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ers." At posts where the average number of prisoners con- 

 tinually in confinement is less than 12, the detail of an officer 

 in charge of prisoners will not be made. 



Section 16. Guarding Prisoners. 



299. The sentinel at the post of the guard has charge of the 

 prisoners except when they have been turned over to the pris- 

 oner guard or overseers. (P^^rs. 247 and 300 to 304.) 



(a) He will allow none to escape. 



(b) He will allow none to cross his post leaving the guard- 

 house except when passed hy an officer or noncommissioned 

 officer of the guard. 



(c) He will allow no one to communicate with prisoners 

 without permission from proper authority. 



(d) He will promptly report to the corporal of the guard any 

 suspicious noise made by the prisoners. 



(e) He will be prepared to tell, whenever asked, how many 

 prisoners are in the guardhouse and how many are out at 

 work or elsewhere. 



Whenever prisoners are brought to his post returning from 

 work or elsewhere, he will halt them and call the corporal of 

 the guard, notifying him of the number of prisoners returning. 

 Thus : " Corporal of the guard, (so many) prisoners." 



He will not allow prisoners to pass into the guardhouse 

 until the corporal of the guard has responded to the call and 

 ordered him to do so. 



300. Whenever, practicable, special guards will be detailed 

 for the particular duty of guarding working parties composed 

 of such prisoners as can not be placed under overseers. (Par. 

 247.) 



301. The prisoner guard and overseers will be commanded 

 by the police officer ; if there be no police officer, then by the 

 officer of the day. 



302. The provost sergeant is sergeant of the prisoner guard 

 and overseers, and as such receives orders frorh the com- 

 manding offxcer and the commander of the prisoner guard 

 only. 



303. Details for prisoner guard are marched to the guard- 

 house and mounted by being inspected by the commander of 



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