General rules, orders, regulations, and bye-laws, for the inspection and government of the gaol and houses of correction for the county of Salop ... : To which are added, extracts from diverse statutes relating to prisons in general, and a statement of the duties of courts of justice, magistrates, sheriffs, gaolers, and other officers, with respect to gaols and offenders; selected under different heads.

Date:
1797
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: General rules, orders, regulations, and bye-laws, for the inspection and government of the gaol and houses of correction for the county of Salop ... : To which are added, extracts from diverse statutes relating to prisons in general, and a statement of the duties of courts of justice, magistrates, sheriffs, gaolers, and other officers, with respect to gaols and offenders; selected under different heads. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 6; ] winter •, and that they (unlefs he orders them to the contrary) fweep their cells and their part of the gallery, wafh the fame once a week at the leaft, empty and wafh their chamber- pots at the fink, make their beds, and wafh their hands and faces 5 and at the fecond ring- ing of the bell, that they immediately repair to the chapel. He fhould fee that the prifoners have no accefs to their cells or fleeping apartments during the day, unlefs by his leave. He fhould fee that the prifoners appointed by him fweep the cells and galleries every morn- ing, and wafh them once a week at the leaft. 4 He fhould fee that in dry weather the doors and windows of each cell be put open, and the bedding put out to air. He fhould fee that the prifoners wafh them- felves before they are locked up in the even- ing, which fhould be at fun-fet in the fummer, and twilight in the winter, except debtors, who fhould retire to their day-room at fun- fetting, and to their lodging-room at eight in the winter, and nine in the fummer, when all light fhould be extinguifhed, F 2 He Pfilbnefe not to be in Cells in Day-time. Cleaning Cells and Galleries. Cells aired in dry wea- ther* Prifoners Walhed,