PRISONS ACT, 1894

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S.1 Title, extent and commencement

S.2 Repeal

S.3 Definitions

S.4 Accommodation for prisoners

S.5 Inspector General

S.6 Officers of prisons

S.7 Temporary accommodation for prisoners

S.8 Control and duties of officers of prisons

S.9 Officers not to have business dealings with prisoners

S.10 Officers not to be interested in prison-contracts

S.11 Superintendent

S.12 Records to be kept by Superintendent

S.13 Duties of Medical Officer

S.14 Medical Officer to report in certain cases

S.15 Report on death of prisoner

S.16 Jailer

S.17 Jailer to give notice of death of prisoner

S.18 Responsibility of Jailer

S.19 Jailer to be present at night

S.20 Powers of Deputy and Assistant Jailers

S.21 Duties of gate-keeper

S.22 Subordinate Officers not to be absent without leave

S.23 Convict Officers

S.24 Prisoners to be examined on admission

S.25 Effects of prisoners

S.26 Removal and discharge of prisoners

S.27 Separation of prisoners

S.28 Association and segregation of prisoners

S.29 Solitary confinement

S.30 Prisoners under sentence of death

S.31 Maintenance of certain prisoners from private sources

S.32 Restriction on transfer of food and clothing between certain prisoners

S.33 Supply of clothing and bedding to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners

S.34 Employment of civil prisoners

S.35 Employment of criminal prisoners

S.36 Employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to simple impris­onment

S.37 Sick prisoners

S.38 Record of directions of Medical Officer

S.39 Hospital

S.40 Visits to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners

S.41 Search of visitors

S.42 Penalty for introduction or removal of prohibited articles into or from prison and communication with prisoners

S.43 Power to arrest for offence under section 42

S.44 Publication of penalties

S.45 Prison-offences

S.46 Punishment of such offences

S.47 Plurality of punishments, under section 46

S.48 Award of punishments under sections 46 and 47

S.49 Punishments to be in accordance with foregoing sections

S.50 Medical Officer to certify to fitness of prisoner for punish­ment

S.51 Entries in punishment-books

S.52 Procedure on committal of heinous offence

S.53 Whipping

S.54 Offences by prison-subordinates

S.55 Extramural custody, control and employment of prisoners

S.56 Confinement in irons

S.57 Confinement of prisoners under sentence of transportation in irons

S.58 Prisoners not to be ironed by Jailer except under necessity

S.59 Power to make rules

S.60 Power of Local Government to make rules

S.61 Exhibition of copies of rules

S.62 Exercise of powers of Superintendent and Medical Officer

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S.36 Employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment

S.50 Medical Officer to certify to fitness of prisoner for punishment