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Juveniles,

(x 1)

GAOLS AND PRISONERS.

STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1923.

Name and Nature

of the Pusons, (Whether *Common Gaol.' *Penitentiary." &e.)

Mere Lock-ups "

not to

be inserted,

W

Viętoria Gaol,”-

Common Gaol. House of)

Correction, also re-

ceived Prisoners sen-

Number Committed for Debt.

Want of Bail,

Number of those Committed

who have been

Number of Persons Committed to Penal Imprisonment."

including

Penal Servitude,"

and I'muishment, previously Convicted (if that term is used in the

Colony to describe any

Punishment),

Total Number of Persons Committed in 1922.

For Debt.

| For Sufe Custody till Trial

or for Want of Security,

For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment.”

Onees

Twice.

Thrice of more,

For Five Years or more.

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

For more than Three Montlis, and less than One Year.

-

For Three Months or less,

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1923.

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List,

The Number of Deaths during 1923,

5.338

17 1.040 1.281

377

2US-

31

73

SA

286.3.236

tence to Penal Ser- vitude. &c,

:

Total,.

5,338 17

1,040 | 4.281

377

205

31

73

I

Men,

5.0551 17

PRO 4,054

370

197

33

286 3,836

*]

SI

271 3.631

$31

Women,

!

170 Xil.

18 122

#

] Ni

2

15 104

23

827 52

13

Questions,

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By Penal Imprisonment " is meant imprisonneur inflicted as a substantive punishment in pursantee of a sentence of a Court of

Justice, as distinguished from imprisonment for safe custody, &e.

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

Answers.

101

I.—If the Prison is on a separate system, is the separation complete ? And, if not, what is the separas tion enforced by day and night respertively?

I-If not on the sepande system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in

Association ?

IH.-How many cells are there; and how many associated warls ?

IV-Taking the average number of prisoners in Gool, how many cubic feet of space are there for eacli prisoner during the hours of sleep?

V-How are the prisoners classified ?

The Victoria Gual is nearly on the separate system. The Branch Prison at Lai Chi Kok is pat on the separate system. Prisoners work and sleep in asso-

ciation.

Victoria Gaol :— -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 Wanders, At Lai Chi Kok Branela Prison, officers patrol behind grilles at night.

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

Lai Chi Kok:- 4 Halls—each Hall en accom- modate 50 prisoners.

Victorin Gnol:-

In separate

.664 cubic feet.

""

In association. --(approximate) 200

Lai Chi Kok:-There are 602 eubie feet to ench prisoner and encli one has 34 sq. feet of window cap- able of being opened.

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

Debtors.

Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.

Misdemeanauts.

On remand and awaiting triaf.

First offenders.

Habitual criminals.

Juvenile offenders,

All the prisoners of the above classes are separitel

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

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