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The number of reports for Prison offences during the year 1897 was 2,619; of these 131 were dismissed, 521 were cautioned, and 1,967 were punished in the manner detailed below, viz.:—
| Punishment | Duration | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Rice and Water | 1 day | 139 |
| Rice and Water | 2 days | 254 |
| Rice and Water | 3 days | 116 |
| Rice and Water | 4 days | 11 |
| Rice and Water | 5 days | 2 |
| Rice and Water | 6 days | 3 |
| Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water | 1 day | 204 |
| Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water | 2 days | 231 |
| Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water | 3 days | 263 |
| Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water | 4 days | 30 |
| Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water | 5 days | 48 |
| Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water | 6 days | 1 |
| Bread and Water | 1 day | 12 |
| Bread and Water | 2 days | 7 |
| Bread and Water | 3 days | 63 |
| Bread and Water | 4 days | 20 |
| Solitary Confinement on Bread and Water | 1 day | 37 |
| Solitary Confinement on Bread and Water | 2 days | 26 |
| Solitary Confinement on Bread and Water | 3 days | 10 |
| Solitary Confinement on Bread and Water | 4 days | 31 |
| Whipping awarded by the Superintendent | 2 days | 52 |
| Extra Crank | — | 78 |
| Extra Shot and Stone | — | 17 |
| Loss of Marks | — | 47 |
| Separate Confinement | — | 60, 59, 33 |
| To Shot and Stone | — | — |
| To Crank | — | — |
| Punishments awarded by the Superintendent and a Justice of the Peace (including 8 whippings) | — | — |
XIV. Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains are appointed.
XV. 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.
XVI. 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.
XVII. None; but all are supplied with religious and other useful books.
XVIII. Every prisoner under a first sentence of imprisonment with hard labour for two years or upwards may earn remission of sentence by industry accompanied by good conduct. The maximum remission obtainable by male and female prisoners is one-third and one-half of the sentence respectively. Prisoners undergoing a second sentence of imprisonment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed the privilege of earning any remission of their sentence during the first year of such second sentence; but if their conduct and industry during the first year be approved of by the Superintendent of the Prison they are allowed the privilege of earning a remission of one-third in the case of a male prisoner, and one-half in the case of a female prisoner of the remainder of their sentence on the same terms as prisoners under a first sentence. Prisoners sentenced a third time or oftener to imprisonment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed to earn any remission of sentence. Others have had portions of their sentences remitted on medical grounds, &c.
XIX. Yes, during the year there were 6 deaths, namely: 4 Natural causes; 2 Suicide.
XX. 1. Good. 2. Malarial and Diarrhoea.
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Questions.
XIII. Whnt were the number and naturo of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by pri-
onors undergoing imprisonment?
Answers.
The number of reports for Prison offences during the year 1897 was 2,619; of these 131 were dismissed, 521 were cautioned, and 1,967 were punished in the manner detailed below, viz.:—
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Loss of Marks.
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To Crank.
Punishments awarded by the Superintendent and
a Justice of the l'ence, of which 8 were whippings.
XIV. Is there, or are there, any Chaplain or Chap. lains of auy and what religious persunsions?
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 is remission of im- prisonment granted?
XIX. Havo Coronor's inquests boon hold on every necasion of a death in Prison during the past year, and what were the verdicts?
XX.-1. What was the sanitary state of the Prison
during the year 1897 ?
1,967
Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains are appointed.
Religions services are regularly held for the benefit 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 Europeau and Chinose prisoners of that persuasion.
A religions service is also held regularly every Sunday morning for the benefit of Chineso 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 timo a prisoner expresses a desiro to see him.
None; but all are supplied with religious and other useful books.
Every prisoner under a first sentence of imprisonment with hard labour for two years or upwards may earn remission of sentence by industry accompanied by good conduct.
The maximum remission obtainablo by male and female prisoners is and of the sentence respectively. Prisoners undergoing a second sentence of imprison- meut with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed the privilego of earning any remission of their sentence during the first year of such second Rentcuce; but if their conduct and industry during the first year be approved of by the Superintendent of the Prison they are allowed the privilogo of earning a remission of part in the case of a male prisoner, and in the caso of a female prisoner & part of the remainder of their sentence on the same terms as prisoners under n first sentence.
Prisoners sentenced a third time or oftener to impri- sonment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed to earn any remission of sentence.
Others have had portions of their sentences remitted on medical grounds, &c.
Yos, during the year there were 6 deaths, namely :- 4 Natural cansos; 2 Suicide.
Good.
Malarial and Diarrhea.
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