Punjab Amendment:
[Rule 676.(i) All prisoners shall wash their cotton clothing
on Friday. A tub containing a hot solution of washing powder
shall be placed in suitable place near the bath rooms. Each
prisoner shall dip his clothing in this solution and proceed to the
washing place to scrub and clean them. The Superintendent may
detail prisoners to boil and wash articles of bedding and clothing
for certain classes of prisoners, e.g. cooks, condemned prisoners,
hospital, patients, etc,. 12,5 paid teachers who may be assisted in
this work by educated prisoners. Religious education shall be
compulsory for all prisoners. Facilities may be provided to
prisoners who are desirous for higher studies.
(ii) Every prison shall have a well-stocked library. Prisoners
shall be permitted to borrow books from it. Prisoners shall be
permitted to read daily newspapers to be supplied at State expense.
Prisoners may also be permitted to obtain, at their own expense,
newspapers and magazines on the approved list.
Rule 677 On Sunday and holidays prisoners may be permitted
to sit or lie freely but quietly in the yards off their barracks or cells.
Association will be allowed only amongst the Prisoners may play
games permissible under the rules in their own yards in the
afternoons or may take walking exercise.
Rule 678. Prisoners are allowed to play indoor games such as
carom , ludo and chess inside the barracks. Outdoors games such as
Kabbadi, wrestling, volley-ball andd foot-ball are also allowed for
an hour in the evening in the prison play-ground under proper
supervision, if ccondition permit it.
Rule 679.(i) Education upto Primery standard shall be
imparted to all illiterate prisoners daily for at least onw hour (two
hour) by paid teachers who may be assisted in this work by
educated prisoners. Religious education shallbe compulsory for all
prisoners. Facilities may be provided to prisoners who are desirous
for higher studies.
(ii)Every Prison shall have a well stocked library. Prisoners
shall be permitted to read daily newspapers to be supplied at State
expense Prisoners may also be permitted to obtain at their own
expense newspapers and magazines on the approved lists.
Radio and Television:
Rule 680. Prisoners shall not be permitted to keep private
radios or transistors except with the special permission of the
Inspector-General in individual cases. A centrally located radio
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