288 MANUAL FOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 



EKilisted men bringing meals for the prisoners will not be 

 allo'/ved to enter the prison room. (See Par. 289.) 



2'i9. With the exception of those specially designated by the 

 commanding officer, no prisoners will be allowed to leave the 

 guardhouse unless under charge of a sentinel and passed by an 

 oflicer or noncommissioned officer of the guard. The com- 

 manding officer may authorize certain garrison prisoners and 

 paroled general prisoners to leave the guardhouse, not under 

 the charge of a sentinel, for the purpose of working outside 

 under such surveillance and restrictions as he may impose. 



250. Prisoners reporting themselves sick at sick call, or at 

 the time designated by the commanding otRcer, will be sent to 

 the hospital under charge of proper guard, with a sick report 

 kept for the purpose. The recommendation of the surgeon 

 will be entered in the guard report. 



251. The security of sick prisoners in the hospital devolves 

 upon the post surgeon, who will, if necessary, apply to the post 

 commander for a guard. 



252. Prisoners will be paraded with the guard only when 

 directed by the commanding officer or the officer of the day. 



253. A prisoner under charge of a sentinel will not salute an 

 officer. 



254. All serviceable clothing which belongs to a prisoner, 

 and his blankets, will accompany him to the post designated 

 for his confinement, and will be fully itemized on the clothing 

 list sent to that post. The guard in charge of the prisoner 

 during transfer vv'ill be furnished with a duplicate of this list, 

 and will be held responsible for the delivery of all articles 

 itemized therein with the prisoner. At least one serviceable 

 ^^oolen blanket will be sent with every such prisoner so trans- 

 ferred. (A. R. 939.) 



255. AVhen mattresses are not supplied, each prisoner in the 

 guardhouse will be allowed a bed sack and ?>0 pounds of straw 

 per month for bedding. So far as practicable iron bunks will 

 be furnished to all prisoners in post guardhouses and prison 

 rooms. (A. R. 1084.) 



If the number of prisoners, including general prisoners, 

 confined at a post justifies it, the commanding olRcer will 

 detail a commissioned officer as " officer in charge of prison- 



