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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1882.

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Name and Nature

of the Prisons,

(Whether

"Common Gaol,"

"Penitentiary," &c.)

Mere "Lock-ups"

not to

be inserted.

Number Committed for Debt,

Want of Bail,

Number of those

Committed

who have been

Number of Persons Committed to

Penal Imprisonment,*

including

"Penal Servitude,”

and Punishment. previously Convicted. (if that term is used in the

Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1882.·

For Debt.

For safe Custody till Trial,

or for Want of Security.)

For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment.

Once.

Twice.

Thrice or more.

Colony to describe any

Punishment.)

For Five Years or more.

For One Year or more, but

less than Five Years.

For more than 3 Months,| and less than One Year.

For 3 Months or less,

"Victoria Gaol," Common Gaol, House of Correction, also re- ceives Prisonera sen- tenced to Penal Ser- vitude, &c.,....erugke

11

3,498

34

520 | 2,044

211

98 141 34

Here all up the columns

In respect of the whole

Colony

Men,

Total,.

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Daily Average number on the Sick List.

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1852,

The Number of Deaths during 1882.

115 318 2,477 622,00 10,38 350

M

3,498 24 120 2,044 211

565

98

141

34

115 318 2.477 | 62200)

336

0

1,264 33

2

457 2,774 201

94

138

34

105

304

2,831 | 586,30

Women,

103

1

40 GG

***

Juveniles,

131

FD.

17 114

7

:

:

3

8

46

24.00 16.35

356

?

12 100 11.70

By

"Penal Imprisonment" is meant Imprisonment inflicted na n substantive Punishment in pursuance of a sentence of a Court of "Justice, as distinguished from Imprisonment for safe custody, kv,

THESE QUESTIONS ARE TO BE FILLED UP IN RESPECT OF EACH PRISON IN THE COLONY.

Questions.

I. If the Prison is on the separate system, is this separation completo? And if not, what is the separa- tion onforced by day and night respectively?

II. If not on the soparate system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners whilo in association ?

III, How many cells are there; and how many associated wards?

IV. Taking the average number of prisoners in Gaol, how many cubic feet of space aro there for each prisoner during the hours of sleep?

V. How are the prisoners classified?

Ansicers,

The Prison is not on the separate system. Forty- six cells are on the separate system and the majority of the European prisoners aud ʼn few Chinese sleep iu separate cells, the remainder are in association both day and night.

All the cells of the prison have iron gatos, through which the prisoners can be seen at night. While at Inbour or at exercise, the prisoners are constantly under the surpervision of the Prison Officers.

There are 190 cells, and 1 associated ward for debtors,

The daily averago number of prisoners confined in the Gani during the year 1852 was 622, and the cubic measurement of all the cells combined is 138,948 cubic feet, therefore giving a cubic space of 223 feet to each prisoner during the hours of sleep, passages and corridors not included.

According to the nature of their sentences, their nationality, and occasionally seeneding to their habits and temperament, as follows, vİL:—

Europeans, Indians, and Chinrar

Debtors.

Misdemeanante,

Penal Servitude.

Prisoners on remand and for trial,

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