| Name and Nature of the Prisons |
|---|
| "Victoria Gaol," Common Gaol, House of Correction, also receives Prisoners sentenced to Penal Servitude, &c. |
| Category | Total | Men | Women | Juveniles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Debt | 4 | 4 | ||
| For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security | 973 | 976 | 3 | |
| For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment | 4,699 | 4,298 | 181 | 220 |
| Once | 302 | 267 | 32 | 3 |
| Twice | 212 | 202 | 10 | |
| Thrice or more | 257 | 231 | 20 | 6 |
| For Five Years or more | 83 | 77 | 6 | |
| For one Year or more, but less than Five Years | 318 | 284 | 27 | 7 |
| For more than 3 Months, and less than One Year | 470 | 470 | 80 | |
| For 3 Months or less | 3,515 | 3,159 | 159 | 197 |
| Number Committed for Debt, Want of Bail, and Punishment | 5,040 | |||
| Number of those Committed who have been previously Convicted | 2,207 | |||
| Number of Persons Committed to Penal Imprisonment, including "Penal Servitude" | 4,699 | 4,298 | 181 | 220 |
| Category | Total | Men | Women | Juveniles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Daily Average Number in Prison | 515 | 470 | 27 | 28.07 |
| The Daily Average Number on the Sick List | 28.07 | |||
| The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1892 | 312 | |||
| The Number of Deaths during 1892 | 7 |
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 1892 was 516. The cubic measurement of all the cells combined is 203,844 feet, therefore giving a cubic space of 396 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 habits and temperament, as follows, viz.:— All the Europeans, Indians, and Chinese prisoners of the above classes are separated at night, and in the yards, as much as possible.
Debtors.
Misdemeanants.
Penal Imprisonment.
Prisoners on remand and for trial.
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.
(x 2)
STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1892.
Xamo and Nature
of the Prisons, (Whether *Common Gnol," "Penitentiary," &c.)
Mero "Lock-upu *
not to
be inserted.
Total Number of·l'risoners Committed in 1892.
For Debt.
For Safe Custody till Trial
or for Want of Security,
For Purposes of l'enal Imprisonment.
Once.
Twice.
Thrice or more.
For Five Years or more,
For one Year or more, but less than Five Year.
For more than.3 Months,
and less than One Year.
For 3 Months or less.
Number Committed for Debt, Want of Bail,
and Punishment,
Xumber 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).
"Victoria Gnol,"
Common Gaol, House of】
Correction, also TC-
ceives Prisoners sen- 5,040
tenced to l'enal Ber-[
+2
The Daily Average Number in Prison.
The Daily Average Number on the Sick List.
The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1892.
The Number of Deaths during 1892,
302 4,699 973 212 257
83
3184,298
$13 28.07
312
F
I
vitude, &c., ........................
Total,...
[*-----................... | 15,046
45
302 4,699 976 212
207
88
818 | 4,293
515
28.07 312 7
>[en,
4,699
42
267 4,300 473 202
231
77
284 4,020
470
Women,
181
$
Juveniles,
+
•
32
146
:
:
166
3 163
20
10
100
G
80 110
27
28.07 812
159
13
By "Penal Imprisonment." is meant Imprisonment inflicted as a substantive P’unishment in pursuance of a sentence of a Court of
Justice, ni distinguished from Imprisonment for Safo Custody, &e,
THESE QUESTIONS ARE TO BE FILLED UP IN RESPECT OF EACH
PRISON IN THE COLONY.
Questions.
1. If the Prison is on the separate system, is this separation complete? And if not, what is the sepnen- tion enforced by day and night respectively?
II. If not on the separate system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in association ?
III. How many calls uro thore; and how many associated warls?
IV. Taking the average number of prisoners in 'Gaol, how many eubic feet of space aro there for eucli prisoner during the hours of sleep?
V. How are the prisoners classified ?
Answers.
The Prison is not on the separato systom. Forty- six cells are on the soparato system and the majority of the European prisonors and a small number of Chinese prisoners sleep in separato cells, the remaindor are in association day and night.
All the cells of the prison have iron gatos, through which the prisoners can be seen at night. While at labour or at exerciso, the prisonors are constantly under the supervision of the Prison Officers.
Thero uro 190 colls, and 1 associnted ward for dlobitors.
J
The daily averago number of prisoners confined in the Gaol during the year 1892 was 516. The cubic measurement of all the cells combinod is 203,844 feet, therefore giving a cubic space of 396 feet to each pri- soner during the hours of sleep, passages and corridors not included.
According to the nature of their sontonces, their nationality, and occasionally according to their babits und tompernment, as follows, viz.:—
All the
Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.
Debtors.
Misdomcanants.
Ponal Imprisonment.
Prisoners on remund and for trial.
prisoners of the above classes aro separatod nt night, aud in tho yards, as much as possible.
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