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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1918.

Naine and Nature of the Prisons, (Whether *Common Gaol,"

** Penitentiary," &c.)

Mere Lock-upsi

not to

be inserted.

-

Total Number of Persons Committed in 1913.

For Debt.

For Safe Custody till Trial

or for Want of security.

For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment."

Number Cominitted for Debt,

Number of those

Committed

Want of Bail,

who have been

and Punishment.

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, and less than One Year.

For Three Months or less.

previously Convicted.] (if that term is used in the

Colony to describe any

Punishment),

The Daily Average Number in Prisou.

"Penal Imprisonment,"

บ.

Including "Penal Servitude,"

Number of Porsona

Committed to

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1913.

The Daily Average'Number on the Sick List.

The Number of Deaths during 1913,

* Victoria (inol,“

Common tinul, House of

Correction, also

re-

ecives Prisoners sen- 6.856

tenced to l'enal Ser-

vitudo, &c.,

Men,

Women,

Juveniles,

Totul,.

11,835

| 6,463

h2

1,034 5,799

701 37

9

43

81 206 5,490

702

H

52

1,034 5,799

704

37

ब

59

50

809 |5,541

635

37

9

315

2

161 182

3 Nil.

Nil.

42

61

206 5.400

702

174

36

38

57

201 5,248

657

77 Nil.

+

73

# Nil.

Nil.

Nil.

:

172

41

824 | 12:08

10

2

70

* By * Penal Imprisonment" is meant imprisonment inflicted as a substantive punishment în 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.

Answers.

I-If the Prisou is on a separate system, is the separation completo ? And, if not, what is the separa- tion ouforced 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 wards ?

The Victoria Gnol is nearly on the separate system.

All coll 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 Principal Warders, Warders, and Assistant Warders.

There are 577 cells on the separate system, 12 associated cells and I condemned cell.

IV. Taking the average number of prisoners in Guol, how many cubic feet of space are there for each prisoner during the hours of sleep?

V.-How are the prisoners classified ?

lu soparato...ma In association

..................................................664 cubio feet. -(upproximate) 200 的

H

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

Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.

Debtors.

Misdemounants.

On remand and awaiting trial.

First offenders,

Habitual criminala, Juvenile offendurs,

All the prisoners of the above classes are separated

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