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GAOLS AND PRISONERS.
STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONG KONG FOR 1927,
Name and Nature
of the Prisons. (Whether
"Common Gaol,"
"Penitentiary," &c.)
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Mere Lock-ups'
not to
be inserted.
«Victoria Gaol,” Common Gaol, House of
Correction, also Te.
Total Number of l'ersons Committed in 1924.
Number Committed for Debt. Want of Bail.
and l'unishment.
Number of those
Committed
who have been previously Convicted.
Number of Persons Committed to "Penal Imprisonment,"
including
"Penal Servitude,” (if that term is used in the Colony to describe any
Punishment).
For Thebt.
For Safe Custody till Trial 1
or for Want of Security,
For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment.
Once.
Twice.
ceives Prisoners sen- tenced to Penal Ser- vitude. &e.
7.740
67 1,086 6,587 1.001
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Total.
7.740 67 1086
1.091
51
Men.
7,161 | 66 971 4.124
1.043
50
|
Juveniles.
Women,
604
1
108 390
36 Sil.
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=
=
Thrice or more.
The Daily Average Number in Prison.
The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1927.
The Daily Average Number on the Sick List.
The Number of Deaths during 1927.
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,
14
93
473
6.083
1.189
15
3N
93
473 6,083
1,180
3G
89
438 | 5,669
1,123
75 | Nil.
11
64
12
I
Nil Nil.
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4
30 365
115
22
35
* 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, ku.
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 separa- tion enforced by day and night respectively?
I-If not on the separate system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in association ?
III. How many cells are here; and how many associated 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 classified ?
Answers.
The Victoria Gaal is nearly on the separate system, The Branch Prison at Lai Chi Kok is not on the separate system. Prisoners work and sleep in asso-
ciation.
Victoriu Gaol :-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 supervision of Principal Warders, Warders, and Assistant Warders, At Lai Chi Kok Branch Prison, officers patrol behind grilles at night.
Victoria Gnol:- 655 cells on the separate system, [2 association cells, and 1 condemned cell.
Lai Chi Kok:- 7 Halls-each Halt can accom- modate 50 prisoners.
Victoria Gaol:-
In separate.
In association
.664 cubic feet.
....(approximate) 200
Lui Chi Kok:-There are 602 cubic feet to each prisoner and each one hus 54, sq. feet of window cap- able of being opened.
In classification their sentences and nationality are taken into consideration; they are classified as follows, viz.
Females.
Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.
Convicted adult prisoners.
Debtors.
Misdemeanants.
On remand and
awaiting trial, 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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