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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1903.

Name and Nature

of the Prisons,

(Whether

** Common Gaol,”

· Penitentiary." &c.)

Mere ** Lock-ups "

not to

be inserted.

14

Twice.

Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1903.

For Debt.

For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security.

For Purpuses of Penal Imprisonment.

Once.

Number Committed For Debt,

Number of those

Committed

Want of Bail.

who have been

I

and Punishment.

Number of Persoti

Committed to

Penal Imprisonment,”

including

Penal Servitude.”

previously Convictest, (if that term is used in the

Colony to describe any

l'unishment).

Thrice of more.

For Five Years or more.

For one Year or more, hut

less than Five Years.

For more than 3 Montle,

and less than One Year.

For 3 Months or less,

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Daily Average Number on the Fick List.

The Number of Admissious to Hospital during the Year 1909.

The Number-af, Tioaths during 1903,

16

Victoria Gaol."

Common Gard. House of

Correction, also re-

ceives Prisomers son- tenced to Penal Ser- vitude, šė, **

7.273

991 6,227

178.

103

25

139 217 5.816

653

:

Total.......

7.273

091 4.227

877

176

108 I

25

139

247 6.816

153

Men.

6.921

53

$72 5.996

834

178

公茳

131

235 5,605 | 629.66

I

!

Women,

278

101 170

A wit

wil.

nil.

12

150

19.98

8.20

568

18

Juveniles.

79 wil.

18

41

18 wil.

wil.

nil.

#il.

61

3.36

* 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 ?

H. If not on the sparate system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in association ?

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

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

V. How are the prisoners classilie | ?

Answers.

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

All ell doors are provided with inspection holes through which the prisoners can be seen by the officers patrolling the warls, While at labour or exercise the prisoners are at all times under the immediate supervi- sion of Principal Warders, Warders, and Assistant Warders.

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

In separate In association

·

......................664 cubic feet. (approximate) 200

#

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

Debtors.

Misdemenuants,

Ou remand sud uwaiting trisl.

First offenders,

Habin 1 erimiuals,

Juvenile offenders

All the prisoners of the above classes are separatel

at night, nul in the yanls, as much as possible,