(1)As a rule, prisoners should be transferred at periodical intervals, such as a certain day each week, so that the Superintendent of the district jail may be able to anticipate their arrival, and the police authorities, the date when the guard should be in readiness.(2)It is only in exceptional cases, such as when unforeseen overcrowding occurs or dangerous or long term prisoners are received, whom it is undesirable to detain longer than is absolutely necessary, or other emergency arises, that a special guard should be required.Note. - For the scale of police escort, see para 673.
