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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1911,
Name and Nature of the Prisons, (Whether "Common Gaol,“
**Penitentiary," &c.)
Merc "I ock-up»**
not to
be inserted.
Number Committed for Debt, Want of Bail,
and Punishment.
Tofal Number of Prisoners Committed in 1911.
For Debt.
For Safe Custody till Trial
or for Want of >ecurity.
For Purposes of l'enal Imprisonment.
Number of those
Committed
who have been
Number of Persons Committed to
Penal Imprisonment,"
including
Penal Servitude,"
previously Convicted. (If that term is used in the
*I1)
Twice.
Colony to describe any
Punishment).
Thrice or more.
For Five Years or more.
For One Year or more, but loss 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 daring the Year 1911.
The Number of Deaths during 1911.
"Victoria Gaol,”
Common Gaol, House of
Correction, also TC-
ceives Prisoners sen- 4,178 tenced to Penal Ser-
vitude, KO.........ertake
CARLI
Total......
Men,
Women,
Juveniles,
65
469 3,644
506 46
13
69
154
131
394 9.000
596
4,178 65
469 3.644
505 46
13
59
131
394 3.060
595
อ
3,124
GS
432 3,429
401
.13
61
128
377 2,873
572
169
2
33 134
Nil.
20
8
15 108
23
6:35
188 11
85
1 81
13
1
Nil
Nil.
79
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• By "Penal Imprisonment " is meant imprisonment inflicted as a substantive punishment in pursnunce 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.
1. If the Prison is on the separate system, is this separation complete? And if not, what is the separa- tion cuforced 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?
III. How many cells are there; and how many associated words?
The Victoria Gaol 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 warls, While at labour or exorvise the prisoners are at all times under the immediate supervi- sion of Principal Warders, Wurders, and Assistaut Warders.
There are 577 cells on the separate system, 12 associated wils and 1 condemned cell.
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?
In separato...
In association
.664 enbie fert.
(approximate) 200
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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.
Habitual criminals.
Juvenile offenders.
All the prisoners of the above classes are separated at night, and in the yards, as much as possible.
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