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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1894.

Xamo anıl Nature

of the Prisons, (Whether "Common Gról," "Penitentiary," kr.)

Mero “Lock-up*°

not to

be inserted.

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"Victoria Gaol,' Common Gaol, House of

Number Committed for Debt,

Want of Bail.

Number of those

Committed

who have been

Number of Persons

Committed to Penal Imprisonment,*

incinding

"Penal Servitude,"

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

Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1894.

For Debt,

For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security.

For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment.

Once.

Twice.

Colony to describe any

Punishment).

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.

Correction, also rc-

ceives Prisoners sen-

8,913

GO

245 3,618

380

175

198

tenced to l'enal Ser- vitude, &c.,

Total,..

3,913

2

80

245 3,618

380

175

198

Men,

3,730

42

375 225 3,472

169

104

Women,

101

00

14

79

Juveniles,

•

123

73

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5

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ea

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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 Xamber of Deaths during 1894.

59

2933,265

455 27.25

271 8

23

293 |3,265

455

27.25 271

8

50

276 3,138

136

61

10

67

14

27.25 271

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GO

90

By Penal Imprisonment" is meant Imprisonment inflicted as a substantive Punishment in pursuance of a sentence of n Court of

Justice, as distinguished from Imprisonment for Safe Custody, &c.

THESE QUESTIONS ARE TO BE FILLED UP IN RESPECT OF EACHI 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 prisoner during the hours of sleop?

V. How are the prisoners classifiol ?

Answers.

The Prison is not on the separate system. Eighty- seven cells are on tho separate system in which are located all the European and a small number of Asiatic prisoners. The remainder are in association day and night.

All the cells of the prison have iron gatos, 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 191 colls, and I associated, ward for debtors. Also 2 associated wards for female prisoners, the latter being in a separate building.

Mules in separato

Females

association

Passages and corridors not included.

.714 cubic feet. .870 99

..627

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According to the nature of their soutonces, their nationality, and occasionally according to their habita and temperament, as follows, viz. :—

All the

Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.

Debtors.

Misdemeanants.

Penal Imprisonment.

Prisoners on remand and for trial,

prisoners of the above classes are separated at night, and in the yards, as much as possible.

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