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GAOLS AND PRISONERS.

STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE FRISONS OF HONG KONG FOR 1932.

Name and Nature

of the Prisons, (Whether Common Gaol,* "Penitentiary," &c.)

Mere Lock-up@*

Dot to

be inserted.

Total Number of Persons Committed in 1932.

* Victorin Gaol,”—

Common Gaol, House of

Correction, also re-

ceives Prisoners sen- 7.793 tenced to Penal Ser- vitude, &c.,

Womon.

Number Committed | Sumber of those

for Debt,

Want of Buil,

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

Colony to describe any

Punishment).

For Debt,

For Safe Custody till Trial

or for Want of security,

For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment."

Unre.

1.379 6,361

991

-

Twice.

Turice or more.

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1932.

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List.

The Number of Deaths during 1932,

For Five Years or more,

For One Year of more, but

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

For Three Months or less.

252

20

201 238

Total,...

7.79% 63 1,379, 6.381

991

252

20

20

298

695 15,408

1,114

Men.

6 900 63

1.286 5,561

977

262

17

20

226

613 4.718

Juveniles.

695 5.408 1,114

834

Nil.

85 769

14 Nil.

| Nil.

12

75 665

895 24.04

13

39

Nil.

31 Xil. Nil.

Nil. Nil. Nil.

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By *** Penal Imprisonment " is meant imprisonment inflicted as a substantive punishment in pursuance of a sentence of a Court

of Justice, as distinguished from umprisonment for safe custody, &c.

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

Questions,

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

V.-flow are the prisoners classified ?

Answers.

The Victoria Gaol is nearly on the separato system. The Branch Prison at Lai Chi Kok is not on the separate system. Prisoners work and sleep in a8so- ciation. The Femnule Prison is partly on the separate system but prisoners are mainly in association both night and day.

Victoria Gaol :—All cell doors are provided with inspection holes through which the prisoners can be scen by the officers patrolling the wards. While at labour or exercise the prisoners are at all times under the immediate supervision of Principal Warders, Wanders, and Assistant Wanders. At Lai Chi Kok Branch Prison, officers patrol behind gritles at night. Female Prison. Cells have inspection holes. Ward- resses patrol at night during the day the prisoners Are under the supervision of the Matrons and Wardresses.

Vjeroria Guol:- 633 cells on the separate system, 9 association cells, I condetuned rell and I padid cell, Lai Chi Kok:- 8 Halls-ench Hall can accom- modate 60 prisoners.

Victoria Guol:-

In separato.

.664 cubic feet.

"

In association ... (approximate) 200 Lai Chi Kok:-There are 602 cubic feet to euch prisoner and each one bas 5 sq. feet of window cap- able of being opened.

Female Prison, 394 cubic feet to each prisoner.

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.

Misdemennants.

On remand and

awaiting trial. Juvenile offenders,

All the prisoners of the above classes are separated

at night, sad in the yards, so far as possible.

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