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GAOLS AND PRISONERS.
STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONG KONG FOR 1939.
Same and Nature
of the Prisons, (Whether
“Common Gaul." ** Penitentiary," &c.)
Mere “Lock-ups”
not to
be inserte].
Number Committed
for lebt,
Want of Bail.
Number of those
Committed
who have been
Number of Persons Committed to
"Penal Imprisonment,'
including "l'enal Servitude,"
and Punishment, previously Convicted | (if that term is used in the
Colony to describe any Punishment).
Total Number of Persons Committed in 1939,
For Debt.
For Safe Custody till Trial
or for Want of Security,
For Purposes of Ponal Imprisonment.”
Once.
"Hong Kong Prison'
Common Gaol, House of
Correction, ગોવા
esives Prisoners sen. tenced to Penal Ser- vitude, &c.,
16.146 34 2,969 13,143) 2,178 | 1,008
Twice.
Thrice or mora.
For Five Years or more.
For One Year or more, but
less than Five Years.
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The Daily Average Number in Prison.
The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1989,
The Daily Average Number on the Sick List.
The Number of Deaths during 1939,
and less than One Year.
For Three Months or less,
Total,
16.146
34
2.960 13,143 2,178 | 1,003
905
40
677 2,813 9,583
3,938
965
40
677 2,8439,583
3.038
Men,
Women, Juveniles,
STAKAAS--------
14.718 2x 2,726/) 11,984' 2,068
1,428 6
243 1,179 12:3 Nil. Xil, Nil. Nil NI.
943
934
48
637 2,095 8,394
FO
31
2 40
Nil.
NIL
NIL.
Nil.
Nil.
148 980
Nil.
2,067 78.90
74
* By “Penal Imprisonment " is meant imprisonment indicted as a substantive punishment in puisquice of a sentence of a Court
of Justive, as distinguished from imprisonment for safe custody, xe.
THESE QUESTIONS ARE TO BE FILLED UP IN RESPECT OF EACH PRISON IN THE COLONY.
Questions.
I.-1f 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?
H.-If not on the separate system, what provisiou is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in
sociation?
III-How many cells are there; and how many
insociated wards 7
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 ?
Answers.
Hong Kong Prison is fully on the separate system but the supuration is not complete owing to over- crow.ling.
The Female Prison is partly on the separate system but prisoners are mainly in association both "night and day.
Hong Kong Prison :—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 ull times under the immediate supervision of Principal Warders, Warders, atud Assistant Warders. Female Prison cells have inspection holes. Warddresses patrol at night during the day the prisoners are under the supervision of the Matrons aml Wardresses.
Hong Kong Prison :- 1598 cells including 6 con- deinued cells, 6 observation colls, 2 pudded cells.
Hong Kong Prison :—
In separate................
...........648 cubic feet. In association ..........(approximate) 200 enbie feet, Female Prison, 394 cubic foet to each prisoner.
Victoria Romand. Prison :-
In separato
.............................................................................467 cubic feet.
In association..................
.Nil.
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