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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    86 PART II. Appointment and tenure. Chairman. Filling of vacancies. Minutes. Visits. Co-operation with direc- tors. Duties as to abuses. Duties as to adjudication on prison offences. Duties as to complaints by prisoners, and access to prison and prisoners. Duties as to inspection of diets. Power as to inspection of prison books. Powers as to letters and visits. Board of Visitors. 176. Ike Board of Visitors appointed by the Secretary of State shall hold office for three years. 177. Each Board of Visitors shall, at their first meeting’, ap- point a chairman. 178. Their powers shall not he affected hy vacancies. The Secretary of State shall, as soon as possible, fill any vacancy by making a new appointment. 179. They shall keep a book of minutes of their proceedings. 180. One or more of them, shall, if possible, visit the prison once a month and they shall meet as a board as often as prac- ticable. 181. They shall co-operate with the directors of convict prisons in promoting the efficient working of the prison, and shall make inquiry into any matter specially referred to them by the Secre- tary of State or the directors, and report their opinion thereon. 182. They shall take care that any abuses in connexion with the prison which come to their knowledge are brought to the notice of the directors immediately, and in case of urgent neces- sity they may suspend any officer of the prison until the decision of the directors is made known. 183. They shall hear and adjudicate on such prison offences as may be referred to them by the directors. ( 184. They shall hear and investigate any complaint which any prisoner may desire to make to them, and, if necessary, report the same, with their opinion, to the directors. They shall have free access to all parts of the Prison, and to all prisoners, and^ may see any such prisoners as they desire, either in their cells or, in a room out of sight and hearing of prison officers. . 185. They shall occasionally inspect the diets of the prisoners, and if they find that the quality of any article does not fulfil the terms of the contract under which it is supplied, they shall report the circumstances to the directors, and note the same in their minute book, and the governor shall thereupon take such steps as may be immediately necessary to provide the prisoners with suitable food. 186. They may inspect any of the books of the prison. 187. They may, in any case of special importance or urgency, allow a prisoner an additional visit or letter or prolong the period of a visit.