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XIII. What were the number and nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by prisoners undergoing imprisonment?
The number of Reports for Prison Offences during the year 1893 was 5,108, out of this number 243 were dismissed, 1,030 were cautioned and 3,883 were punished in the manner detailed below, viz.:-
| Punishment | Number |
|---|---|
| Solitary Confinement on Bread and Water for 3 days | 3 |
| Forfeited marks | 110 |
| Ordered extra crank | 63 |
| Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water for 1 day | 6 |
| Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water for 2 days | 27 |
| Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water for 3 days | 285 |
| Flogged | 68 |
| Sent to Separate Cells | 5 |
| Placed on Crank Labour | 172 |
| Ordered Extra Stone and Shot Drill | 464 |
| Placed on Bread and Water, 1 day | 3 |
| Tried and punished by Visiting Justices and Superintendent | 6 |
| Lost billets | 11 |
| Supper stopped | 1,503 |
XIV. Is there, or are there, any Chaplain or Chaplains of any and what religious persuasions?
XV. Are religious services regularly, or otherwise, performed for the benefit of the prisoners of any, and if any, what religions persuasion?
XVI. Are Roman Catholic Priests and Dissenting Ministers allowed free access to prisoners of their own persuasion, and are they apprised when prisoners of their respective persuasions enter the Prison?
XVII. What provision is made for the education of prisoners?
XVIII. On what conditions is remission of imprisonment granted?
XIX. Have Coroner's Inquests been held on every occasion of a death in Prison during the past year, and what were the verdicts?
XX.—1. What was the sanitary state of the Prison during the year 1893?
Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains are appointed. Religious services are regularly held for the benefit of Episcopalian prisoners, and occasionally for Presbyterian, and other Dissenting prisoners.
The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priests, who hold a service for both European and Chinese prisoners of that persuasion. A Religious service is also held regularly every Sunday morning for the benefit of Chinese prisoners by native clergymen belonging to St. Stephen's Church. Attendance Voluntary.
They are allowed free access to the Prison at such hours as do not interfere with the discipline of the Prison. Intimation is immediately sent to any Minister or Priest, if at any time a prisoner expresses a desire to see him.
None; but all are supplied with religious and other useful books.
Every prisoner under a first sentence of imprisonment with hard labour for two years or upwards may earn remission of sentence by industry accompanied by good conduct. The maximum remission obtainable by male and female prisoners is 1/3 and 1/4 of the sentence respectively. Prisoners undergoing a second sentence of imprisonment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed the privilege of earning any remission of their sentence during the first year of such second sentence; but if their conduct and industry during the first year be approved of by the Superintendent of the Prison they are allowed the privilege of earning remission of part of the remainder of their sentence on the same terms as prisoners under a first sentence.
Prisoners sentenced a third time or oftener to imprisonment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed to earn any remission of sentence. Others have had portions of their sentences remitted on medical grounds, &c.
Yes, during the year there were 4 deaths, namely:— 2 Natural Causes, 1 Felo de se, 1 Prisoner executed.
Good. The prevailing diseases were Anemia and Remittent Fever.
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Questions,
XIII. What were the number and nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by pri- sonors undergoing imprisonment?
Answers.
The number of Reports for Prison Offences during the
year 1893 was 5,108, out of this numbor 243 were dismissed, 1,030 were cautioned and 3,883 were punished in the manner detailed below, viz.:-
3 with Solitary Confinement on Brond and Water 110 Forfeited marke.
[for 3 days.
63 Ordered extra crank.
6 with Solitary Confinement on Rico and Water
for 1 day.
27 with Solitary Confinemont on Rice and Water
for 2 days.
285 with Solitary Confinemont on Rice and Water
for 3 days.
68 Floggod.
5 sent to Separate C'ells,
172 wore placed on Crank Labour,
464
onlored Extra Stone and Shot Drill.
3 placed on Brend and Water, I day.
XIV. Is there, or are there, any Chaplain or Chap- lains of any and what roligious persuasions?
XV. Are religions services regularly, or otherwise, porformed for the benefit of the prisoners of any, and if any, what religions persunsion?
XVI. Are Roman Catholic Priests and Dissenting Ministers allowed free access to prisoners of their own persuasion, and are they apprised when prisoners of their respective persuasions ontor the Prison ?
XVII. What provision is made for the education of prisoners?
XVIII. On what conditions is remission of im- prisonment grauto-|?
XIX. Have Coronor's Inquests been hold on ovory necasion of a death in Prison during the past year, and what were the verdicts ?
XX.—1. What was the sanitary sinte of the Prison
during the year 1893?
2. What were the prevailing disonses ?
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6 were tried and punished by Visiting Justices [aud Superintendent.
11 Lost billets,
1,503 Supper stopped.
3,835
Protostunt and Roman Catholic Chaplains are appointed.
Roligious servicos nro regularly held for the benefit of Episcopalian prisoners, and occasionally for Prosby- torinn, and other Dissenting prisoners.
The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priests, who hold a service for both European and Chinese prisoners of that persuasion.
A Religious service is also hold regularly every Sunday morning for the bonefit of Chinese prisoners by nativo clorgyinen belonging to St. Stophon': Church. Attendance Voluntary,
They aro allowoil froo accoss to the Prison at such hours as do not interfore with the discipline of the Prison. Intimation is immedintoly sont to any Minister or Priest, if at any timo a prisoner exprosses & desire to see him.
None; but all are supplied with religious and other useful books.
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Every prisoner under a first sentence of imprisonmont with hard labour for two years or upwards may earn remission of sentence by industry accompanied by good conduct.
Tbo maximum remission obtainablo by male and female prisoners is † and of the sentence respectively. Prisoners undergoing a second sentence of imprison- mont with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed the privilege of enruing any remission of their sentonce during the first yoar of such second sentence; but if their conduct and industry during the first your bo approved of by the Superintendent of the Prison they are allowed the privilege of earning ♣ remission of part in the case of a male prisoner, and in the case of a femalo prisoner à part of the remainder of their sentence on the same terms as prisoners under s first santance.
Prisoners sentenced a third time or oftenor to impri- sonment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed to earn any remission of sentence.
Others have had portions of their seutoncos remitted on modical grounds, &c.
Yos, during the year there wore 4 dontlis, namely :—
2 Natural Causes, 1 Felo de se.
Good.
1 Prisoner executed,
Anemia and Romittent Fever.
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