and shall be released from the prison in which he is confined at the
time of his release.
Letters P.R.T. indicate that a prisoner is "Police registered"
and that he is to be transferred one month prior to his release to the
prison of the district noted on the slip as his native district.
The registration of a prisoner as P.R.T. shall be recorded in
red ink in the admission register and release register.
The fact of a prisoner, being P.R. or P.R.T. shall have no
effect in his classification.
P.R. Slip received after a prisoner has been transferred to
some other prison should be forwarded to that prison under
registered cover.
P.R. Slip of a prisoner shall be sent to the Superintendent
of Police of the district of which he is resident, a fortnight before
he is due for release.
Finger impression slip of P.R. Prisoners.
Rule62. The finger impression slips of P.R. convicts shall
be prepared in the presence of and signed by (a) Magistrate (b) a
Gazetted Police Officer or (c) the Superintendent of the Prison.
In all cases the portion of the P.R. Slip which classifies a
convict as P.R. or P.R.T. shall be signed by the Superintendent of
the Police.
Superintendent to order a prisoner to give his thumb
impression.
Rule63. The order to a convict to give his thumb
impression is a lawful order and should be upheld by the
Superintendent of the Prison, who should take steps to see that it is
enforced. An Officer of the prison must order a prisoner to allow
his thumb impression to be taken.
Abstract of Rules to be read and hung up in a conspicuous
place.
Rule 64.(i) A summary of the rules relating to the conduct
and treatment of prisoners shall be read over to every prisoner after
his admission into prison and proper means shall from time to time
thereafter be taken by the Superintendent to make every prisoner
acquainted with the purport or all such rules for the time being in
force.
(ii) A summary, of the rules in National or Provincial
language shall be hung up in every barrack in some conspicuous
place in every prison.
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