Rules and regulations proposed to be observed and carried into effect in the Provost Prison, Dublin Garrison.
- Speedy, Robert.
- Date:
- 1835
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Credit: Rules and regulations proposed to be observed and carried into effect in the Provost Prison, Dublin Garrison. 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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![Proposed to be observed aud carried into fifFect in the PROVOST PRISON, DUBLIN GARRISON. Classificatiotia The Military Prisoners under Sentence of Courts Martial, to be told off into Three Squads or Classes, viz. Men who have been tried, Do. do. do. Do. do. do. and convicted for First Offence, 2nd and not exceeding 4th, 5th aud upwards. 1st Class. 2nd do. 3rd do. Keeping Silence. 1. —No Prisoner shall be permitted on any account, or under any pretence to speak to, or hold any communication with any other Prisoner without special leave for that purpose, first obtained from the Provost Marshal. 2. —The Provost Marshal may order any Prisoner guilty of a Breach of this Rule to be deprived of bis Supper, or placed in Solitary Confinement for any term not exceeding Three Days. ^ 3. —In order to enforce the above Rule, the Provost Marshal shall appoint Wards Men, One Prisoner in each Ward or Work iJoom, or Yard, it so directed. J 4. —The Wards Men shall be selected from such of the Prisoners as shall be the mosforderly and best qualified for the purpose. They shall be excused Breaking Stones, or any other Hard Labour. They may* be displaced by the Provost Marshal fo^ misconduct. < 5. —The Prisoners appointed to be Wards Men for the Classes, No. 1, 2, 3, shall be selected w'iihout reference to their Crimes. The Provost Marshal shall not make such Appointments unless with the expresi consent of the Officer Commanding the Garrison. 15. —The Wards Men are accountable for the Cleanliness of every part of the Wards, and of the Working and Airing Yards committed to their care, and also for the maintenance of Decency and good Orderjthereiu, and be responsible for the same. y.^No Prisoner shall make any disorderly Noise, or hold communication with, or se^ Visitors or Strangers in any .manner not allowed by the Rules, nor wilfully Spit, or otherwise Damage, Disfigure, or soil the) Doors, Floors, Ceilings, Myalls or Fixtures; nor commit any Nuisance in the Chapel Room, or other Rooms ; nor wilfully pull down or disfigure the Prison Rules put up in the Prison; nor wilfully deface, waste, damage, secrete or destroy any Clothing, Bedding, Furniture, Books, Tools, Ma- terials, or any Article belonging to, or within the Prison, or belonging to any Prisoner; nor be remiss or negligent at Work, in obeying any Reasonable or Lawful Directions of any Officer or Non-Commissioned Officer ; nor behave with disrespect to any Officiating Minister, Provost Marshal, or to the Surgeon, Provost Serjeant, Keeper, or other Officer ; nor Gamble with, abuse, threaten, or ill treat, or defraud any other Prisoner, nor receive or demand any Money or Benefit in the nature of Footing or Garnish.—Any Prisoner so offending, shall be guilty of a Disobedience of the Rules of the Prison, and may be punished accordingly by Solitary Confinement or Irons. 8.— No fermented or Spirituous Liquors shall be admitted into the Prison, nor shall any Prisoner be permitted to drink any, nor shall Snuff or Tobacco in any shape be used in the Prison. d.—When any Prisoner shall be punished by the Provost Marshal for a breach of the Rules, he shall not give out to such Prisoner more than One Pound, nor less than Half a Pound of Bread per diem. 10. —No Parcel or Letter shall be delivered to, or sent by any Prisoner until they have beeu inspected by the Keeper, and in case any improper communication be attempted to be made to, or by any Prisoner, the Keeper shall withhold such Parcel or Letter, until he have the direction of the Provost Marshal thereon, wlio may dispose of the same as he shall think right. 11. —Each Prisoner shall at the time of Locking up the Prison present himself in the Yard, or at the Door of his Cell, or else- where as the Keeper may appoint, and answer to his Name when called by any Person appointed by the Keeper, and forthwith retire to his Cell, and there remain in perfect silence on pain of being deprived of half his Allowance of Diet for the next ensuing day, or confined in a Solitary Cell on Bread and Water for any time not exceeding Three Days at the discretion of the Provost Marshal. 12. —No Prisoner shall Sell or Dispose of his Victuals to any Prisoner, nor shall lie part with, or Destroy any of his Clothes. €!leanliness and lEealth. 13. —One or more Prisoners shall be appointed to Sweep or Wash every Room and Wardfin the Prison every day. The Prisoners shall Sweep their Sleeping Cells daily, and all Rooms, Passages, &c. shall be well and sufficiently washed or cleaned once in every Week, by the Prisoners appointed by the Keeper. 14. —When the Prisoners leave their Sleeping Rooms and Cells in the morning, the Windows and Doors shall be opened, and the Bed Clothes sufficiently aired and folded by each Prisoner. 16. —Every Prisoner shall have their hands and face clean washed, and their persons neat and clean every morning before Break- fast, and shall be shaved at least three times a week when requisite, and shall on entiance into the Prison if deemed neces- sary, have their Hair Cut, and shall be thoroughly washed in every Part of their Body once a week. 16. —Every Prisoner shall be provided with Soap and Two Clean Shirts a week. 17. —No Books, Newspapers or Pamphlets shall be admitted into the Prison, except such as the Chaplain and Provost Marshal shall deem proper for the Religious and Moral Instruction of the Prisoners. Distribution of Time. 18. —Every Prisoner sentenced to Hard Labour, shall, unless prevented by Sickness, bej employed so many hours in every day, not exceeding Ten, exclusive of the time allowed for Meals as shall be directed by the Rules and Regulations, except on Sundays, Christmas Day, and Good Friday, and on any day appointed by Public Authorilj' for Fasting or Thanksgiving. When Prisoners perform their Task of Stone Breaking in a less Period than Teri Hours] they are permitted to quit work. The average Rate of Task daily is fixed at One Ton of Stones of the usual quality (viz. River, Lime or Ruble) broken sufficiently small to Pass through the Inch and a half Ring every way. DIET. lO*—Every Prisoner shall be allowed a sufficient Quantity of plain wholesome Food for the Support of Health, regard being had to the nature of the Labour required from, or perffirmed by, such Prisoners, so that the Allowance of Food may be duly apportioned thereto. In case the Cost in providing Food, &c. does not amount to the Full Rate allowed to Soldiers undergoing Punishment by Sentence of Courts Martial, and fixed by Mutiny Act at Six-pence per diem, the Surplus Money shall be duly accounted for, and appropriated to supply Clothes and Necessaries worn out in Prison. And when there is a Balance, it shaU be handed over and credited in the Prisoner’s Accounts at the Termination of Confineinent iit the Provost Prison. Dated at the Royal Barracks, Dublin, 2nd March, 1835 ROBERT SPEEDY, Provost Marshal to the Forces in Ireland. W. FRAZEIl, Army I'rioter, 16, EUis’ii-quay, Dublin.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22339917_0003.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
