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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG for 1897.
Name and Nature
of the Prisons, (Whether "Common Grol," "Penitentiary," &c.)
Mero "Lock-up
not to
be inserted.
"Victoria Gaol," Common Gaol, House of】
Correction, also rc- ecives Prisoners sen- tenced to Penal Ser- vitude, &c.........................
5.076
2
5+
263 4.750
403
117 136 15
2454
81
241 | 4,736 | 462.254
11.8 312 G
Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1897.
For Debt.
For Safe Custody till Trial
or for Want of Security.
¦ For Purposes of Penal 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 Months or less.
Number Committed for Debt,
Want of Bail,
Number of those
Committed
who have been
Number of Persons Committed to Penal Imprisonment,*
including
"Penal Servitude,"
and Punishment, previously Convicted. (if that term is used in the
Colony to describe any
Punishment).
The Daily Average Number in Prison,
The Daily Average Number on the Sick List.
The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1897.
The Number of Deaths during 1897.
Total........
6,076
*
GA
263| 4,759
403 117
B3G
15
84
241 4.736 462.254
11.8
342
G
Men,
-1,804 50 218 4,500
302
114
132 14
67
2234,500 | 427.994
Women,
169
4
12 153
1
1
17
16 135
20,641
11.8 342
ד
Juveniles,
103
:
3 100
10
3
2
101 3,619
"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.
J. 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 Associntel หยาง ?
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?
V. How are the prisonors classified ?
Answers.
The Prison is partially on the separate system. All the European and part of the Asiatic prisoners (old offenders), are located in separate cells, 'The remainder are in association day and night. Works are in pro- gress for rendering the separate systein more complete throughout the Prison.
All association cells have iron gates, through which the prisoners can be seen by the Warters patrolling the wards. While at labour or exercise, prisoners are at all times under the immediate supervision of Prison officers.
There are 248 colls on the separate system, of which 13 are pumal cells and 115 associated cells of which 7 are used as hospital cells,
In separato................
In association..
..664 cubic feet.
..569
21
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 natiouality is takon into consideration; they are classified as follows, viz. :— Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.
Dobtors.
Misdemenunats,
On remand and awaiting trial. First offenders.
Habitual criminals,
Juvoniles offenders.
All the prisoners of the above classes are separated
at night, and in the yurds, as much as possible.