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GAOLS AND PRISONERS.
STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONG KONG FOR 1931.
Name and Nature of the PrisonIS, (Whether "Common Gaol," "Penitentiary," &c.)
Mere "Lock-up'
not to
be inserted.
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Total Number of Persons Committed in 1931.
"Victoria Gaul,”.
Common Grol, House of
Correction, also re.
ceives Prisoners sen. 6,767
tenced to Penal Ser-
vitude, &c.,
Total,.
Men,
Number Committed for Debt,
Want of Bail,
and f'unishment.
Number of those
Committed
who have been
Number of Persona Committed to
** Penal Imprisonment,"
including
•Penal Servitude,"
previously Convieter, (if that term is used in the
Colony to describe any
Punishment).
For Debt.
For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security.
For Purjuses of Penal Imprisonment.”
Once.
Twice.
Thrice or more.
For Five Years or more.
For One Year or hire, but
less than Five Years.
For more than Three Months, and less than One Year,
For Three Months or less,
The Daily Average Number in Prison.
The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1931.
The Daily Average Number on the Sick List,
The Number of Deaths during 1931,
14
802 5,921 1,141
116
31
10
198
GNS 4,879
1,102
6,767 +4
802 5.921 1,141 LIG
ང
31
10
TON
688 |1,879
1,102
6.096
43
747 5,306 1,073 113
31
9
180
615 4,420
Women.
618
1
673
Juveniles,
Nil.
11
+2
1
de
tig
Nil
I
:
163
67 425
1048 28.27
16
2
Nil. Nil.
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B5 “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 a separate system, is the separation complete ? And, if not, what is the separa- tion enforced by day and night respectively?
11.—If not on the separate system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in association ?
111.—How many cells are there; and how many associated wards ?
IV. Taking the average number of prisoners in Gaol, how many rubic feet of spare are there for encli prisoner during the hours of sleep ?
V.-How are the prisoners elussifial ?
Auswers.
The Victoria Gaol 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-
eintion.
Victoria Gaol :—All well 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 Warlers. At Lai Chi Kok Branch Prison, officers patrol behind grilles at night,
Victorin Gaol:- 633 cells on the separate system, 9 association cells, I condemned cell and 1 polded cell. Lai Chi Kok:- & Halls-each Hall can accom- molate 60 prisoners.
Victorin Guol:
In separate.
In association
..664 cubic feet.
...(upproximate) 200
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Lai Chi Kok:-There are 602 cubic feet to each prisouor and ench one bas 54 8q. feet of window cap- able of being opened.
In cln-sification their sentences and nationality are taken into emailerntion; they are classified as follows, viz.:-
Females.
Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.
Convicted adult prisoners.
Debtors.
Misdemeanants.
On rewand 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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