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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1905.

Name and Nature

of the Prisons, (Whether

•Common Gaol,”

"Penitentiary," &c.)

Mere ** Lock-ups "

not to

be inserted.

"Victoria Gaol."

Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1905.

For Debt,

For Safe Custody till Trial

or for Want of Security,

For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment.

Once.

Twice.

Thrice or more,

For Five Years or more.

For One Year or more, but

less than Five Years.

For more than Three Months. aul less than One Year,

For Three Montus or less.

Number Committed for lebt,

Want of Bail.

Number of those

Committed

who have been

Number of Persons Committed to Penal Imprisonment,*

including

"Penal Servitude,”

and Punishment, previously Convicted. (if that term is used in the

Colony to describe any

Punishment).

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List,

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1905.

The Number of Deaths during 1906,

Common Gaol, House of

Correction, also Te-

ceives Prisoners sen-

6,323

GL

$415.418

393

89

57 32 131 130 5.125

697.41

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tenced to Penal Ser- vitude, &c.,

Total..

Men,

6,323

64

41 5.418

303

88

t

32

131

130 5,125

697.41

5,968

63

763 | 5,142

362

86

56 32

122

125 4,863

G75.27

Women,

Juveniles,

263

74

188

nil.

nil.

wil.

9

174

20.29 7.33 441

16

92 nil.

9

2

wil.

mil. niz.

38

1.86

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.

1. If the Prison is on the separate system, is this separation complete? And if not, what is the separu- 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 Association ?

Ill. How many cells are there; and how many associated 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 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 boles 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 Warders, Wurders, and Assistant Warders.

There are 500 cells 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 stur 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.

Debtors.

Misdemeanants.

On remand and awaiting trial.

First offenders.

Habitud criminals,

Juvenile offenders.

All the prisoners of the above classes are separato:l at night, and in the yards, as much as possible.