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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1888.

Name and Nature

of the Prisons, (Whether

"Common Gaol,"

'Penitentiary," &c.)

Merc "Lock-ups,

not to

be inserted.

Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1888.

"Victoria Gaol,"

Common Gaol, House of

Correction, also TC-

ceives Prisoners sen-> 3,627

tenced to Penal Ser-

vitude, &c.,

Men,

Women,

Juveniles,

For Debt.

For Sale Custody till Trial or for Want of Security.

For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment.

Once.

Twice.

Thrice or more.

For Five Yenra 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,

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

Colony to describe any

Punishment.)

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List.

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1888.

The Number of Deaths during 1888.

37

684 2.906

164

75

95

2125

20

20

80

99

274 2,513

531 19.48 306 15

3,627 37

684 2,906

164

75 95 20

99

274 2.513

531

19.48 ROG 18

3,390 35

612|2,743 144

72

12

20

2233

93

262 2.366

5127

98

50

46

139

22 117

10

3

1

39

→

8 109

10

19.48 306 18

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, &c.

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

Questions.

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

II. If not on the separate system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while 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 are there for each prisoner during the hours of sleep?

V. Ilow are the prisoners classified ?

Lİnswers.

The Prison is not on the separate system. Forty- six cells are on the separate system and the majority of the European prisoners and a swall number of Chinese prisoners sleep in separate cells, the remainder arg in association day and night.

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

There are 190 cells, and associated ward for debtors.

The daily average number of prisoners confiued in the Gaol during the year 1888 was 538, The cubic measurement of all the cells combined is 203,844 feet, therefore giving a enbie space of 879 feet to each pri- soner during the hours of sleep, passages and corridors not included.

According to the nature of their sentences, their nationality, and occasionally according to their habits and temperamcut, as follows, viz. :

Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.

Debtors.

Misdemeanants.

Penal Imprisonment.

Prisoners on remand and for trial.