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Letter from Patrick Fogarty to his mother, 8 September 1916

Allen Library

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In replying to this letter, please write on the envelope:
<lb/>NUMBER <hi rend="underline">9.169</hi> NAME <hi rend="underline">P.Fogarty</hi>
<lb/><hi rend="underline">PORTLAND.</hi> PRISON
The following regulations as to communications, by Visit or Letter, between prisoners
<lb/> and their families are <hi rend="underline">notified for the information</hi> of their correspondents.
The permission to write and receive Letters, is given to prisoners for the
<lb/> purpose of enabling them to keep up a connection with their respectable friends and
<lb/> not that they may be kept informed of public events.
All Letters are read by Prison Authorities. They must be legibly
<lb/> written and not crossed. Any which are of an objectionable tendency, either to or
<lb/> from prisoners, or containing slang, or improper expressions, will be suppressed.
Prisoner are permitted to receive and to write a letter at intervals, which
<lb/> depend on the rules of the stage they attain by industry and good conduct; but matters
<lb/> of special importance to a prisoner may be communicated at any time by Letter (prepaid)
<lb/> to the Governor who will inform the prisoner thereof, if expedient.
In case of misconduct, the privilege of receiving and writing a Letter may be forfeited for a time.
Money, Books, Postage Stamps, Food, Tobacco, Clothes &amp;c, should not be
<lb/> sent to Prisoners, for their use in prison, as nothing is allowed to be received at the
<lb/> Prison for that purpose.
Persons attempting to clandestinely communicate with, or to introduce any
<lb/> article to or for prisoners, are liable to fine and imprisonment, and any prisoner
<lb/> concerned in such practices is liable to be severely punished.
Prisoners' friends are sometimes applied to by unauthorised persons, to send
<lb/> Money &amp;c, to them privately, under pretence that they can apply it for the benefit
<lb/> of the prisoners, and under such fraudulent pretence, such application, received by the friends
<lb/> of a prisoner should be, at once, forwarded by them to the Governor.
Prisoners are allowed to receive Visits from their friends, according to
<lb/> rules, at intervals which depend on their stage.
When visits are due to prisoners notification will be sent to the friends whom they desire to visit them.
<lb/>No. 243.
<lb/>(8254)

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Letter from Patrick Fogarty to his mother, 8 September 1916

Allen Library

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