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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1903.
Name and Nature
of the Prisons,
(Whether
** Common Gaol,”
· Penitentiary." &c.)
Mere ** Lock-ups "
not to
be inserted.
14
Twice.
Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1903.
For Debt.
For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security.
For Purpuses of Penal Imprisonment.
Once.
Number Committed For Debt,
Number of those
Committed
Want of Bail.
who have been
I
and Punishment.
Number of Persoti
Committed to
Penal Imprisonment,”
including
Penal Servitude.”
previously Convictest, (if that term is used in the
Colony to describe any
l'unishment).
Thrice of more.
For Five Years or more.
For one Year or more, hut
less than Five Years.
For more than 3 Montle,
and less than One Year.
For 3 Months or less,
The Daily Average Number in Prison.
The Daily Average Number on the Fick List.
The Number of Admissious to Hospital during the Year 1909.
The Number-af, Tioaths during 1903,
16
Victoria Gaol."
Common Gard. House of
Correction, also re-
ceives Prisomers son- tenced to Penal Ser- vitude, šė, **
7.273
991 6,227
178.
103
25
139 217 5.816
653
:
Total.......
7.273
091 4.227
877
176
108 I
25
139
247 6.816
153
Men.
6.921
53
$72 5.996
834
178
公茳
131
235 5,605 | 629.66
I
!
Women,
278
101 170
A wit
wil.
nil.
12
150
19.98
8.20
568
18
Juveniles.
79 wil.
18
41
18 wil.
wil.
nil.
#il.
61
3.36
* 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.
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 ?
H. If not on the sparate system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in association ?
III. How many cells are there; and how many nssociated 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?
V. How are the prisoners classilie | ?
Answers.
The Prison is nearly all on the separate system. European and Asiatic prisoners both new and old offenders ara loented in separate cells except when the total number of prisoners exceul 514.
All ell doors are provided with inspection holes through which the prisoners can be seen by the officers patrolling the warls, While at labour or exercise the prisoners are at all times under the immediate supervi- sion of Principal Warders, Warders, and Assistant Warders.
There are 500 colla on the separate system, and 14 associated cells.
In separate In association
·
......................664 cubic feet. (approximate) 200
#
First offenders are treated as far as accommodation will permit as the star class men in the Home Prisous and are kept quite distinct from the habitual criminals. In classification their soutence ami nationality are taken into consideration; they.are classified as follows, viz.:— Europeans, Indians, and Chinese,
Debtors.
Misdemenuants,
Ou remand sud uwaiting trisl.
First offenders,
Habin 1 erimiuals,
Juvenile offenders
All the prisoners of the above classes are separatel
at night, nul in the yanls, as much as possible,