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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1891.

Name and Nature

of the Prisons, (Whether

* Common Grol,"

"Penitentiary," &c.) Mere Lock-ups,

not to

be inserted.

"Victoris Gaol,”- Common Gaol, House of)

Number Committed for Debt, Want of Bail,

and Punishment.

Number of those Committed

who have been

Number of Persons Committed to

Penal Imprisonment,” including

"Penal Borvitude,"

previously Convicted. (if that term is used in the

Colony to describe any

Punishment.)

Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1891.

For Debt.

For Safe Custody till Trial

or for Want of Security.

For Purposes of Pend

Imprisonment.

Once.

Twice.

Thrice or more.

For Fire Yenis 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.

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List.

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1891,

The Number of Denths during 1891.

Correction, also rc-

ceives Prisoners sen. tenced to Penal Scr- vitude, &c., ........

5,231 60

812 4.859

436 176 199

Gr

2134,566

507 23,67

961

Total,..

5,231

09

812 4,859

450

176

199

9

61

213 4,566

607 23.07

364

Men,

4,805

64 259 4,492

425

165 190

9

07

1974,219 4787

Women,

Juveniles,

223

G

41 176

10

1

203

12

191

21

10

:

1

13

150

18 23,67

188

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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 Prison 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 cach prisonor during the hours of sleep?

V. Ilow are the prisonors classified ?

Answers.

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

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

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

The daily average uumber of prisoners confined in the Gaol during the year 1891 was 507. The cubic measurement of all the cells combinod is 203,844 foot, therefore giving a cubic space of 360 feet to cach pri- souer 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 temperatuant, as follows, viz.:—

Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.

Debtors.

Misdemeanants,

Penal Imprisonment.

Prisoners on remand and for trial.