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GAOLS AND PRISONERS.

STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONG KONG FOR 1934.

Nume and Naturo of the Prisons, (Whether "Comuion Gaol,” “Penitentiary," &c.)

Mero “Lock-ups"

not to

be insertedt.

"Victoria Gaol,” Common Gaol, House of

Number of l'ersons

Number Committed for Debt,

Want of Bail,

Number of those

Committed

who have been

Committed to Penal Imprisonment,*

+

including

"Penal Servitule,"

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

Colony to describe any

Punishment).

Total Number of Persons Committed in 1984,

For Delit.

For Safe Custody till Trink

or for Want of security,

For Purposes of Penal

Imprisonment.”

Once.

Twice,

The Daily Average Number in Prison,

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1934.

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List,

The Number of Deaths during 1934,

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 Montlis or less.

Correction, also ге-

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

13,301 73

ย! 12,207, 1,458 205

18

366 1,053 10,860 1,610

Total,.

13,304 73

931

12.297, 1,458

205

29

13

366 1,053 | 10,8G|| 1,610

Alen,

11,382

72

870

10,440, 1,355

188

15

18

337

915 9140

Women, .........¶¶

1,922

61

1,857 103

17

14

Nil. 20

ཟ

Iu8 | 1,720

1,645 68.16 26

Juveniles,

Nil. Nil,

SII Nil NII. Nil. Nil.

NIL- Nil.

Mil.

Nil

+

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

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.

I. If the Prison is on a separate system, is the separation complete ? Aul, if not, what is the separa- tion enforced by day and night rospectively ?

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

III-How many cells are there; and how many Besociated wands 7

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.—How are the prisoners classified ?

Answers.

The Victoria Gaol 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- ciation. The Female Prison is partly on the separate system but prisoners are mainly in association both night and day,

Vietoria 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 immoliute supervision of Principal Warders, Warders, and Assistant Warders, At Lai Chi Kok Branch Prison, officers patrol behind grillos at night. Female Prison. Cells buve inspection holes. Ward- resses patrol at night during the day the prisoners are under the supervision of the Mutrons and Wardresses.

Victorin Gaol:- 633 cells on the separate system, 9 association cells, I condemned cell and 1 padded cell. Lai Chi Kok:- 9 association Halls-with accom- modation for a total of 642 prisoners.

Victoria Guoi:

-

In separate........

"

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.............................664 cubic feet, In association .............(approximats) 200 Lai Chi Kok:-There are 602 cubic feet to each prisoner and each one hus őt sy. fect of wimlow cap- able of being opened.

Femule 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, und Chinese.

Convicted adult prisoners.

Debtors.

Misdemeanants.

Un remand nud awaiting trial. Juvenile offenders,

All the prisoners of the above classes are separated

at night, and in the yards, so fur as possible.

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