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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1907.
Name and Nature of the Prisons, (Whether
"Common Grol,” "Penitentiary," &c.) Merc "Lock-upe '
not to
be inserted.
"Victoria Gaul," Common Gaul, House of
Correction, Also re- ceives Prisoners sen-
renced to Penal Ser-J
Bien,
Women,
Juveniles,
Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1907.
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 Three Months, and less than One Year.
For Three Months or less.
Number Committed for Debi,
Want of Hail.
and l'unishment.
Number of those
Committed
who have been
Number of Persons Committed to
Penal Imprisonment,”
including
"Penal Servitude,"
previously Convicted. (if that term is used in the
Colony to describe any
Punishment).
| 5,877
94
783 5,050
571
1993
67
22
96
The Daily Average Number in Prison.
The Daily Averago Number on the Sick List
The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1907.
The Number of Deaths during 1907.
153
96
4,818
502
Total....
5.877 91 783 5,050
671
57
22 | 38
08
96
4,818
502
5.568 85
637 4,826
552
51
22
38
95
91
4.602
482
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Nil.
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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?
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?
Answers.
The Victorin Gaol is on the separate system. In the Branch Prison, Causeway Bay, the prisoners are in association, they being men unfit for Hard Labour.
All cell doors are provided with inspection holes through which the prisoners can be seen by the officers patrolling the wards. While at labour or exercise the prisoners are at all times under the immediate supervi- sion of Principal Wurders, Warders, and Assistant Warders.
There are 514 cells on the separate system. Branch Prison coutains 3 large association wards and 3 cells.
IV. Tuking 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 classified ?
In separate... lu nes ciation
......664 cubic feet.
·(approximate) 200
19
"
First offenders are treated us the star class men in the Home Prisons and are kept quite distinct from the habitual criminals.
Ju classification their sentence and nationality are taken into consideration; they are classified as follows, viz. :— Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.
Debtors,
Misdemeanants.
On remand and awaiting trial.
First offenders.
Habitual criminala.
Juvenile offenders.
All the prisoners of the above classes are separated at night, and in the yards, as much as possible.