"Victoria Gaol," Common Gaol, House of Correction, also receives Prisoners sentenced to Penal Servitude, &c.
| Category | Men | Women | Juveniles | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1895 | 5,014 | 66 | 263 | |
| For Debt | 15 | 15 | ||
| For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security | 367 | 134 | ||
| For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment | 4,301 | 172 | 4,695 | |
| Once | 172 | |||
| Twice | 27.74 | 231 | ||
| Thrice or more | ||||
| For Five Years or more | 72 | 10 | ||
| For one Year or more, but less than Five Years | 312 | 4,301 | ||
| For more than 3 Months, and less than One Year | ||||
| For 3 Months or less | ||||
| Number Committed for Debt, Want of Bail, and Punishment | 5,014 | 66 | 263 | 4,695 |
| Number of those Committed to Penal Imprisonment | 4,674 | 61 | 216 | 4,397 |
| including Penal Servitude | 352 | 126 | 165 | 10 |
| who have been previously Convicted | 651 | 69 | 272 | 4,046 |
| 101 | 31 | 15$ | 146 | |
| 7 | 7 | |||
| 3 | 35 | |||
| 120 | 18 | |||
| 27.74 | 231 | |||
| 135 |
The Daily Average Number in Prison: 4,674
The Daily Average Number on the Sick List: 61
The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1895: 216
The Number of Deaths during 1895: 4,397
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.
I. 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?
II. If not on the separate 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?
The Prison is partially on the separate system. Two hundred and forty-six cells are on the separate system in which are located all the European and part of the Asiatic prisoners (old offenders). The remainder are in association day and night.
All association cells have iron gates, through which the prisoners can be seen by the Turnkeys patrolling the wards. While at labour or exercise, prisoners are at all times under the immediate supervision of Prison officers.
There are three hundred and forty-six cells, and two association wards for female prisoners, the latter being in a private house.
| Category | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| Separate | 714 cubic feet | 487 cubic feet |
| Association | 548 cubic feet | 580 cubic feet |
| Gaol extension on the cellular system No. 1 Ward | 783 cubic feet | |
| 2 | 94 | |
| 3 | 11 | |
| 14 |
V. How are the prisoners classified?
First offenders are treated as far as accommodation will permit as the star class men in the Home Prisons: they are kept quite distinct from the habitual criminals. In classification, their sentence and nationality are taken into consideration; they are classified as follows, viz.: Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.
All the prisoners of the above classes are separated at night, and in the yards, as much as possible.
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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1895.
Name and Nature
of the Prisons, (Whether "Common Gaol," "Penitentiary," &c.)
Merc "Lock-ups
not to
be inserted.
19
"Victoria Gaol," Common Gaol, House of】
Correction, also JC- ceives Prisoners set. tenced to Penal Ser- vitude, &c.,
Men,
Women,
Juveniles,
5,014
15
66
2.53 1.69% 367
134 172 10
72
312 4,301
172
27.74
231
2
Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1895.
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 Years.
For more than 3 Months, and less than One Year.
For 3 Mentlis or less.
Punishment).
Number Committed for Debt, Want of Bail.
and Punishment.
Number of those Committed
Number of Persons
Committed to Penal Imprisonment,*
including
* Penal Servitude,"
who have been previously Convicted, (if that term is used in the
Colony to describe any
The Daily Average Number in Prison.
The Daily Average Number on the Sick List,
The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1895.
Į The Number of Deaths during 1895.
Total........
5.014 66 263 4,695
367 134
172
10
=
72
812 4.301
172
27.74 | 231
4,674
GI 216 4,397
352
126
165 10
651
69
272 4,046
101
31 15$
146
fi 140
15
7
7
3
35 120
18
27,74 231
135
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 EACHI PRISON IN THE COLONY.
Questions.
I. If the Prison is on the separate system, is this separation complete ? And if not, what is the separa- 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 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 cach prisoner during the hours of sleep?
zinswers.
The Prison is partially on the separate system. Two hundred and forty-six cells are on the sepurate systom in which are located all the European and part of the Asiatic prisoners (old offenders). The remainder are in association day and night.
All association cells have iron gates, through which the prisoners can be seen by the Turnkeys patrolling the wards. While at labour or exercise, prisoners are at all times under the immediate supervision of Prison officers.
There are three hundred and forty-six cells, and two association wards for female prisoners, the latter being in a private house.
Males in separate
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Feinales
association
中华
Gaol extension on the cellular system No. 1 Ward
2
3
94
V. How are the prisoners classified?
.714 cubic feet. ..370 487
11
14
+
售多
548 enbic feet. .580 ..783
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..
First offenders are treated as far as aerommodation will permit as the star class men in the Home Prisons: they are kept quite distinct from the habitual criminals, In classifiention their sentence and nationality is taken into consideration; they are classified as follows, viz. :— Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.
Debtors.
Misdemeanants,
On remand and awaiting trial.
First offenders.
Habitual criminals.
All the prisoners of the above classes are separated
at night, and in the yards, as much as possible.
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