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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![Cleanliness. 250. A debtor prisoner shall not be compelled either to have Hair cuttiu^. his hair cut or (if he usually wears his beard, &c.) to shave, ex- cept on account of vermin or dirt, or when the medical officer deems it necessary on the ground of health and cleanliness; and the hair of such prisoner shall not be cut closer than ma}'' be necessary for the purposes of health and cleanliness. 251. The beds of debtor prisoners shall be made and the rooms Cleaning of and yards in their occupation shall be swept and cleaned by them rooms, &c. every morning-. The furniture and utensils ap])i’opriated to their use shall be kept clean and neatly arranged by them. Em.'ployment. 252. A debtor prisoner shall be required to work, either at his Required to own trade or profession, provided his employment does not work, interfere with the regulations of the jn-ison, or at work of an industrial or manufacturing nature, and he shall be allowed to receive the whole of his earnings subject to a deduction for the cost of his maintenance, and for the use of implements when furnished by the prison. Health. 252. Debtor prisoners may be permitted to exercise in the Exercise, forenoon and afternoon of each day during such ])eriods as the circumstances of tlie prison may allow, and during the same ])eriods they shall be permitted to associate together in an orderly manner. Visits and Communications. 254. A debtor jn-isoner shall be ])ermitted to receive a visit of a quarter of an houi-’s duration and also to write and receive; one jetter in each week, and the Vi.<?iting Committee mav, for S])ecial reasons, jn-olong the ])ei-iod of tlu; visit aIlo^ved to aiiv such ]>risoner or accord additional vi.sits or letters to such reasonable extent as thev mav deem advisable. Visits and letters. 2o5. In applying to a debtor prisoner the General Rule TO, ^^pccial visits, miy request from the legal adviser, wife, or relative of such debtor to visit such debtor is to be granted at any reasonable hour of the day. sb^^^nnf Ro winch debtor prisoners receive their visits Place of visit, shall not be the same as that in which criminal prisoners receive their visits, if any other suitable place can conveniently he 257 TJ 1 ])iisoneis shall also be subject to any General Application Kules made by the Secretary of State for tire government of “* s™*™! prisons except so far as the same are inconsistent with the ojiecial Rules relating to debtors. 7l)!» D 2](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22333782_0053.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
