solitary confinement.
138. If the Superintendent shall represent to them that he has, in case of
urgent necessity, put a prisoner in irons, or under mechanical restraint, and
that it is necessary that such prisoner should be kept in irons, or under
mechanical restraint for more than twenty -four hours, the Visiting Justices
may authorise such detention by order in writing, which shall specify the
cause thereof, and the time during which the prisoner is to be kept in irons,
or under mechanical restraint .
139. The Visiting Justices shall inspect the diet of the prisoners, and if
they shall find that the quality of any article does not fulfil the terms of the
contract they shall note the fact in their book .
140. The Visiting Justices shall also discharge such other duties as are
assigned to them in the special rules for special classes of prisoners, and in
the general rules.
SPECIAL RULES

for prisoners awaiting trial, those remanded from the Police Court,
and those committed for the first time in default of
finding security.
141. Prisoners mentioned under this heading shall be kept apart from
convicted prisoners and shall not be allowed to associate with them at any time.
142. Such prisoners shall not be required to take a bath on reception, if,
on the application of the prisoner, the Superintendent shall decide that it is
unnecessary, or the Surgeon shall state that it is for medical reasons unad
visable .

143. In order to prevent such prisoners from being contaminated by each
other, or endeavouring to defeat the ends of justice, they shall be kept
separate, so far as the prison accommodation will allow , and shall not be
permitted to communicate together.
144. The Visiting Justices or Superintendent, before granting any per
mission which by these rules they are authorised or required to grant, shall
satisfy themselves that it can be granted without interfering with the
security, good oriler, and government of the prison and prisoners therein ;
and if, after it has been granted , its continuance seems likely to cause any
such interference, or if the prisoner has abused such permission, or has been
guilty of any misconduct, the Visiting Justices shall have power to suspend