The accommo-
women prisoners, including remands and deportees. dation is of dormitory type. There are cells for separate confinement but these are very rarely used. The staff is entirely locally recruited and the prison is run in an efficient but humane way.
Stanley Reformatory School in its lovely setting overlooking the bays of Stanley and Tai Tam provides education and simple trade. training for over one hundred boys in a refreshingly free and creative atmosphere. Five years of the school's existence have proved that the open type of institution can be successful in Hong Kong, and it is hoped that all future institutions for the training of young delinquents will be of this type.
After-care has received particular attention this year and in conjunction with voluntary societies a start has been made on the formation of an Aid Society. The Hong Kong Council of Social Service, the Family Welfare Society and the Salvation Army are helping with this work, and every encouragement and assistance will be given to workers in the prisons.
During the year 20,409 persons (19,124 men, 1,285 women) were committed to the prisons of the Colony, as compared with 20,090 (18,098 men, 1,992 women) during 1950. Of this number 18,370 (17,257 men and 1,113 women) were sentenced to serve terms of imprisonment, of which 8,529 (men) and 674 (women) were for periods of under a month. In addition, 51 boys were admitted to the Reformatory, as compared with 63 during 1950.
The daily average population was 3,336 (3,135 men, 107 women and 94 reformatory boys). The approved accommodation is for a total of 2,341 persons.
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