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–556– -556care, assignment for work insofar as authorized by law, discipline, and welfare. § 6502. Hard labor in felony convictions; work in misdemeanor convictions In all cases of conviction of felony the sentence of imprisonment shall be served at hard labor. I n all cases of conviction of misdemeanor the sentence of confinement shall entail the performance of work incidental to maintenance of the jails, premises and equipment. § 6503. Transfer of prisoners (a) Prisoners may be transferred from one penal institution to another within the Canal Zone designated by the Governor when: (1) the room in a penal institution is insufficient for the prisoners confined therein; or (2) the Governor determines, in the cases of women prisoners or prisoners under 18 years of age, that the public welfare will best be subserved by imprisonment elsewhere than in the prison at Gamboa. (b) A transfer under this section may not aggravate or aflfect the condition of the prisoners in any way, and they shall serve in accordance with their sentences. § 6504. Penitentiary at Gamboa The prison situated at Gamboa is a penitentiary of and for the Canal Zone. § 6505. Receipt and detention of convicts at penitentiary The warden or keeper of the penitentiary shall receive, imprison and detain all persons who have been sentenced to imprisonment therein by the district court or by other courts possessing the requisite jurisdiction or by other competent authority. § 6506. Bringing prisoner before a court When it is necessary to have a person who is imprisoned in a penal institution brought before a court, an order for that purpose may be made by the court and executed by the officer of the court where it is made. § 6507. Clothing and money for discharged prisoners On the discharge of a prisoner from a penal institution in the Canal Zone the prisoner may, in the discretion of the Governor, be furnished with such suitable clothing as may be authorized by the Governor, and an amount of money not exceeding $20.

CHAPTER 353—GOOD CONDUCT ALLOWANCES Sec.

6541. 6542. 6543. 6544. 6545.

Computation of good time allowances. Discharge. Released prisoner as parolee. Forfeiture for offense. Restoration of forfeited commutation.

§ 6541. Computation of good time allowances Each prisoner convicted of an offense against the laws of the United States or the laws of the Canal Zone and confined in a penal institution in the Canal Zone for a definite term other than for life, whose I'ecord of conduct shows that he has faithfully observed all the rules and has not been subjected to punishment, shall be entitled to a deduction from the term of his sentence beginning with the day on which the sentence commences to run, as follows: Five days for each month, if the sentence is not less than six months and not more than one year.

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