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GAOLS AND PRISONERS.

STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONG KONG FOR 1928.

Name and Nature

of the Prisons, (Whether

• Cummon Gaol,"

• Penitentiary," &^.}

Mere ** Lock-ups"

Hot to

be inserted.

Total Number of Persons Committed in 1928.

"Victoria Onol.'

Common Gaol, House of

Correction, also re-

ceives Prisoners sen- 0.756

tenced to Penal Ser-|

vitude, &c.,

Men,

Women,

Juveniles,

Number Vommitted i

for Delt,

Want of fail.

Number of those

Committed

who have been

aust Funishment. parutionsly Convicted

-

Number of Persons Committed to

Penal Imprisonment,”

including

• Penal Servitule,” (if that term is used in the

Colony to describe any

Punishment).

For Ikelt.

For Safe Pustody till Trial

or for Want of Security,

| For Purposes of l'emal Imprisonment."

80

77N 4.998

8-3

Chacu

Twice.

R

Thrice of mate.

For Five Years or more,

For One Year or more, hand los than Five Yours,

¦ For more iluun Three Months, and less than One Year.

For Three Mantle or less

H

J

| The Daily Average Number in Prison,

The Number of Admissions to flospital during the Year 1928,

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List,

The Number of Deaths during 1928,

RO

121

1.238

1.071

Total............. 15,746 SO

778 LOADIN MANG

75

31

39

124

4.255

1.071

5,265

RO

612

7:1

31 NA

115

SIG BRIT

123 Nil.

129 201

27

2

Sil

I

!

63

Nil.

GI

Sil

Nil. Nil.

51

1

M

G

837 37.7

• By "Peual Imprisonment " is meant imprisonment infliered as a sulestantive punishment in parsiunse of a sentence of a Court

of Justice, as distinguished from imprisonment for safe custody, kor.

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

Questions,

L-If the Prison is on a separate system, is the separation complete ? And, if not, what is the separa- tion enforced by day and night respertivoly ?

11.—If not on the separate system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in association Ÿ

III-How many cells are there; and how anny associated wards ?

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

V.-How are the prisoners classified ?

Answers.

The Victoria Guol 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-

riation.

Victoria Gaol :—All vell 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 unfor the immediate supervision of Principal Wurders, Wurders, and Assistant Wanders, At Lai Chi Kok Branch Prison, officers patrol behind grilles at night.

Victorin Guol:- 642 cells on the separate system, 12 association cells, and I coulemned cell.

Lai Chi Kok:- 7 Halls-cach Hall can arcom- molate 50 prisoners.

Victoria Gnol:

In seputare.

664 cubic feet.

AR

33

In association ...........(approximate: 200

Lai Chi Kok:-There are 602 enbie feet to enchi prisomer and ench ove bus āķ sq, feet of window cnp- able of being opened.

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

Females.

Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.

Convicted adult prisoners.

Debtors.

Misdemeanants.

On remand amd

nwaiting trial. Juvenile offenders,

All the prisoners of the above classes are separatel

at night, and in the yarde, so far as possible.

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