 V. he shall have been sentenced, the convict shall be furnished with a hammock on which he may sleep, a block of wood on which he may sit, and with such coarse, though wholesome food as may be best suited to a person in a situation designed for grief...  The Bangor Historical Magazine - Page 2771891Full view - About this book
 | United States - 1964 - 422 pages
...from all hope of relief during the term of his sentence, the convict shall be furnished with a hammock on which he may sit, and with such coarse, though...person in a situation designed for grief and penitence. * * * There his vices and crimes shall become personified, and appear to his frightened imagination... | |
 | James Van Benschoten Bennett - Prisons - 1964 - 424 pages
...from all hope of relief during the term of his sentence, the convict shall be furnished with a hammock on which he may sit, and with such coarse, though...person in a situation designed for grief and penitence. * * * There his vices and crimes shall become personified, and appear to his frightened imagination... | |
 | United States. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration - Conduct of court proceedings - 1976 - 184 pages
...been sentenced, the convict shall be furnished with a hammock on which he may sleep, a block of wood on which he may sit, and with such coarse, though...light from the firmament, as may enable him to read from the New Testament which shall be given him as his sole companion and guide to a better life. There... | |
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