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GAOLS AND PRISONERS.
STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1925.
Name and Nature
of the Prisons, (Whether "Common Gaol," "Penitentiary," &c.)
Mere "Lock-ups "
not to
he inserted.
"Victoria Gaul," Common Gaol. House of
Total Number of Persons Committed in 1924.
Number Committed for Debt,
Want of Bail,
Number of those Committed
who have been
Number of Persons Committed to
Penal Imprisonment,” *
including
T
enal Servitude,"
and tanishment. previously Convicted. (if that tena is used in the
Colony to describe any
Punishment).
For Debt,
For Safe Custody till Trial
or for Want of Security.
For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment,*
Once.
Twice.
I
The Daily Average Number in Prison.
The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1925.
The Daily Average amber on the Sick List,
The Number of Deaths during 1925,
Thrice or node.
For Five Years or more,
For One Year or more, but less than Five Yents.
For more than Three Montlis,, and less than One Year.
For Three Mouths or less,
Correction, also re- coives Prisoners sen- tenced to Penal Ser- vitude, &c......................
6,339
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DIS 5.38%
12
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104
165 14,677
1.116
Total............ 6,339
23
5,338
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104
165 1.877
1,116
Men,
5.984 53
900 1975 851
:
102 430 4343
1.060
Women,
Juveniles,
72
Nil.
R
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333 Nil.
30 207
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21 273
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*ByPenal 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, we.
THESE QUESTIONS ARE TO BE FILLED UP IN RESPECT OF EACH PRISON IN THE COLONY,
Questions.
I-If the Prison is on a separate system, is the separation complete ? And, if not, what is the sopan- tion enforced by day and night respertively ?
H.—If not on the supurate system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in association ?
III.-How many cells and there; and how many associated wands?
IV. Taking the weerage number of prisoners in Gaol, how trany eubie fect of spare are there for varlı prisoner during the hours of skerp ?
V.-How are the prisoners classified ?
Answers,
The Victoria Giarol is nearly on the sepunte system The Branch Prison at Lai Chi Kok is not on the separate system. Prisoners work and sleep in assos
ciation.
Vietoria Gaul:- All well doors are provided with inspection bules through which the prisoners cats bes seen by the officers patrolling the wards.
While at labour of exercise the prisoners are at all times maler the immesliate supervision of Principal Wurders. Warders, and As-istuut Wanders. At Lai Chi Kok Brunel Prison, officers patrol bebinl grilles at night.
Virtorin Gaol:- 655 cells un the separate sy−10] 12 association cells, and I condemned relt.
Lai Chi Kok: 7 Balls-nch Hall cat molate 201 prisoners.
Victoria Guol:
In separate
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In association ..
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„65654 vakje feet.
(approximatej 200
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Lai Chi Kok:-There are 602 enbic feet to rarlı prisoner and euch nue has 35 sq. feet of window Cape able of being opened.
In classification their sentenerarul nationality are inkon into consideration; they are classified as follows, viz.:—
Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.
Femnules. Convicted adult prisoners.
Debtors.
Misdemeaunits,
On remaud and
awaiting tria!. Juvenile offenders,
All the prisoners of the above classes are separated
at night, and in the yards, so far as possible.
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