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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1898.

Name and Nature

of the Prisons, (Whether "Common Gaol," "Penitentiary," &c.)

Mere "Lock-ups

not to

be inserted.

"

"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,”

including "Penal Servitude,"

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

Colony to describe any

Punishment).

Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1898.

For Debt.

For Safe Custody till Trial

or for Want of Security.

For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment.

Once.

Twice.

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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."

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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 1898.

The Number of Deaths during 1898.

Correction, also re- ceives Prisoners sen- tenced to Penal Ser- vitude, &c........

5,427

61

3315.045

438 161 161

10

5

81

238 4,718

510.9

Total............. 5,427 51

331 5,045

438

161

161

5

84

238 4,718

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Men,

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5,144 51

3134,780 408

150

155

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5

75

195❘ 4,505

469,1

Women,

149

13 136

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7

38

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91

93.1

26.6

298 14

Juveniles,

134

5 129

25

10

6

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122

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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 prisoner during the hours of sleep?

V. Ilow are the prisoners classified ?

Answers.

The Prison is nearly all on the separate system. All the European and Asiatic prisoners (old offenders) aro located in separate cells. The remainder are in association day and night.

All association cells have iron gates, through which the prisoners can be seen by the Warders patrolling the wards. While at labour or exorcise, prisoners are at all times under the immediate supervision of Prison officers.

There are 424 cells on the separate system, and 26 associated cells of which 7 are used as hospital cells.

....664 cubic feet. In separate......

....569 59

In association...........................

First offenders are treated as far as accommodation will permit as the star class men in the Home Prisons; they are kopt quite distinct from the habitual criminals. In classification their sentence and nationality are taken into consideration; they are classified as follows, viz. :—

Europcans, Indians, and Chinese.

Debtors.

Misdemeanants.

On remand and awaiting trial.

First offenders.

Habitual criminals.

Juveniles offenders.

All the prisoners of the above classes are separated

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