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GAOLS AND PRISONERS.

STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1920.

Xaine and Nature

of the Prisons,

(Whether

• Common Gad.”

Penitentiary," kr.)

Mere**

*** Lock-ups '

not to

be inserted.

Victoria Gnol,” Common Gaol, House o

Total Number of Persons Committed in 1920.

For Debt

For Safe Custody till Trial

or for Want of Security,

For Purposes of Penal 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, and less than One Year.

For Three Months or less,

Colony to describe Punishment).

any

Number Committed for Delit, Want of Bail.

Number of those Committed who have been

Number of Persons Committed to

-- Penal Imprisonment,"

incinding Tenal Servitude,"

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

Correction. also rc. ceives Prisoners sen- tenced to Penal Ser. vitude, &c.

6.133

67

821

1,265 389 191

Total.....

Men

Wonen.

Juveniles,

IC

ត

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1920.

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List,

The Number of Deaths during 1920

*

13

128

620 3.469

750

:

ñ.153 67

$21 4.265

380 194

[።

48

128

620 3.469 1

753

4.713 65 763 8,893 877 169

12 47

121

5643.16

710

275

21

64

211 Nil. Nil. Nil.

1

6

*

163

3.5

200

17 | 20

165 Nil.

158

12

25

3

Nil.

12 115

10

+

* By ** Petal Imprisonment is meant imprisonment inflicted as a substantive punishment in pursuance of a sentence of a Court of

Justice, as distinguisłąd from imprisominent 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 a separate system, is the sepuuration complete ? And, if not, what is the separa- tión enforced by day and night respectively?

HI,—If not on the separate system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in

association ?

HI-How many cells are there; and how many associated words ?

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

V.-How are the prisoners classified ?

The Victorin Gaol is nearly on the separate systeta. The Branch Prison at Lai Chi Kok is not on the separato system.

Prisouers work and sleep in asso- ciation.

Victoria Gnol :-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 supervision of Principal Warders, Warders, and Assistant Warders. At Lai Chi Kok Branch Prison, officers patrol behind grilles at night.

Victoria Gaol:- 655 cells on the separate systemi, 12 associated cells, and 1 condemned cell.

Lai Chi Kok:- 4 Halls-ouch Hall can accom- modate 50 prisoners,

Victoria Gnol:-

In separate.. In association

+

..664 cubic feet.

(approximate) 200

"

Lai Chi Kok;-There are 602 cubic feet to each prisoner and each one has 64 sq. feet of window enp- able of being opened.

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

Debtors.

Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.

Misdemeanants.

·

On remail 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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