10. Custody, discipline, grading, treatment and control of inmates.
- There shall be following grades of inmates :(i)Ordinary grade.(ii)Star Grade.(iii)Special star grade.(iv)Penal grade.The privileges of each succeeding grade shall be higher than those of the preceding grade. All inmates on reception shall be placed in the ordinary grade. Promotion shall be regulated by close personal observation of the inmates, attention being specially paid to their general behaviour, their amenability to discipline and their attention to instruction, both literary and industrial.(i)Ordinary grade-An inmates shall remain in the ordinary grade for at least six months, during which he shall be employed on domestic service, gardening or farming. During this period he shall be carefully observed by the staff with special reference to his character, mental disposition by the Superintendent, the inmate so promoted being placed in a trade period, subject to good behaviour, to take part in games on Saturdays and to write and receive one letter and have one interview every month.(ii)Star grade. - Promotion to the star grade shall be made by selection by the Superintendent, the inmate so promoted being placed in a trade suitable to his individual taste and capacity. While in this grade, inmates shall be permitted to join in games twice a week, to accompany members of the staff on route marches, write and receive one letter and have one interview every month, and by exemplary conduct to earn badge money of one rupee a quarter. The badge awarded to inmates in the star grade may be spent by them on objects approved by the Superintendent, or sent to their relations, or invested in the local Saving Bank.(iii)Special star grade-When after close observation of his general demeanor and efficiency, the Superintendent is satisfied that an inmate in the star grade may be safely placed in a position of special trust, he may be promoted to the special star grade. Such inmate shall wear a distinctive dress. They shall be permitted to take part in games every day and to play in school matches on the extra-mural play-grounds; to accompany members of the staff on route marches; to write and receive one letter and have one interview each month and by exemplary conduct to earn badge money of three rupees a quarter. The badge money awarded to inmates in the special star grade may be spent by them on objects approved by the Superintendent, or sent to their relations or invested in the local Saving Bank.(iv)Penal grade. - When inmate is believed to be exercising a bad influence or is guilty of any misconduct, he shall be placed by the Superintendent in the general grade for such period as the Superintendent considers necessary in the interests of the inmate himself or of the other inmates. While in this grade, an inmate shall be employed in separation on hard and laborious work and shall forfeit all privileges. The Superintendent shall record in his journal particulars of the case of every inmate placed in the penal grade with the reasons for such order and the period during which the inmate is to remain in the grade. In no case shall an inmate be placed in the penal grade for a period longer than three months without the special sanction of the Inspector General of Prisons.Exceptions. - If an inmate who is guilty of any misconduct is a member of the star or special star grade, the Superintendent may place him in the ordinary grade, if he considers that the circumstances of the case are such as to warrant placing him in the penal grade.
