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GAOLS AND PRISONERS.
STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1918.
Name and Nature
of the PrisonS, (Whether "Common Gaol.” "Ponitentiary," &c.)
Merc "Lock-ups |
not to
be inserted.
Victoria Guol,"
Common Gaul, House of
Total Number of Persons Committed in 1918.
*X*[*j[ lX
Number Coinmitted for Debt, Wont of Bail,
Number of those
Committed
who have been
Number of l'ersona Committed to
*Penal Imprisonment." * including
** |enal Servitude,”
and 'unishment. previously Convicted. (if that term is used in the
! Colony to describe any
For Sufe Custody till Trial
or for Want of Security,
For Purposes of Penal
Imprisonment,
Once.
Twice.
Thrice or more.
Punishment).
For Five Years or more.
[ For One Year or more, but less than Five Years.
Fur more than Three Months, and less than One Year.
For Three Months or less,
Correction, also гp-
:
ceives Frisoners sen-
3,677 | 56
783 | 2.738
267
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tenced to Penal Ser- vitude, &c.,
Total,
Men.
3.577
7.6
783 2.738
207
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3,324
56
7.49 2,534
265
54
7 138
Juveniles.
By
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481
2.120)
94
494 2.120
601
436 2,029
DAS
The Daily Average Number in Prison.
The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1918.
The Daily Average Number on the Sick List.
The Number of Deaths during 1918,
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184
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"Penal Imprisonment" is nicant imprisament inflicted as a substantive punishment in pursuance of a sentence of a Court of
Instice, as distinguished from imprisonment for safe custody, &r.
THESE QUESTIONS ARE TO BE FILLED UP IN RESPECT OF EACH PRISON IN THE COLONY,
Questions,
Answers.
I. If the Prison is ou a separate system, is the 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 ?
HI-How many cells are there; mul how many associated word?
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?
F.- How are the prisoners classified ?
The Victoria Guil is nearly on the separate system.
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 ure at all times under the immediate supervi- sion of Principal Warders, Warders, and Assistant Warders.
There are 655 cells on the separate system, 12 associnted cells and condemned cell,
In separate.......... In association
..664 cubic feet.
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In classification their sentence and nationality are taken into consideration; they are classified as follows, viz. :-
Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.
Debtors.
Misdemennants.
On remand and awaiting trial.
First offenders.
Habitual criminals,
Juvenile offenders.
All the prisoners of the above classes are separated
at night, and in the yaris, as much as possible.
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