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XIII. What were the number and nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by pri- soners undergoing imprisonment ?
Answers.
The number of prisoners reported during the year was 775: they were punished in the manner detailed below, viz. :—
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XIV. Is there, or are there, any Chaplain or Chap- Inins of any and what religions persuasions?
XV. Are religious services regularly, or otherwise, performed for the benefit of the prisoners of any, and if any, what religious persuasion ♬
XVI. Are Roman Catholic Priests nul Dissenting Ministers allowed free access to prisoners of their own persuasion, and are they apprised when prisoners of their respective persuasious enter the Prison?
XVII. What provision is made for the education of prisoners?
XVIII. On what conditions is remission of im- prisoumeet grunted?
XIX. Have Coroner's inquests boon held ou every occasion of a death in Prison during the past year, and what were the vorddicts ?
XX.—1. What was the sanitary state of the Prison
during the year 1909 ?
2. What were the prevailing disenses?
Protestant and Roman Catholic Chapluius are appointed.
Religious services were held for the Church of England prisoners every Sunday,
The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priests, who hold a service for both European and Chinese prisoners of that persuasion.
A religious service is also held regularly every Sunday morning for the benefit of Chinese prisoners by native clergymen belonging to St. Stephen's Church. Attendance voluntary.
They are allowed free access to the Prison at such hours as do not interfere with the discipline of the Prison. Intimation is immediately sent to any Minister or Priest, if at any time a prisoner expresses a desire to see him.
None; but all are supplied with religious and other useful books.
Every prisoner under a first sentence of imprisoutnent with hard labour for two years or upwards may earu remission of sentence by industry accompanied by good
conduct,
The maximum remission obtainable by male and female prisoners is † and of the sentence respectively. Prisoners undergoing a second sentence of imprison- ment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed the privilege of earning any remission of their sentence during the first year of such second sentence; but if their conduct and industry during the first year be approved of by the Assistant Superintendent of the Prison they are allowed the privilege of carning a remission of 4 part in the case of a male prisoner, mudd in the case of a female prisoner & part of the remainder of their sentence on the same terms as prisoners under a first sentence.
Prisoners sentenced a third time or oftener to impri- soument with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed to earn any remission of scutence.
Others have had portions of their sentences remitted on medical grounds, &c.
Yos, during the year there were 11 deaths—natura[ entises 9, execution 2.
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