What were the number and nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by prisoners undergoing imprisonment?
Is there or are there, any Chaplain or Chaplains of any and what religious persuasions?
Are religious services regularly, or otherwise, performed for the benefit of the prisoners of any, and if any, what religious persuasion?
Are Roman Catholic Priests and Dissenting Ministers allowed free access to prisoners of their own persuasion, and are they apprised when prisoners of their respective persuasions enter the Prison?
What provision is made for the education of prisoners?
On what conditions are remission of imprisonment granted?
Have Coroner's Inquests been held on every occasion of a death in Prison during the past year, and what were the verdicts?
The number of Reports for Prison Offences during the year 1891 was 12,135. Out of this number 73 were dismissed, 348 were cautioned and admonished, and 11,714 were punished in the manner detailed below:
| Number | Punishment | Duration / Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solitary Confinement on Bread and Water | 1 day |
| 235 | Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water | 1 day |
| 350 | Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water | 2 days |
| 493 | Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water | 3 days |
| 5 | Pork Rations stopped | — |
| 7 | Sent to Separate Cells | — |
| 195 | Crank Labour | — |
| 86 | Extra Stone and Shot Drill | — |
| 16 | Bread and Water | 1 day |
| 28 | Rice and Water | 1 day |
| 17 | Rice and Water | 2 days |
| 9 | Rice and Water | 3 days |
| 27 | Bread and Water | 1 day |
| 507 | Bread and Water | 2 days |
| 11 | Bread and Water | 3 days |
| 2,115 | Rice and Water | 1 day |
| 19 | Rice and Water | 2 days |
| 19 | Rice and Water | 3 days |
| 8 | Tried and Punished by Visiting Justices and Superintendent | — |
| 38 | Trivial Punishments | — |
| 5,358 | Supper stopped | — |
| 11,714 | Total punished | — |
The Colonial Chaplain is ex-officio Chaplain of the Gaol.
Religious services are regularly held for the benefit of Episcopalian prisoners, and occasionally for Presbyterian and other Dissenting prisoners.
The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priests, who hold a service for both European and Chinese prisoners of that persuasion.
A religious service is also held regularly every Sunday morning for the benefit of Chinese prisoners by native clergymen belonging to St. Stephen's Church. Attendance voluntary.
They are allowed free access to the Prison at such hours as do not interfere with the discipline of the Prison. Intimation is immediately sent to any Minister or Priest if at any time a prisoner expresses a desire to see him.
None; but all are supplied with religious and other useful books.
Remission of sentences has been granted to all Prisoners sentenced to a term of incarceration of twelve months and over, under the Mark System which came into operation on the 1st January 1886, by which a Prisoner could earn the full remission of one-third allowed by the Governor if he shows himself industrious and loses nothing for misconduct; others have had portions of their sentences remitted on medical grounds, &c.
Yes, during the year there were 9 deaths, namely:
Good.
Anaemia, Diarrhea and Remittent Fever.
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Questions.
XIII. What were the number and naturo of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by pri- poners undergoing imprisonment?
XIV. Is there or are there, any Chaplain or Chap- lains of auy and what religious persuasions?
XV. Are religious services regularly, or otherwise, performed for the benefit of the prisoners of any, and if any, what religious persuasion?
XVI. Are Roman Catholic Priests and Dissenting Ministers allowed free access to prisoners of their own persuasion, and are they apprised when prisoners of their respective persuasions enter the Prison?
XVII. What provision is made for the education of prisoners?
XVIII. On what conditions are remission of im- prisonment granted?
XIX. Have Coroner's Inquests been held on every occasion of a death in Prison during the past year, aud what were the verdicts?
XX.-
during the year 1891?
Answers.
The number of Reports for Prison Offences during the year 1891 was 12,135 out of this number 73 were dismissed, 348 were cautioned and admonishod, and 11,714 were punished in the manner detailed below, viz.:—
1 with Solitary Confinement ou Bread and Water
for one day.
235 with Solitary Confinement on Rice and Wator
for one day.
350 with Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water
for two days.
493 with Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water
for three days.
5 had Pork Rations stopped.
7 sent to Separate Cells.
195 were placed on Crank Lubour.
86
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onlered Extra Stone and Shot Drill.
16 placed on Bread and Water, 1 day.
28
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17
9
27
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507
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2,115
11
2,263
19
19
Rice and Water,
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2 days. 3 19
1 day.
2 days.
3
11
8 were tried and Punished by Visiting Justices
and Superintendent.
38 Trivial Punishmcuts.
5,358 Supper stopped.
11,714
The Colonial Chaplain is ex-officio Chaplain of the Gaol.
Religious services are regularly held for the benofit of Episcopalian prisoners, and occasionally for Presby- terian, and other Dissenting prisoners.
The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priests, who hold a service for both European and Chiucse prisoners of that persuasion.
A Religious service is also held regularly every Sunday morning for the benefit of Chinese prisoners by native clergymen belonging to St. Stephen's Church. Attendance Voluntary,
They are allowed free access to the Prison at such hours as do not interfere with the discipline of the Prison. Intimation is immediately sent to any Minister or Priest, if at any time a prisoner expresses a desire to see him.
None; but all are supplied with religious and other useful books.
Remission of sentences has been granted to all Prison- ers sentenced to a term of incarceration of twelvo months and over, under the Mark System which camo into operation on the 1st January, 1886, by which a Prisoner could carn the full remission of one-third allow. ed by the Governor if he shows himself industrious and loses nothing for misconduct; others have had portions of their sentences remitted on medical grounds, &c.
Yes, during the year there were 9 deaths, namely :—
7 Natural Causes. 1 Felo de se.
Good.
Anœmin, Diarrhea and Remittent Fever.
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