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State of Punjab - Section

Section 533 in Punjab Jail Manual, 1996

533. Prisoners to wash their clothing weekly.

- In those jails where no Central Laundry system exists all prisoners shall wash their cotton clothing on the day preceding the Superintendent's weekly inspection. In some convenient position a vessel filled with a solution of washing soda shall be placed. Into this solution each prisoner shall dip his clothes, then scrub and wash them with country soap. When necessary, the Superintendent may detail prisoners to boil and wash blankets, woollen coats and bedding, a special boiler being provided for the purpose. Where there is a central Laundry, the soiled clothing will be collected weekly and handed over to the dhobi staff for washing.Note. - The strength of the solution should be one part of washing soap to one hundredth parts of water, 20 gms of washing soda and 40 gms of country soap per prisoner and 30 kgs of firewood per hundred prisoners are allowed.