PRISON REGULATIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 209, 23 January 1913, Page 2

PRISON REGULATIONS.

THE NEW ORDER. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Wednesdav New prison regulations have been signed by the Governor and will bo gazetted shortly. _ In an interview, the Minister of Justice said that the new regulations were principally a consolidation of existing regulations relating to the general management ami discipline of prisons, which had been revised and brought up-to-date, but some important alterations have been made and the duties and responsibilities of the officials clearly defined. General rules have been made regarding the admission, discharge and treatment of prsoners, also the classification of hard labor prisoners. The term of probation for throe months which a hard labor prisoner was required to serve before he was eligible to earn marks for the remission of his sentence has been abolished. Photoand finger prints will be made compulsory, and provision will be made for physical drill and the education of prisoners. A district class for probationary warders will be created, and promotion from the lower ranks to higher will be by examination. The uniform of warders will be slightly altered to distinguish tho different raiics. Regulations will also deal with visitors' correspondence. Gratuities and the dietary scale will be more liberal. Fur tin r regulations dealing with the ela-siiicntion and treatment, of prisoners seiiteiiH'.i to reformatory treatment arc beinir |>tynnn>rt.