C:
ACTUAL CONDITIONS IN HONG KONG PRISONS
HOW MANY CONVICTED MURDERERS ARE CURRENTLY SERVING
SENTENCES OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN HONG KONG?
- As at 25 November 1990, there are 127 convicted
murderers serving life imprisonment.
HOW LONG ARE THEIR TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT IN PRACTICE?
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A sentence of life imprisonment means actual life.
Since 1966, 242 convicted murderers have had their
death sentences commuted. of these 130 were commuted
to life; 65 to periods of 20-30 years; and only 5 to periods of 10 years or less.
ARE THEIR PRISON CONDITIONS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF
OTHER PRISONERS?
- Prison conditions are no different to those of any long term high risk prisoner.
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