Prison rules (convict prisons) : draft of rules proposed to be made under the Prison Act, 1898.

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Date:
1899
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Credit: Prison rules (convict prisons) : draft of rules proposed to be made under the Prison Act, 1898. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Contracts. Gratuities. Provisions as to female prisoners. Obligation to obey directions. Duties as to custody of prisoners. Subordinate officers. Officers’ quarters. Gatekeeper. 91. All officor shall not directly or indirectly have any interest in any contract for the siijiiily of the prison ; nor shall he receive, directly or indirectly, under any pretence whatso- ever, any fee or g'ratiiity or present from any contractor, or person tendering any contract with the establishment, or from any person whatever in relation to anjdhing connected with the service of any prison. 92. Ao officer of a prison shall at any time receive any money, fee, or gratuity of any kind for the admission of any visitors to the prison or to prisoners, or from or on behalf of any prisoner, on any pretext whatever. 93. Female prisoners shall in all cases be attended by female officers. A male officer shall not enter a prison or division of a prison appropriated to female prisoners except on duty, nor unless accompanied by a female officer. 94. All officers of the prison shall obey the directions of the governor, subject to the prison rules, and all subordinate officers shall perform such duties as may be directed by the governor, with the sanction of the directors, and the duties of each sub- ordinate officer shall be inserted in a book to be kept by him. 95. An officer shall not be absent from the prison without leave from the governor. He shall use the utmost vigilance to insure the safe custody of the prisoners, and shall not take any key of the prison outside the gate. 96. —(1.) A subordinate officer shall not receive any visitors within the prison without permission of the governor. (2.) A subordinate officer shall frequently examine the state of the cells, bedding, locks, bolts, &c., and shall seize all pio- hibited articles, and deliver them to the governor forthwith. 97. (^1.) Every officer shall occupy such quarters as may be assigned to him. (2.) If an officer is discharged or dismissed, or resigns, he shall immediately give up the quarters he has occupied Any officer who occuines quarters shall at any time vacate them it required to do so. On the death of an officer, his family shall give up his quarters when required to do so. (3) An officer occupjdng Government quarters shall not keep a shop or a school or let lodgings therein, nor shall any sub- ordinate ofBcer permit any person not being a regular member of his family to remain for the night in his quaiteis without the permission of the governor, which permission the governor sha record in his journal. 98. The officer acting as gatekeeper shall examine all articles carried into or out of the prison, and may stop any peison of brino-ing in spirits or other prohibited articles into re'^ prisL oI rf carrying'^ out any p« belonging to the prison, giving immediate notice thereof to the go\einoi.