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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1902.

Name and Nature

of the Prisons, (Whether

**Cominon Gaol,"

** Penitentiary," &c.)

Merc "Lork-ups "

that to

be inserted.

• Victoria Gaol.”— Common Gaol, House of

Correction. abso 10-

|

Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1902.

For Debt.

For Safy Custody till Trini or for Want of Seenrity,

For Purposes of l'enal Imprisonment,

Once.

Twice.

Thrice or inore,

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,

Punishment).

Number Committed for Debt.

Number of those Committed

Want of Bail.

who have been

and Punishment.

Number of Persons

Committed to

Penal Imprisonment,”

including

"Penal Servinde,"

previously Convicted, (if that term is used in the

Colony to describe any

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List.

—

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1902.

The Number of Deaths during 110002.

ceives Prisoners son- tenced to Penal Ser- vitude, &c.

5,088

+3

Total..

1030 | 4.905 | 482 111

SI

S

5,988

53

LUBU | 4,905 182

Men,

...........

لت

945 4.659

474

108

83

12

=

19

131

4,654

676.4

9

123 4.420 $58.9

131

4,654 576.4

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72

Women.

237

3

|

72 162

1

1

1

1

2

7 152

15.3

8.6

516

0

Juveniles.

97

13

84

7

A

1

3.2

* 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 custoly, wo.

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- tión 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 cubie fect of space are there for eucli prisoner during the hours of sleep?

V. How are the prisoners classified ?

zinswers.

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

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 exercise the prisoners are at all times under the immediate supervi- sion of Principal Worders, Wanders, and Assistant Warders.

There are 500 cells on the separate system, and 14 associated cells.

In separate.

.....664 cubic feet.

In association .........(approximate) 200

"

First offenders ure treated as far as accommodation will permit as the star class men in the Home Prisons ntul are kept quite distinct from the habitual criminals,

In classification their sentence and nationality are taken into consideration; they are classified as follows, viz. :— Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.

Debtors.

Misdemeanants.

On remand and awaiting trial.

First offenders.

Habitu 1 criminals.

Juvenile offenders.

All the prisoners of the above classes aro separated

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