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GAOLS AND PRISONERS.

STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1921.

Name and Nature

of the PrisonTES, (Whether

* Common Gnol." "Penitentiary," &c.)

Mere "Lock-upe

not tu

* be inserted.

1

Sumber Committed for Delit,

Want of Bail,

and Punishment.

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

Colony to describe any

Total Number of Persons Committed in 1921

For Debt.

For Safe Custody till Trial

or for Want of Security,

For Purposes of Penal

Imprisonment.

Once.

Twice.

Thrice or more.

Punishment).

For Five Years or more.

For One Year or more, but less than Five Years.

For more than Three Months) mud less than One Year,

For Three Months or less,

The Daily Average Nander in Prison.

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1921.

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List.

The Number of Denths during 1921,

"Victoria Gaol,”- Common Quol, House of

-

Correction, also re-

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

4,990

66

691 4.233

319

121

6

36

72

691 3,444

764

Total,..

4.090

66

691 | 4,23%

919

124

6

36

72

681 3.444

781

Men,

4.646

Ga

585 13.990 300 113

36

67

623 3,264

704

!

Women,

101 173

Nil Nil.

Nil.

NIL

RU 138

=

:

215

13

Juvenile,

By

76 Ni.

13

11 Xil

Nil. Nil.

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"Penal Imprisonment" is meant imprimament inflicted as a substantive punishment in paremure 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 EACIÍ PRISON IN THE COLONY.

Questions,

Ansurers.

1. If the Prison is on a separate system, is the separation complete ? Awl, if not, what is the separa- 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 Basociation ?

III.-How many ussovinted wards?

rells are there; aud how many

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

-How are the prisoners classified ?

The Victoria Gush is nearly on the separate system. The Branch Prison at Lai Chi Kok is not on the separate system.

Prisoners work and sleep in Asso- viation.

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Victoria Gaul :—All cell duors are provides with inspection holes through which the prisoners ran be seen by the officers patrolling the wards. While at labour or exercise the prisoners ure at all times ander the immoediate supervision of Principal Warders, Warders, and Assistant Warders. At Lai Chi Kok Brunel Prison, officers patrol behind grilles at night,

Victorin Guol:— ti55 cells on the separate systemi 12 associated cells, and i condemned cell.

Lai Chi Kok:- 4 Hall—ench Hall can seconi- modate 50 prisoners.

Victoria Guol:-

In separate.

„664 cubic feet.

**

In assoriation .............(approximate) 200

Lai Chi Kok:—There are 602 cubic fret to each prisoner and each one luns 654 sq. feet of window cap- nhle of being opened,

In classification their sentenecaud untionality are taken. iuto consideration; they are classified as follow», viz. :—

Europeuns, Indians, und Chincae.

Debtors.

Misdomenutats,

On remand wird wwaiting trini.

First offenders.

Habimat criminals,

Juvenile offenders,

All the prisoners of the slovo elages are separated

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

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