Prisons Act, 1894 · Chapter VI: Food, Clothing and Bedding of Civiland Unconvicted Criminal Prisoners
Section 32: Restriction on transfer of food and clothing between certain prisoners
No part of any food, clothing, bedding or other necessaries belonging to any civil or unconvicted criminal prisoner shall be given, hired or sold to any other prisoner ; and any prisoner transgressing the provisions of this section shall lose the privilege of purchasing food or receiving it from private sources, for such time as the Superintendent thinks proper.
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