- When the bell for the morning and evening parades rings, the following events shall take place in sequence :-(1)After the latrine parade is over each prisoner shall take up his cup and plate.(2)The prisoners shall be marched in double file to the feeding platform of the ward in which they are located at night. Here the double file shall separate so that a single row of prisoners comes opposite each platform, on which they shall deposit their plates.(3)The prisoners now re-form double file, march to and halt near the bathing platform.(4)Each prisoner shall divest himself of his clothes, place them to the right or left according as he is on the right or left of the file, put on his bathing cloth and take up his cup.(5)The prisoners shall then be marched on to the bathing platform in double file the pairs dividing so as to form single file on each side of the reservoir.(6)Orders shall be given in succession to bathe, stand up and march back to where the clothing is, the rear file leading so that each prisoner comes again opposite his own clothes where he shall halt.(7)The prisoners having dried themselves and put on their clothes, shall be marched to the feeding places where in the meantime the cooks will have distributed the proper amount of food into every plate.(8)At the feeding platform the prisoners shall again separate into two files, a file at each platform when each man arrives opposite his own plate he shall halt.(9)The prisoners shall, with the exception of any one who has a complaint to make about his food, be ordered to sit down.(10)Any prisoner who remains standing shall be separated, and those who have no complaint to make given the signal to eat.(11)The Head-warder shall enquire as to the cause of complaint of any prisoner concerning his food. If the complaint is of short distribution, he shall have the ration weighed there and then, and if the quantity is short, have the deficiency supplied and report the defaulting cook to the Deputy Superintendent.(12)If the complaint is of bad quality or bad cooking, the Head- warder shall retain a sample of the food for examination by the Deputy Superintendent, who shall make such further enquiry regarding the complaint as may be necessary and report the circumstances to the Superintendent on first opportunity.(13)When the meal is finished the prisoners shall, at the word of command, stand up together, form double file and march to the bathing platform, at the end of which shall be placed two tubs into which each prisoner shall, as he files past, throw any refuse food left on his plate. At the platform they shall wash their plates, hands and mouths.(14)On the completion of the food parade in the morning the prisoners shall be marched to the place, where their distribution into working gangs is to take place. At this time the Deputy Superintendent shall make any alterations in the gangs that may be necessary and record the same or cause them to be recorded in the gang books.(15)The same procedure shall be followed in conducting the evening meal parade.(16)The cooks who were employed for distributing the food when the bathing parade was in progress, shall, at some convenient time, be taken to the bathing platform to wash themselves.These parades should be carried on simultaneously in all parts of the jail and completed within an hour, that is, before the time arrives for distribution of prisoners into gangs. In Jails where the arrangement, number or construction of latrines, feeding and bathing platforms is defective, the Superintendent must follow the instructions as closely as the means at his disposal permit.
