Information to family

Upon the death or serious illness, or certification as insane or mentally defective, of a prisoner, or the sustaining by a prisoner of a serious accident, the Superintendent, if the prisoner is married to a person whose address is known, shall at once inform the wife or husband as the case may be, and otherwise shall at once inform the nearest relative whose address is known, and shall in any event inform any other person whom the prisoner has requested may be so informed.