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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1887

Name and Nature of the Prisons, (Whether "Common Gaol," "Penitentiary," &c.)	Merc "Lock-ups, not to be inserted.	Number Committed for Debt, Want of Bail, and Punishment.	Number of those Committed who have been previously Convicted	Number of Persons Committed to Penal Imprisonment, including Penal Servitude	Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1887
"Victoria Gaol,”- Common Gaol, House of Correction, also receives Prisoners Sentenced to Penal Servitude, &c.		For Debt.	Once.	For more than 3 Months, and less than One Year.
		For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security.	Twice.	For one Year or more, but less than Five Years.
		For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment.	Thrice or more.	For Five Years or more.
		Total,....			4,308
	Men	Women	Juveniles	Total
Number Committed for Debt, Want of Bail, and Punishment	4,012	140	147	4,308
For Debt	38	1		39
For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security	3,369	30	23	3,602
For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment	213	14		223
Number of those Committed who have been previously Convicted	93	2		95
Once	149			149
Twice	31			31
Thrice or more	96	3	7	106
Number of Persons Committed to Penal Imprisonment, including Penal Servitude	122	13		135
For 3 Months or less	3,120	93	117	3,330
For more than 3 Months, and less than One Year	562	22		584
For one Year or more, but less than Five Years
For Five Years or more	37			37
The Daily Average Number in Prison	266			266
The Daily Average Number on the Sick List
The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1887
The Number of Deaths during 1887

By "Penal Imprisonment" is meant Imprisonment inflicted as a substantive Punishment in pursuance of a sentence of a Court of Justice, as distinguished from Imprisonment for Safe Custody, &c.

Questions

If the Prison is on the separate system, is this separation complete? And if not, what is the separation enforced by day and night respectively?
If not on the separate system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in association?
How many cells are there; and how many associated wards?
Taking the average number of prisoners in Gaol, how many cubic feet of space are there for each prisoner during the hours of sleep?
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 small number of Chinese prisoners sleep in separate cells, the remainder are in association 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 190 cells, and 1 associated ward for debtors.

The daily average number of prisoners confined in the Gaol during the year 1887 was 384. The cubic measurement of all the cells combined has been incorrectly stated in previous returns. It has been re-measured in March 1885 by the Surveyor General's Department and found to be 203,844 feet, therefore giving a cubic space of 347 feet to one 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 habits and temperament, as follows, viz.:— Europeans, Indians, and Chinese. Debtors. Misdemeanants. Penal Imprisonment. Prisoners on remand and for trial.

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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1887 Name and Nature of the Prisons, (Whether "Common Gaol," "Penitentiary," &c.) Merc "Lock-ups, not to be inserted. Number Committed for Debt, Want of Bail, and Punishment. Number of those Committed who have been previously Convicted Number of Persons Committed to Penal Imprisonment, including Penal Servitude Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1887 "Victoria Gaol,”- Common Gaol, House of Correction, also receives Prisoners Sentenced to Penal Servitude, &c. For Debt. Once. For more than 3 Months, and less than One Year. For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security. Twice. For one Year or more, but less than Five Years. For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment. Thrice or more. For Five Years or more. Total,.... 4,308 Men Women Juveniles Total Number Committed for Debt, Want of Bail, and Punishment 4,012 140 147 4,308 For Debt 38 1 39 For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security 3,369 30 23 3,602 For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment 213 14 223 Number of those Committed who have been previously Convicted 93 2 95 Once 149 149 Twice 31 31 Thrice or more 96 3 7 106 Number of Persons Committed to Penal Imprisonment, including Penal Servitude 122 13 135 For 3 Months or less 3,120 93 117 3,330 For more than 3 Months, and less than One Year 562 22 584 For one Year or more, but less than Five Years For Five Years or more 37 37 The Daily Average Number in Prison 266 266 The Daily Average Number on the Sick List The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1887 The Number of Deaths during 1887 By "Penal Imprisonment" is meant Imprisonment inflicted as a substantive Punishment in pursuance of a sentence of a Court of Justice, as distinguished from Imprisonment for Safe Custody, &c. Questions If the Prison is on the separate system, is this separation complete? And if not, what is the separation enforced by day and night respectively? If not on the separate system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in association? How many cells are there; and how many associated wards? Taking the average number of prisoners in Gaol, how many cubic feet of space are there for each prisoner during the hours of sleep? 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 small number of Chinese prisoners sleep in separate cells, the remainder are in association 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 190 cells, and 1 associated ward for debtors. The daily average number of prisoners confined in the Gaol during the year 1887 was 384. The cubic measurement of all the cells combined has been incorrectly stated in previous returns. It has been re-measured in March 1885 by the Surveyor General's Department and found to be 203,844 feet, therefore giving a cubic space of 347 feet to one 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 habits and temperament, as follows, viz.:— Europeans, Indians, and Chinese. Debtors. Misdemeanants. Penal Imprisonment. Prisoners on remand and for trial.

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(x2) STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1887. Name and Nature of the Prisons, (Whether "Common Gnol," "Penitentiary," &c.) Merc "Lock-ups, not to be inserted. "Victoria Gaol,”- Common Gaol, House of) Correction, also 1'0- Number Committed for Debt, Want of Bnil, and Punishment. 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 l'unishment.) Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1987. For Debt. For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security. ¡For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment. Once. The Daily Average Number in Prison. The Daily Averago Number on the Sick List. The Number of Admissions to Hospital during tho Your 1887. The Numml or of Deaths durlige 1887, Twice. Thrice or more. For Five Yenis 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, ceives Prisoners Ren- tenced to Penal Ser- vitude, &e, | 4,308 39 6673,602 223 149 31 | 106 133 3,330 581 22,37 266 Total,.... 4,308 39 667 3,602 223 95 149 : 31 106 135 '3.330 584 22.37 266 Men, 4,012 38 GỤT 3,369 213 93 149 31 96 122 3,120 562 Women, 140 1 30 14 100 :.. 3 93 13 22.37 206 Juveniles, 147 23 124 * 10 2 2 117 By "Penal Imprisonment" is meant. Imprisonment inflicted as a substantive Punishment in pursuance of a sentence of a Court of Justice, as distinguished from Imprisonment for Safe 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 soparate system, is this separation comploto? And if not, what is tho separa- tion onforced by day and night rospectively? 11. If not on the separato system, what provision in there for the supervision of the prisoners 'while in association ? III. How many cells are there; and how many nasoclnted wards ? IV. Taking the averago number of prisoners in Gnol, how many cutlu feet of spren are there for enrlı prisoner during the hours of sleep? V. How are the prisonera elussities! ? Answers. The Prison is not on the soparato system. Forty- six cells are on the sepurato system and the majority of the European prisoners and a small number of Chinese prisoners sleep in separate colls, the remainder uro in association day and night. All the cells of the prison havo iron gatos, throngh which the prisonors can ho soon at night. While at labour or at oxorvise, the prisonors are constantly under the supervision of the Prison OMeers, There are 190 cells, nul 1 associatoil war for doktorn. The daily average number of prisoners confined in the Gaol during the year 1887 was 384. The eubia measurement of all the cells combinod has been in- correctly stated in provions returns. It has been re- mon-urist in March 1885 by the Survovor General's Department and found to be 203,844 foot, thereford giving a rubin spneu of 347 foot to onel prisoner during the hours of sleep, passages and corridors not included. According to the mature of thuir suntences, their nationality, mud orensioonily nerording to their habita and temperament, as follows, via, :— Europeans, Indians, und Chinese. Dobitors. Misdemeanants, Penal Imprisonment. Prisoners on remand and for trini. G

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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1887.

Name and Nature

of the Prisons, (Whether

"Common Gnol,"

"Penitentiary," &c.)

Merc "Lock-ups,

not to

be inserted.

"Victoria Gaol,”- Common Gaol, House of)

Correction, also

1'0-

Number Committed for Debt, Want of Bnil,

and Punishment.

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

l'unishment.)

Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1987.

For Debt.

For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security.

¡For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment.

Once.

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Daily Averago Number on the Sick List.

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during tho Your 1887.

The Numml or of Deaths durlige 1887,

Twice.

Thrice or more.

For Five Yenis 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,

ceives Prisoners Ren- tenced to Penal Ser- vitude, &e,

| 4,308

6673,602

223

149

31 | 106

133 3,330

581 22,37

266

Total,....

4,308 39

667 3,602 223

149 :

106

135 '3.330

584

22.37 266

Men,

4,012

38 GỤT 3,369 213

149

122 3,120

562

Women,

140

100

:..

3 93

13 22.37 206

Juveniles,

147

23 124

117

By "Penal Imprisonment" is meant. Imprisonment inflicted as a substantive Punishment in pursuance of a sentence of a Court of

Justice, as distinguished from Imprisonment for Safe 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 soparate system, is this separation comploto? And if not, what is tho separa- tion onforced by day and night rospectively?

11. If not on the separato system, what provision in there for the supervision of the prisoners 'while in association ?

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

IV. Taking the averago number of prisoners in Gnol, how many cutlu feet of spren are there for enrlı prisoner during the hours of sleep?

V. How are the prisonera elussities! ?

Answers.

The Prison is not on the soparato system. Forty- six cells are on the sepurato system and the majority of the European prisoners and a small number of Chinese prisoners sleep in separate colls, the remainder uro in association day and night.

All the cells of the prison havo iron gatos, throngh which the prisonors can ho soon at night. While at labour or at oxorvise, the prisonors are constantly under the supervision of the Prison OMeers,

There are 190 cells, nul 1 associatoil war for doktorn.

The daily average number of prisoners confined in the Gaol during the year 1887 was 384. The eubia measurement of all the cells combinod has been in- correctly stated in provions returns. It has been re- mon-urist in March 1885 by the Survovor General's Department and found to be 203,844 foot, thereford giving a rubin spneu of 347 foot to onel prisoner during the hours of sleep, passages and corridors not included.

According to the mature of thuir suntences, their nationality, mud orensioonily nerording to their habita and temperament, as follows, via, :—

Europeans, Indians, und Chinese.

Dobitors.

Misdemeanants,

Penal Imprisonment.

Prisoners on remand and for trini.

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