(1)Civil prisoners may, with the Superintendent's permission, work and follow any trade or profession.(2)Civil prisoners finding there own implements, and not maintained at the expense of the prison, shall be allowed to receive the whole of their earnings; but the earnings of such as are furnished with implements or are maintained at the expense of the prison shall be subject to a deduction, to be determined by the Superintendent, for the use of implements and the cost of maintenance.(3)Books should be allowed to literate civil prisoners both from the jail libraries and from outside, if they desire to purchase them, with the permission of the Superintendent. [Section 34 of Act IX of 1894]
