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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1900.

Namo and Naturo

of the Prisons, (Whether

"Common Gaol," "Penitentiary," &c.)

Mero "Lock-ups'

not to

bo inserted.

*

Once.

Twice.

Number Committed for Debt, Want of Dail,

and Punishment.

Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1900.

For Debt.

For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security.

For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment.

Number of those Committed

who have been

Number of Persons Committed to

Penal Imprisonment,"

including

"Penal Servitude,"

previously Convicted. (if that term is used in the

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.

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List.

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1900.

The Number of Deaths during 1900.

Correction, also

"Victoria Gaol," Common Gaol, House of

re.

cclres Prisoners sen-

,132

30

617 4.763 198

109

=

80 171 4,460 486

tenced to Penal Ser- vitude, ke., ..................

Total,...

6,432 30 6474,755 498

96

108

44

80

1714,460

436

Jen,

5,130 23 5954,612

174

95

100

78

161 4,229

469,3

Women,

Juveniles,

184

7

12

135

1

118

10 108

20

+

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12.9 500

105

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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, ke.

THESE QUESTIONS ARE TO BE FILLED UP IN RESPECT OF EACII PRISON IN THE COLONY.

Questions,

I. If the Prison is on the separate system, is this separation comploto? And if not, what is the separa- tion onforced 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 int Gaul, how many cubic foot of space are there for ench prisoner during the hours of sleep?

V. How are the prisoners classified ?

Answers.

The Prison is nearly all on the separate system. European and Asiatic prisoners both new and old offenders are located in separate cells except when the total number of prisoners exceed 514.

All cell doors are provided with inspection holes through which the prisoners can be seen by the officers While at labour or exerciso patrolling the warils. the prisoners are at all times under the immediate supervision of Prisou Warders, and Assistant Warders. There are 500 cells on the separate system, aud, 14 associated cells.

In separate........................................ In association....................................

......664 cubic feet.

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First offenders are treated as far as accommodation will pormit as the star class mon in the Home Prisons; they are kept quite distinct from the habitual criminals. In classification their sentenco and nationality are taken into consideration; they are classified as follows, viz. :— Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.

Dobtore.

MisdemeanaILTA,

On remand and awaiting trial.

First offenders.

Habitual criminals.

Juvenile offenders.

All the prisoners of the above classes are separated

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

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