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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1883.

Name and Nature

of the Prisons, (Whether "Common Gaol," "Penitentiary," &c.)

Mere "Lock-ups.'

not to

be inserted.

*

"Victoria Gaol," Common Gaol, House of

Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1883.

For Debt.

For safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security.

For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment.

Once,

Twice.

Thrice or more.

For Five Years or more,

For One Year or more, but

less than Five Years.

For more than 3 Months,

and less than One Year.

For 3 Months or less.

Number Committed

for Doht, Want of Bail,

and Panishment,

Number of those Committed

who have been

Number of Persons Committed to

Penal Imprisonment.*

including

"Penal Servitude,"

previously Convicted. (if that term is used in the

Colony to describe any

Punishment.)

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List,

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1$83.

The Number of Deaths during 1883.

Correction, als. re- ceives Prisoners sen- tenced to Penal-Ber.

8,486

57

508 | 2,921

195

96

153 30 86

267 2,598 6421

14.753 340

G

vitude, &c.,

***PLEADE

Total.....

Men,

3,480

3,200

67

508 2,921

198

6_95

153 30

86

267 2,538

6424

14.758

310

6

447 2,698

190 94

146

30

81

262 2,335 608.201

Hans fill up the columna

in respect of the whole

Colony.

-

Women,

187

2

61

81

GENERELLES

Juveniles,

140

:.

77

18.70

14.753 340

10

130

5

1

7

2

11 126 16.00

• By "Penal Imprisonment" is meant Imprisonment inflicted as a substantivo Punishment in pursuance of a sentence of a Court of

"Justice, na distinguished from Imprisonment for anfe custody, &c.

THESE QUESTIONS ARE TO BE FILLED UP IN RESPECT OF EACH PRISON IN THE COLONY.

Questions.

I. If the Prison is on the separato system, is this separation complete? And if not, what is the separa- tion enforced by day and night respectively?

II. If not on tho soparato system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in Association?

III. How many cells are there; and how many associated wards?

IV. Taking the average number of prisoners in Gaol, how many cubic feet of space are there for each prisoner during the hours of sleep!

V. How are the prisoners classified?

Answers.

The Prison is not on the separate system. Forty- six cells are on the separate system and the majority of the European prisoners and a few Chinese sleep in soparate calls, the remainder are in association both day and night.

All the cells of the prison have iron gates, through which the prisoners can be seen at night. While at labour or at exercise, the prisoners are constantly under the supervision of the Prison Officers.

There are 100 cells, and 1 associated want a for debtors

The daily average number of prisoners confined in the Gaol during the year 1883 was 5424, and the cubic measurement of all the cells combined is 138,948 cubic feet, therefore giving a cubic space of 259 feet to each prisoner during the hours of sleep, passages and corridors not included.

According to the nature of their sentences, their nationality, and occasionally according to their habita and temperament, as follows, viz. ----

Europanna, Indians, and Chines.

Debtors

Misdemennants.

Penal Servitude.

Prisoners on remand and for trial.