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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1893.
Name and Nature
of the Prisons, (Whether *Common Gaol,"
* Penitentiary," kc.)
Mero "Lock-ups '
not to
be inserted.
Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1893.
For Debt.
For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security.
For Purposes of Fenal
Imprisonment.
Once.
Want of Bail,
who have been
and Punishment.
previously Convicted. (if that term is used in the
Colony to describe any
Number Committed for Debt,
Number of those Committed
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.
Punishment).
The Daily Average Number in Prison.
Committed to Penal Imprisonment,
•
including
"Penal Servitude,”
The Daily Average Number on the Sick List.
Number of Persons
The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the
Year 1893.
Tho Number of Deaths curing"18ns.
"Victoria Gaol,"
Common Gaol, House of'
Correction, also re-
ceives Prisoners sen- 4,010
tenced to Penal Ber-
vitode, ke,
30
231 3.726
378 160
218
→
56
2758,386
438 24.12 272
Total,..
!------------· | 4,010
50 234 8,720
378 160
218
·
-
Men,
3,777 47
203 3,527 363 153 213
56
273 | 3,386
438
24.12; 272
250 3,214
430
Women,
138
229
20
106
3
1
1
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2
19
85
85
14 24.12 272
Juveniles,
15
95
64
335
93
12
6
01
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G
87
* By "Penal Imprisonment " is meant Imprisonment inflicted as a substantivo Punishment in pursuance of a sentence of a Court of
Justice, as distinguished from Imprisonment for Safo 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 soparation comploto? And if not, what is the sopara- tion enforced by day and night rospectively?
II. If not on the separate system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in association?
III. How many colls are thero; and how many associated wards?
IV. Taking the average number of prisoners in Gaol, how many cubic feet of space aro there for ench prisoner during the hours of sleep ?
V. How are the prisoners classified ?
Answers.
The Prison is not on the separato system. Eighty- covon cells are on tho soparato system in which are located all the European and a small number of Asiatic prisonors. The roinnindor nro in association day und night.
All the cells of the prison bavo iron gatos, through which the prisoners can be soon at night. While at
·labour or at exercise, the prisoners are constantly under the supervision of the Prison Officers.
There are 191 cells, and I associated ward for dobtors. Also 2 associated wards for female prisoners, the latter being in a separate building.
Males in separato Association
Females
**
l'assages and corridors not included,
........714 cubic foot.
.866
+1
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According to the nature of thoir sontonces, their nationality, and occasionally according to thoir habits
and temperament, as follows, vix. :—
Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.
Debtors.
Misdemeanants.
Ponal Imprisonment.
Prisoners on remand and for trial.
All the prisoners of the above classes are scparated
at vight, and in the yards, as much as possible.