Prison rules (convict prisons) : draft of rules proposed to be made under the Prison Act, 1898.
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- 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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![DuLios as to mechanical restraints. Conditions on which special per- missions may be granted. Duties as to letters to and from prisoners. Duties as to communica- ting with directors. Duties as to attendance at divine ser- vice and reading prayers. 144. In a case of absnluto necessity he may put a prisoner in irons, as a restraint, but not as a punishment. If he considers it necessary to keep a prisoner in irons or under mechanical constraint for a longer period than 24 hours, he shall apply to a director, who maj'- by order in writing direct the prisoner to be ke])t in irons for such period as he may think necessary, and this order shall be preserved by the governor as his warrant. 145. Before granting any permission for any purpose to any jjrisoner by authority of the rules applicable to the class to which the prisoner belongs, the governor shall satisfy himself that it can be granted without interfering with the security, good order, and government of the prison and the prisoners therein, and if after it has been granted its continuance seems likely to cause any such interference, or the prisoner has abused such permission or has been guilty of any misconduct, he may suspend or withdraw such permission. Further, where such permission has been granted by the Board of Yisitors, he may, in the like circumstances, suspend it if the case is urgent, pro- vided that he reports the suspension within 24 hours to them. He shall enter in his journal all cases, where such permission has been granted, suspended, or withdrawn, stating the reasons. 146. The governor or the deputy governor shall read every letter addressed to or written by a prisoner, and every such letter shall be marked with the initials of the governor or deputy governor, as the case may be. The governor shall rise his discre- tion in communicating to or withholding from a prisoner at any time the contents of any letter addressed to the prisoner; but shall note in his journal every case in which he thinks it proper to withhold a letter which, according to the rules, might be communicated to or written by a prisoner. 14T.—(1.) The governor shall freely and confidentially com- municate with the directors on all matters relating to the prison, apprising them of Etny occurrence of importance, and, in case of any emergency not sufficiently provided for in the rules, he shall apply to them, and conform to their orders; acting, if necessary, in the meantime, to the best of his own judgment, according to the circumstances of the case. (2 ) The governor may at any time offer any suggestion for improvements or for the advantage of the seiwice, and need not reserve it for his annual report. n.) The governor shall attend divine service in the irison whenever it is performed, inserting in his journal any mission and the cause thereof. He shall see that the sub- ordinate ’ officers and prisoners attend such service as directed )y the rules. ‘ r2 1 The governor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the ■haplain a list of prisoners absent from divine service, with a latement of the causes of their absence.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22333770_0032.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
