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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONgkong for 1899.

Name and Nature

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

Merc "Lock-ups

not to

be inserted.

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Number Committed for Debt,

Want of Bail,

and Punishment,

Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1899.

For Debt.

For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security.

For Purposes of Penal Jimprisonment.

Number of those

Committed

who have been

Sumber of Persons

Committed to

Penal Imprisonment,*

incinding

"Penal Servitude,"

previously Convicted. (if that term is used in the

Once.

Twice.

Colony to describe any

l'unishment)..

Thrice or more.

For Five Years or more.

For one Year or more, but

less than Five Years.

For more than 3 Montle, and less than One Year.

For 3 Months or less,

"Victoria Gaol,”-

Common Gaol, House of)

Correction, also TC-

ecives Prisoners sent- 4,789

tenced to Penni Ser-

vitude, &c.,

Men,

Total...

The Daily Average Number in Prison,

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List.

The Number of Admissions to Hospitul during the Year 1899.

The Number of Deaths during 1899.

35

501 4.253

446

138 152 34

90

1753,954

434.5

8

4,789 35

501 4,253

446

138

132

34

30

1753,954

134.5

...

8

1

4,910 34

472 4,034

433

137 132

34

83

100 13,757

409.8

Womien,

139

I

......

24 114

3

Juveniles,

110

105

10

14

G

12

505

96

21.9

13.9

503

101

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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 enstody, &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 completo? 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

nssociation ?

III. How many cells are there; and how many associnted wards ?

IV. Taking the average number of prisoners in Guol, how many cubic feet of space are there for each prisoner during the hours of sleep?

V. How are the prisonors classified ?

Answers.

The Prison is nearly all on the separate system. European and Asiatic prisoners both new and old offenders are located in soparate cells except when the total number of prisoners exceed 435.

All cell doors are provided with inspection holes through which the prisoners can be seen by the officers patrolling the wards. While at labour or oxercise the prisoners are at all times under the immediato supervision of Prison Wurders.

There are 421 colls on the separate system, and 14 associated cells of which 2 of the latter form part of the hospital.

In separate.....

In association.......

.664 cubic feet. .569 >>

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

Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.

Debtore.

MisdemeanaNTS,

On romand and awaiting trial.

First offenders,

Habitual criminals.

Juvenile offenders.

All the prisoners of the above classes uro separatod

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

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