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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1893.

Name and Nature

of the Prisons, (Whether *Common Gaol,"

* Penitentiary," kc.)

Mero "Lock-ups '

not to

be inserted.

Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1893.

For Debt.

For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security.

For Purposes of Fenal

Imprisonment.

Once.

Want of Bail,

who have been

and Punishment.

previously Convicted. (if that term is used in the

Colony to describe any

Number Committed for Debt,

Number of those Committed

Twice.

Thrice or more.

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.

Punishment).

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

Committed to Penal Imprisonment,

•

including

"Penal Servitude,”

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List.

Number of Persons

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the

Year 1893.

Tho Number of Deaths curing"18ns.

"Victoria Gaol,"

Common Gaol, House of'

Correction, also re-

ceives Prisoners sen- 4,010

tenced to Penal Ber-

vitode, ke,

30

231 3.726

378 160

218

→

56

2758,386

438 24.12 272

Total,..

!------------· | 4,010

50 234 8,720

378 160

218

·

-

Men,

3,777 47

203 3,527 363 153 213

56

273 | 3,386

438

24.12; 272

250 3,214

430

Women,

138

229

20

106

3

1

1

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2

19

85

85

14 24.12 272

Juveniles,

15

95

64

335

93

12

6

01

--

G

87

* By "Penal Imprisonment " is meant Imprisonment inflicted as a substantivo Punishment in pursuance of a sentence of a Court of

Justice, as distinguished from Imprisonment for Safo 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 separato system, is this soparation comploto? And if not, what is the sopara- tion enforced by day and night rospectively?

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

III. How many colls are thero; and how many associated wards?

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

V. How are the prisoners classified ?

Answers.

The Prison is not on the separato system. Eighty- covon cells are on tho soparato system in which are located all the European and a small number of Asiatic prisonors. The roinnindor nro in association day und night.

All the cells of the prison bavo iron gatos, through which the prisoners can be soon at night. While at

·labour or at exercise, the prisoners are constantly under the supervision of the Prison Officers.

There are 191 cells, and I associated ward for dobtors. Also 2 associated wards for female prisoners, the latter being in a separate building.

Males in separato Association

Females

**

l'assages and corridors not included,

........714 cubic foot.

.866

+1

H

"

"

According to the nature of thoir sontonces, their nationality, and occasionally according to thoir habits

and temperament, as follows, vix. :—

Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.

Debtors.

Misdemeanants.

Ponal Imprisonment.

Prisoners on remand and for trial.

All the prisoners of the above classes are scparated

at vight, and in the yards, as much as possible.