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GAOLS AND PRISONERS.

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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1924.

Name and Nature

of the Prisons.

(Whether

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Total Number of Persons Committed in 1924.

Number Committed' for Debt,

Want of Bai!,

Number of those Committed

who have been

Number of Persons Committed to

» Penal Imprisonment."

including Penal Servitude,”

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

For Debr.

| Par Safe Custody till Trial

or for Want of Security,

For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment,”

Once.

Twice.

Thrive or more.

Colony to describe any

Punishment).

For Five Years or more.

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

For more than Three Months. and less than One Year.

For Türce Months or less.

| The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1924.

The Daily Average Number on the sick List.

The Number of Deaths during 1921.

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- Vietoria Unol,”— Common Hard, House of Correction, also re- criçrs Prisoners sen-

tenced to Penal Ser-||

vinde, &c..

Total,

Men.

Women, SÄTESTATAR

Juveniles.

1003 6,310

636 403

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87

138

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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,

1.—It the Prison is on a separate system, is the separation complete ? And, if not, what is the sepura-* tion enforeal by day and night respectively?

11.—1f.not on the separate system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in

Association ?

11.-How many cells are there; and how many associated wands?

IN.—Taking the average number of prisoners in Gaol, how many cubic feet of spare are there for eacli prisoner during the hours of sleep?

V.-How are the prisoners classified ?

Answers.

The Victoria Gaal is nearly on the separate system. The Branch Prison at Lai Chi Kok is not on the Prisoners work and sleep in usso- separate system. ciation.

Victoria Ginol :—All cell doors are provided with inspection holes through which the prisoners can be While at seen by the officers patrolling the wards. labour or exercise the prisoners are at all times under the immediate supervision of Principal Warders, Warder, and Assistant Warders, At Lai Chi Kok Branch Prison, officers patrol beltind grilles at night.

Vietoria Gaul:— 653 cells on the soparate system, 12 associated cells, and 1 condeinned erll.

Lai Chi Kok:- 7 Hull:-cach Hall ean necom- modate 30) prisoners.

Victorin Gnol:-

In separate.

..664 cubic feet.

In association.............(approximate) 2001

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

In classification their sentence and natiounlity me laken into consideration; they are classified as follows, viz. ;—

Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.

Delitors.

Misdemeanants.

În remand and awaiting trial.

First oftendees.

Habitual criminal.

Juvenile offenders.

All the prisoners of the above classes are separated

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