1919 — Page 305

(X1)

GAOLS AND PRISONERS.

STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1919.

Ch

Name and Nature

of the Prisons,

(Whether

"Common Gaol,”

· Penitentiary," &c.)

Mera "Lock-ups '

not to

be inserted.

"Victoria Gaol,” Common Gaol, House of)

Total Number of Persons Committed in 1919,

For Debt.

For Sale Custody till Trial

or for Want of Security,

For Purposes of Peual

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, aud less than Oug Year,

For Three Months or less.

Number Committed

for Debt,

Want of Bail,

Number of those

Cominitted

who have been

Number of Persons

Committed to

"Penal Imprisonment,"

including

"Penal Servitude."

牛肉

and l'unishment. previously Convicted. (if that term is used in the

Colony to describe any

Punishment).

297

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1919.

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List,

The Number of Deaths during 1919.

Correction, also re-

ocives Prisoners sen-

6,212

=

808 4,353 367

18#

=

113

316 3,880

756

---

tenced to Penal Ser-

vitude, &c...................

Total,...

6,212

51

BUS 4,353

357

186

11 F

44

113

316 3,850

756

Ken.

4,787

7463,993 19

333 149

7

*

104

276 8,370

711

Women,

201

A

H

*

Juveniles,

161

Nil.

5.1

208

Nil. Nil.

1 Nil.

5

36

106

36

359

9.8

19

152

21

37

3 Nil.

+

+

114

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 sale custody, &c.

THESE QUESTIONS ARE TO BE FILLED UP IN RESPECT OF EACH PRISON IN THE COLONY.

Questions.

I.—If the Prison is on a separato system, is the 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 ?

III.—How many calls are there; and how many associated wards?

17.-Taking the average number of prisoners in Gaol, how many cubic feet of space are there for each prisoner during the bours of sleep i

V.-How are the prisoners classifiod ?

Answers.

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 wants. While at labour or exercise the prisoners are at all times under the immediate supervi- sion of Principal Warders, Wurders, and Assierant Warders.

There are 655 cells on the separate system, 12 associnted cells, and 1 condemned cell,

In sepurate......

..........................664 cubic feer. In association .........(approximate) 200

In classification their sentence and untionality are taken iuto consideration; they are classified as follows, viz. :—

Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.

Debtors.

Misdemeanauts.

Ou remaud and awaiting trial.

First offenders.

Habitual criminals.

Juvenile offenders.

All the prisoners of the above classes are separated at night, and in the yards, us much as possible.