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GAOLS AND PRISONERS.

STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1922.

Name and Nature

of the Prisons, (Whether Common Gaol,"

· Penitentiary." &c.) Mere “ Lock-uj#"

not to

be inserted,

* Vjetoria Gaol,"- Common Gaol, House of

Total Number of Persons Committed in 1922,

For Debt.

For Safe Custody tili 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.

Number Committed for Deht,

Want of Rail.

Number of those

Committed

who have been

Number of Persons Committed to

* Penal Imprisonment,”

including

H

Penal Servitude."

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

Colony to describe any

Punishment).

The Daily Average Number in Prison,

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1922.

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List,

The Number of Deaths during 1922.

Correction, also TC-

ceives Prisoners Ben- tenced to Penal Ser- vitude. $6, mi.........

5,014

31

832 4.182

386

197

13 | 46

155

323 3.658

787

Total...........

5.014

31

832 4.182

386

197

13

46 | 155

323 3,058

4.729

30

Men,

783 3.946

373

183

10

46

151

296 | 3,450

719

Woment.

Inveniles,

By

:

197

1

38 | 159 !

3 Nil Nil.

18

14/

27

362

14

13

88

Nil.

1:

3

Nil. Nil

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"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 safe custody, &c.

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

Questions,

Answers.

is the

L-If the Prison is on a separate system, separation complete ? And, if not, what is the separu- tión 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 cells are there; and how many associated wards?

IV. Taking the overage 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 2

The Victoria Gaol is nearly on the separate system. The Branch Prison at Lai Chi Kok is not on the separate systein, Prisoners work and sleep in asso-

ciation.

Vietoria Gaol :—All well doors are provided with inspection holes through which the prisoners can he While at seen by the officers patrolling the wards. labour or exercise the prisoners are at all times under the immediate supervision of Principal Wardders, Wanders, and Assistant Warders. At Lai Chi Kok Branch Prison, officers patrol behind grilles at night,

Victoria Gnol:— 655 cells on the separate system, 12 associated cells, and 1 condemned cell.

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Lai Chi Kok:- 4 Halls-enel Hall can recom- modate 50 prisoners.

Victoria Gnol:-

:-

In separate...

...664 cubic feet.

In association .............(approximate) 200

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Lai Chi Kok:-There are 602 cubic feet to euch prisoner and each one has 54 sq. feet of window cap- able of being opened.

In classification their sentence and nationality are taken juto 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 separatel

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

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