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Modern Prison Systems; Their Organization and Regulation in Various Countries of Europe and America
Modern Prison Systems Their Organization and Regulation in Various Countries of Europe and America Author:Charles Richmond Henderson General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1903 Original Publisher: Govt. Print. Off. Subjects: Prisons Social Science / Criminology Social Science / Penology Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books... more » edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: AUSTRIA.0 ORGANIZATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION. [From the Regulations for the Officers ol the Prison at Marburg. (Dienstvorschrift, 1889), with later additions, 1891.] All officers are under the direction and discipline of the superior counsellor of state and the ministry of justice, constituting the highest board of prison affairs. These highest authorities exercise supervision through the house commissioner of the establishment, to whom the prison officers owe obedience. In relation to execution of the law regulating cellular imprisonment, the officials must follow the orders of the commission over penal administration and voluntarily furnish them information desired. The officers of the prison are: The chief director, the steward, the controller, the assistant, the Catholic chaplain, the house physician, the teacher, the inspector of the guards. The administrative officers are the director, steward, controller, and assistant. The officers, except the chaplain, take an oath on entering the office, promising to perform their duties. During service all wear a uniform, except the chaplain, physician, and teacher. No officer may have any financial dealings with prisoners nor receive presents. The ordinary duties of honesty, kindness, and courtesy are required of all. The director is responsible for all that is done in the establishment. A conference of officers is held each week. The members do not vote, but if the majority differs from the director he must record the reasons for his de...« less