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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![particulars as may be directed; together with a certificate, signed by himself, stating whether the rules laid down for the o-overnment of the prison have been complied with in every fnstance, except in such cases as have been distinctly reported to, or brought under the notice of, a Commissioner. 160. The governor shall use his endeavours, by communicat- ing with Discharged Prisoners’ Aid Societies and otheiywise, to assist in providing prisoners with employment on their discharge in order to prevent them from falling again into crime. Matron. 161. The matron shall reside in the prison. She shall have the care and superintendence of the whole of the female prisoners. The keys of all the locks of the female prison shall be kept in her custody. 162. The matron shall, so far as practicable, visit and inspect every part of the prison occupied by females, and see every female prisoner once at least in every 24 hours, and in default of such daily visits and inspections she shall state in her journal how far she has omitted them and the cause thereof. She shall, at least once during the week, go through every such part of the prison at an uncertain hour of the night, and this visit, with the hoiir and state of the part visited at the time, shall be recorded in her journal. 163. —(1.) The matron shall not be absent from the ])rison for a night without permission in writing from a Commissioner on the recommendation of the governor. (2.) Whenever the matron is absent her duties shall, with the approval of the governor, be perfoiuned by the senior qualified female ofiicer, to whom she shall give over all charge, and that officer shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the matron. 164. The matron shall kee]) a journal in which she shall record all occurrences of importance within her department, and shall lay it before the governor daily. 105. Ihe matron shall take care that no male officer or visitor enteis the division of the prison allotted to females, unless accom- panied by herself or some other female officer. Medical Officer. 166. The medical officer shall reside in the house assigned to lum, and attend all sick prisoners, and all officers and servants of the prison, resident at the prison or within such distance as may be prescribed by the Commissioners. He shall also attend the Duties as to discharged prisoners. Residence. Duties as to inspecting prison and prisoners. Absence from prison. Duties as to keeping ionrnal. Duties as to male visitors. Duties as to residence and attendance.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22333782_0039.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
