SCHEDULE I. To test rations. To report prisoners appearing disordered. To report sickness of prisoners. To report insanity of prisoner. To report death of prisoner. To keep enumerated books and accounts. Responsible for safe custody of documents. Reports to Governor. Reports to the 82. He shall frequently test the quantity and quality of the rations supplied to prisoners. 83. He shall without delay call the attention of the medical officer to any prisoner whose state of mind or body appears to require attention, and shall carry into effect all written orders of the medical officer respecting alterations in the diet, discipline or treatment of any prisoner. 84. He shall notify to the medical officer without delay the illness of any prisoner, and shall deliver to him daily a list of prisoners who are ill or who complain of illness, and a list of prisoners in punishment cells, and shall carry out the directions of the medical officer respecting the treatment of such prisoners. 85. He shall without delay report to the medical officer and to the sheriff, or in his absence to some other visitor of the prison any case of insanity or apparent insanity. 86. He shall upon the death of any prisoner give immediate notice to the sheriff, to the coroner, and when practicable to the most accessible known relative of the deceased. 87. He shall make up and keep the following records and accounts, vizt. : (1.) A register of all prisoners, with the sentence, the date of (2.) A record of articles taken or detained from prisoners. soners. (5.) A record of the behaviour of prisoners. (6.) A record of punishment for prison offences. (7.) A record of all cases of sickness distinguishing infirmary (9.) An inventory of all furniture and moveable property be- 88. He shall be responsible for the safe custody of all journals, registers, books, warrants, and other documents confided to his care. 89. The keeper of the prison shall make reports to the Colonial Secretary for the information of the Governor at such times and containing such particulars as may be directed by the Governor. 90. The keeper of the prison shall, on the third Monday of every month, make a report in writing showing the persons in his custody awaiting trial, the charge upon which, the magistrate by whom, and the date when each prisoner was committed, and any previous conviction of any such prisoner, and any other information which may be required by the Supreme Court or Attorney-General. He shall furnish copies of the report to the Court at which the prisoners SCHEDULE I. are appointed to be tried, and to the Attorney-General. 91. When a deputy gaoler is appointed to a prison he shall be Deputy competent to perform any duty required or allowed by law to be gaoler. performed by the gaoler, and when the gaoler is absent from the prison the deputy gaoler shall perform all his duties. Where there is no deputy gaoler, or in case of his services not being available by reason of sickness or other unavoidable cause, the gaoler shall, when absent from the prison on leave, appoint, with the consent of the visiting committee, an officer of the prison to act as his substitute, and during such absence the substitute shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the gaoler. sudden 92. In cases of sudden emergency the keeper of the prison shall Action in take such action as may in the circumstances be necessary, entering emergencies. the particulars in his journal, and forthwith making a report of the same to the Sheriff, or in his absence to the Colonial Secretary. Medical Officer. 93. The medical officer shall visit the prison at or before When to visit 8 a.m. every day, and shall see every prisoner in the course of the prison. week, and every prisoner confined in a punishment cell once a day, and every sick prisoner once a day or oftener if necessary, and when necessary shall direct any prisoner to be removed to the infirmary. 94. He shall at uncertain times inspect the prisoners whilst at hard labour, and shall direct such modifications of labour, diet, and punishment as in particular cases he shall deem necessary. To inspect hard labour. prisoners at 95. He shall enter day by day in a case book to be kept in the Daily record prison, an account of the disease, condition, and treatment of every rep respecting sick prisoner. He shall also keep the hospital register, which, as prisoners. well as the case book, shall be in the same form, as far as possible, as that appointed to be used in public hospitals. The register shall also contain the prison number of the patient, and a record of the prisoners who are sick so as to necessitate their admission to hospital, of those who are on light work, and also of those who receive treatment while performing their ordinary work, excepting when treated for constipation or rheumatism. 95A. He shall make a monthly report in writing to the Colonial Secretary for the information of the Governor, showing the number of prisoners who have been confined to hospital during the month, the number that have been on light work, and the number that have received treatment while performing their ordinary work. Such report shall be drawn from the entries in the hospital register. directions to gaoler. 96. He shall give directions in writing for separating prisoners To give having infectious diseases, for cleansing and disinfecting any room or cell occupied by such prisoner, and for cleansing, disinfecting, or destroying, if necessary, any infected apparel or bedding, which orders the gaoler shall carry into effect forthwith. SCHEDULE I. 97. He shall report in writing to the gaoler the case of any prisoner whose mind appears likely to be injuriously affected by special cases. the discipline or treatment, with such directions as he may think To report To report insanity of prisoners. To report, if life of prisoner necessary. 98. He shall report in writing to the gaoler and to the Sheriff the case of any prisoner appearing to be insane. 99. Whenever he shall be of opinion that the life of any prisoner is endangered by his continuance in prison, he shall state in writing such opinion, and the grounds thereof, to the Sheriff, who shall endangered. without delay transmit such report to the Colonial Secretary. Inspections 100. He shall once at least in every three months inspect every part of the prison, and shall make a report in writing to the Colonial Secretary for the information of the Governor upon the sanitary state of the prison, and the health of the prisoners. Immediate report of epidemic or 101. He shall in case of the occurrence of any epidemic, or highly infectious disease, or of any other circumstance affecting the health other unusual of the prisoners requiring unusual measures, make immediate report of the same to the Colonial Secretary, without waiting for the time of any periodical report. circum stances. Reports as to death of prisoners. General duties. Rule of conduct. Subordinate officers defined. Not to leave the prison without permission. Nor receive visitors. 102. He shall forthwith, on the death of any prisoner, enter in his case book the time when the illness was first observed, when it was reported to him, and when it assumed a dangerous character; the nature of the disease, the time of death, and an account of the appearances after death, together with any special remarks that appear to him to be required. The Matron. 103. In every prison in which female prisoners are imprisoned, there shall be a matron, who shall have the care and superintendence of the female department, and enforce upon the female prisoners the observance of the prison rules. The wards, cells, or rooms where females are confined shall be secured by locks different from those securing the wards, cells, and rooms allotted to male prisoners, and the keys shall be kept in custody of the matron. 104. With respect to her general conduct, the matron shall conform to the rules laid down for that of the gaoler, so far as they can be applied to the treatment and care of female prisoners. Subordinate Officers. 105. All officers or attendants other than the keeper of the gaol, the matron, the medical officer, and the chaplain shall be deemed to be subordinate officers. 106. Subordinate officers shall not be absent from the prison without permission from the keeper of the gaol, and before leaving the prison at any time they shall deposit their keys and books in the office of the gaoler. 107. Subordinate officers shall not receive visitors in the prison without permission of the gaoler. *108. Subordinate officers shall perform such duties as shall be SCHEDULE I. directed by the gaoler with the sanction of the visiting committee. To obey 109. Subordinate officers shall daily examine the state of the orders." cells, locks, bolts, and fastenings, and shall seize all prohibited To examine articles, and deliver them forthwith to the gaoler. cells, locks, &c., daily. 110. No subordinate officer shall, unless desired by the keeper of Not to convey the prison, convey any letter, parcel, article, or message to or from letters to or any prisoner. from 111. Subordinate officers shall forthwith report to the gaoler any prisoners. irregularities or offences on part of prisoners or officers. Officers to report to prison 112. The sheriff shall have power to hear and decide any charge gaoler. against a subordinate prison officer of aiding, abetting, or conceal- Offences by ing any breach of prison discipline by a prisoner, or of other mis- subordinate conduct, neglect, or breach of duty by such officer for the trial and officers. punishment of which provision is not otherwise made by law, and may punish him, if found guilty, with such fine as he considers suitable, subject to the approval of the Governor. Visiting Committee. 113. One or more of the visiting committee of each prison shall Visits and visit the prison at least once in every week, and shall inspect the inspections. several wards, cells, yards, solitary or punishment cells, and other apartments or divisions of the prison, and hear the complaints (if any) of the prisoners, and inspect the journals, registers, and books of the prison, and shall call the attention of the keeper of the prison to any irregularity in carrying out the prison regulations, or in the discipline or behaviour of the officers, or any fault in the buildings which may appear to require observation, and may examine into and give directions respecting any cause of complaint stated by any prisoner. 114. A book shall be kept in the prison called the Visitors' Book, Minute book. in which shall be entered all visits and observations made by the committee, either individually or collectively, or by the other prison visitors. close confine 115. A visitor may see any person committed to close confine- Prisoners in ment, and may hear or receive any representation from him as to ment. his treatment, and inquire into the same, but is not to converse or hold any other communication with him unconnected therewith. 116. Each committee shall at the end of every half-year make Half-yearly a report in writing to the Governor as to the general state and report. management of the prison under its charge, accompanied by such recommendations as the committee may think proper. Prisons at Out Stations. 117. All the foregoing rules shall extend and apply as far as Application practicable to all prisons constituted under the Ordinance. of rules. sheriff or 118. A deputy-sheriff may in the absence of the sheriff perform Deputyany functions appointed by these rules to be performed by the district comsheriff, and where a deputy-sheriff is not resident at the station missioner to *As to duties of the Prison Infirmary Dispenser, see Order in Council of 21st August, 1891. SCHEDULE I. where any prison is situated, all such functions shall, in the absence of the sheriff, be performed by the Commissioner of the District where such prison is situated. act in absence of sheriff. May act alone where visitors not available. No corporal punishment except under medical supervision; reports as to refractory prisoners. 119. Where in any prison the provisions of Rule 66 for joining one or more of the visitors of prisons with the sheriff in inquiring into and punishing the offences therein referred to cannot be carried out by reason that no such visitors are resident, nor conveniently can be present at the station where such prison is situated, every such offence may be inquired of and punished by the sheriff, or in his absence the deputy-sheriff or Commissioner of the District where the prison is situated, acting alone. 120. Corporal punishment shall not in any case be administered, except under the supervision of a medical officer. Where such supervision is not available, and the District Commissioner or other proper officer shall in any case consider that the misconduct of any prisoner is such as to require the infliction of corporal punishment, or if any prisoner has been more than once punished for any prison offence with any greater punishment than three days' close confinement and reduced diet, the said Commissioner or officer shall report every such case to the Colonial Secretary for the information of the Governor with a view to the removal of the prisoner to a central prison. PRISONS ORDINANCE, 1876. SCHEDULE II. |