Persons attempting otherwise to introduce any article to or for a prisoner, are liable to a fine or imprisonment, and the Prisoner concerned may be severely punished." The authorities are not so careful about the letter being legible by its recipient.

They do not insert it in an envelope, but just fold it up and fasten it with a little gum, so that the letter is nearly sure to be torn in the opening.

The address is written on the back by the prisoner himself, before the sheet is folded.

Lines are provided for the purpose, and it is pretty easy to see what the letter is.

Surely a little more consideration might be shown for a prisoner's friends.