(1) The fundamental principle to be observed in guarding a jail is that every prisoner shall, at all times, both by day and night, be in the charge of some responsible officer whose responsibility for an escape resulting from negligence can be proved in a criminal court.
(2) To implement the provisions of sub-rule (1), all the prisoners in a jail shall be divided into gangs, and every prisoner shall, throughout the whole period of his imprisonment, be a member of one or other of these gangs.
(3) A record of the names of the prisoners placed in a gang shall be kept in a gang-book maintained in the specified format and every subsequent change of a prisoner from one gang to another shall be recorded therein under the initials of an officer not lower in rank than a Head Warder.
(4) Gangs shall be divided into two main classes, namely:-
(a) Extramural or those employed outside the jail walls, and
(b) Intramural or those employed inside the jail walls.
(5) The strength of a gang including convict officers shall not exceed,-
(a) in case Extramural or those employed outside the jail walls,-
(i) beyond the jail precincts … 11 prisoners,
(ii) within the jail precincts … 15 prisoners,
(b) in case of Intramural or those employed inside the jail walls … 25 prisoners
(6) There shall always be a regular warder in direct charge of each gang, except as otherwise permitted by these rules.
(7) Extramural gangs must invariably be in the charge of a warder, assisted by a convict overseer, and also a watchman, if the number of prisoners in a gang exceeds ten.
(8) The officer in charge of a gang shall be solely responsible for his gang throughout the day and shall be prepared to account for the number of men placed in his charge when required.
(9) He shall always carry the gang-book on his possession.
(10) The responsibility for the charge of a gang shall never be divided between two or more officers.
(11) No warder or convict overseer in independent charge of a gang shall leave his gang on any account whatever without first being relieved under the supervision of a Head Warder, by another warder or convict officer.
(12) The relieving officer shall verify the number of prisoners made over to him and shall be held responsible for them during the absence of the officer originally in charge.
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(13) If for any reason it be necessary to temporarily detach one or more prisoners from an intramural gang, i.e. for latrine purposes or to go to hospital, etc., the senior convict watchman (who shall be also a messenger) shall, with the permission of the Head Warder, be detached and shall remain with them until they are again made over to the officer in charge of the same or some other gang.
(14) Warders in charge of, and convict overseers attached to extramural gangs must be specially careful to keep their prisoners as much together as possible and should be warned that they are on no account let the prisoners wander about or go out of their sight on any pretence whatever.
(15) Any prisoner temporarily detached from such a gang for a special purpose shall be under charge of a convict overseer of a gang.
(16) When prisoners are kept working all day at any distance from the jail a temporary latrine shall be provided, the entrance to which shall be distinctly visible to the warder and the convict overseer shall take charge of prisoners who have to go there.
(17) Besides, one of the executive officers in turn shall supervise the work of the extramural gang frequently and for this, the Superintendent shall issue orders mentioning the name of the Jail officer in every month or week.
(18) The names of prisoners so detached shall be recorded in a note-book and return it to the issuing officer.
(19) Gangs may conveniently be divided as follows:-
(a) Extramural gangs may be divided as follows:-
(i) Garden,
(ii) Employed under the Public Works Department.
(b) Intramural gangs may be divided as follows:-
(i) Civil prisoners;
(ii) Under-trial prisoners;
(iii) Simple imprisonment;
(iv) Hospital;
(v) Wall guards;
(vi) Door-keepers and other isolated prisoners;
(vii) Jail servants;
(viii) Manufactory;
(ix) Employed under the Public Works Department; and
(x) Kitchen.