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STATISTICAL RETURN FÖR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1909.

Name and Nature of the Prison, (Whether

"Common Gaol,”

"Penitentiary." &c.)

Merc "Lock-ujs"

not to

be inserted.

Number Committed for Debt, Want of Bail.

Number of those

Committed

who have been

Number of Persona Committed to Penal Imprisonment,*

including

* Penal Servitude,"

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

Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1909.

For Debt.

For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security.

For Purposes of Penul Imprisonment.

Once.

Twice,

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.

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List,

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1909.

The Number of Deaths during 1909.

"Victoria Gaol,”— Common Gaol, House of

Correction, also re-

ceives Prisoners sen-

5,915 75

933 4.207 494

72

8

18

2

tenced to Penal Ser-

232

3,826

360

--

vitude, &C., ***********)

Total,...

6,215

75

933 1.207 194 72

Men,

4.939

71 861 4,007 485

க

€9

50

**

க

81

252 3.826

5.60

3

48

78

246 3.635

544

Women.

148

3

AT Nil.

Kil. Nil

Nil.

3

78

15

7.80

360

Π

Juveniles,

By

128

Nil.

1.3 113

3 Nil. Nil Nil Nil, 113

1

* Penal Imprisonment " is meant imprisonment inflicted as a substantive punishment in pursicuice 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.

Answers.

I. If the Prison is on the separate system, is this separation complete? And if not, what is the tion enforced by day and night respectively?

separa-

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

The Victoria Guol is nearly on the separate system.

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 Principai Warders, Wurders, and Assistant Warders.

III. How many cells aro there; and how many associated words ?

There are 498 cells on the separate system, and 14 associated cells.

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. Ilow are the prisoners classifiod?

In separato..... In association

.664 cubic feet.

.................(approximate) 200

"

"

In classification their sentence and nationality are taken into consideration; they are classified as follows, viz, :—-

Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.

Debtors.

Misdemeanauts,

On remund and awaiting trial,

First offenders.

Habitual criminals,

Juvenile offendors.

All the prisoners of the above classes are separated

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