Prison rules (local prisons) : draft of rules proposed to be made under the Prison Act, 1898.
- Home Office
- Date:
- 1899
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Prison rules (local 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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![;u be employed iiv any private capacity, eitlier for any otlier officer of the prison or for any prisoner. 125. The o-overnor, in case of misconduct, may .suspend any subordinate officer, and shall report the particulars without delay to the Commissioners. 126. —(1.) The governor shall visit and inspect daily the wards, cells, yards, and divisions of the prison, also the bake- house, kitchen, and workshops, and every cell or other place in which any prisoner is undergoing punishment or special discipline or charged with any offence, and, as far as practicable, shall see every prisoner once at least in every 24 hours. It shall be his duty to visit daily all prisoners while employed at labour, and see that they are industrious and that all orders respecting the application of labour are dulj^ enforced; and in default of such daily visits and inspections, he shall state in his journal how far he has omitted them, and the cause thereof. (2.) When visiting the prison in ivhich female prisoners arc kept, the governor shall be attended by a female officer. 127. The governor shall take every precaution to prevent tho escape of prisoners, and shall take care that all officers are well instructed as to their duties and resjmnsibilities in this respect and vigilant in fulfilling them. 128. The governor shall require re})orts to be made to him accounting for all prisoners in his custody night and morning at the. closing and opening' of the prison respectively, at such hours as they go to and return from labour, and at such other times as may be necessary. 129. The governor shall -assure himself that all gates are locked at the j)roper times, and that all keys of the prison are kept in the aiithorised ])lace oi- in the possession of the au- thorised officers, and he shall not allow any key of the prison to be taken outside the gate. 180. The governor and the de])uty govenior shall, each at least once, diiring the week, go through every ])art of the prison at an \incertain hour of the night; which visits, with the hour and state of the prison at the time, the governor shall recoi-d in his journal. 181. If the governor omits to ])ei-forni any duty or routine prespibed he shall record the omission in his journal with the cause thereof. 1-12.—(1.) The governor shall cause an abstract, ap])roved by the Recretary of State, of the regulations relating to the treat- ment and conduct of ]u-isoners, with a copy of the prison dietaries (ju-inted in legible characters), to be posted in each cell, and shall lead them or cause them to be read to every ])risoner who cannot read within 24 hours after his admission. (2.) The governor shall take an early ojjportunity of seeing all jirisoners after their admission, and satisfying hiniself that thev understand the rules and regulations to which they are required to conform, the priAdleges they may gain by industry and good conduct, and the consequences of idleness and misconduct. Power to suspend officers. Duties as to inspectinf*- prison and prisoners. Duties as to precautions to prevent escape. Duties as to requirinf^ reports. Duties as to locking up of gates and custody of keys. Duties as to night visits. Omission of an}' duty to be recorded in journal. Duties as to making prisoners acquainted with rules.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22333782_0033.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
