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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1904.

Name and Nature

of the Prisons, (Whether

"Common Gnol,“

Penitentiary," &c.)

Mere Lock-ups"

not to

be inserted.

Victorin Gaol,”-

Common Gaol, House of

Correction, also

ceives Prisoners sen-

tenced to Penal Ser-

vitude. &c.,

* A

Total...

Men,

Women,.............................

Twice.

Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1904.

For Debt.

For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security,

| For Purposes of Penal

Imprisonment.

Once.

Number Committed for Debt,

Want of Bail,

Number of those Committed

who have been

Number of Persons Committed to

l'enal Imprisonment,"

including

-

Penal Servitude,"

and Punishment. 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 Three Months, and less than One Year.

For Three Months or less.

re-

|

7.464

59

834 6,571

650 119

1:40

16

149

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List.

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the

Year 1901.

The Number of Death during 1904.

256 6,160 726.56

7.404

69

8346,571

659

119

140

16❘ 149

256

4,150

725.50

6,911

57

772 6.082

640

116

135 16

142

239 5,685

692.66

503

2

58

443

ם

nil.

Anil.

Juveniles,

H

50 nil.

4

46

14

3

nil.

nil.

nil.

46

2.61

17

419

30.29

7.85

899

17

K

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?

11. 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 associate:l wards ?

IV. Taking the average number of prisoners in Gaol, how many cubie feet of space are there for each 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 exceeds 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 exereise the prisoners are at all times under the immediate supervi- sion of Principal Warders, Warders, and Assistant Warders.

There are 50 calls on the separate system, and 14 associated cells.

In separate In association

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

M

First offenders are treated as far as accommo lation will permit as the star class men in the Home Prisons and 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,

Delters.

Misdemeanants,

On remaid and awaiting trial.

First offenders,

Habitu -1 criminals.

Juvenile offenilors.

All the prisoners of the above classes are separato l

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