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In 2009, the CSD managed 23 correctional institutions, three half-way houses, three rehabilitation centres, two custodial wards in public hospitals and one immigration centre for the Immigration Department. In all, 6 454 staff were looking after a daily average of 10 6152 persons and 2 866 persons under supervision after discharge.
Offenders sentenced to imprisonment are assigned to institutions according to their gender, age and security ratings. Separate institutions are provided for males and females, and for adults and young offenders. Male and female young offenders aged between 14 and 20 may be admitted to a training centre or a rehabilitation centre. A detention centre programme is available for male offenders aged between 14 and 24. Drug addicts found guilty of an offence punishable by imprisonment may be placed in a drug addiction treatment centre.
All persons in custody receive proper care. Their diet follows approved scales of nutritional values with regard to their health and religious requirements. All adult offenders, unless certified physically unfit, are required to work six days a week. They are assigned to different work posts according to their fitness and security ratings, personal background and balance of sentence. They receive payments for their work, which may be used for buying approved personal items. They can watch television and have access to newspapers and library books. They may send and receive letters, receive visits and participate in religious services.
Penal Institutions
The CSD manages 12 prisons for adult males, consisting of three maximum, four medium and five minimum security institutions. Adult female offenders are accommodated in four prisons. For young male offenders, the department operates one maximum security institution, one training centre, one rehabilitation centre and one detention centre. Young females are accommodated at Lai King Correctional Institution, a multi-function institution serving as a prison, a training centre and a drug addiction treatment centre. Hei Ling Chau Addiction Treatment Centre and its Annex accommodate male and female drug addicts respectively. Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre is a maximum security prison which separately houses male and female offenders of all categories and detainees who require psychiatric observation, treatment or assessment. Five of the institutions cater for remanded males and females of different age groups. Facilities in a penal institution normally include dormitories, kitchens, dining rooms, laundries, workshops, areas for exercise and recreation, a library and a hospital.
CSD operates three half-way houses to help offenders, released under supervision, to reintegrate into society. The residents may go out to work or attend school during daytime.
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including 10 325 in penal institutions, 53 in half-way houses and 236 in Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre. Individual figures may not add up exactly to total due to rounding.