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GAOLS AND PRISONERS.

STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONG KONG FOR 1935,

Name and Nature

of the 'risons, (Whether *Common Gaol,“ "Penitentiary," &v,)

Mere Lock-up

not to

be inserted.

T

Victoria Gaol,”

Common Gaol, House of

Total Number of Persons Committed in 1935.

For Debt,

For Safe Custody till Trial

or for Wont of Security,

| For Purposes of Penal

Imprisonment.

Onve.

Twice.

Thrice or thore.

-

For Five Years or more,

For One Year of more, but less than Five Years

For more thann Three Mouths and less rhin One Year.

For Three Months or less,

Number Committed

for Debl,

Number of those

Committed

Want of Bail.

!

who have been

and Toni-lment. previously Convicted

Sumber of Persons Committed to

• Penal Improsument,'

including "Fenal Servitude."

(if that term is med in the

Colong to describe any

Punishment).

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Your 1935.

The Daily Average Number on the Sick Liss,

The Number of Deaths during 1935.

Correction, also re- ceives Prisoners Ben- tenced to Peun Ser- vitude, &c.,

16, Ju

1,274 14,790, 1,198

521

45

19

379

1.435

12,880 1,700

Total............ 16,140 76

1,274 | 14,7900 1,494

521

47

379 1.485 12,880 1,796

Men,

Women,

Juveniles,

13.478

I

......... Nil Nil.

1,138 | 11,962 1 431

186, 2,628

NIL Nil Nil.

190

57

1x

67

26

R

Nil Nil.

350 1,240 10,278, 29 195 2,402 |

Nil. Nil NIL. SIL

44

:

1,731 B0.25

33

[1

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

of Justice, as distinguished from iniprisonment for safe castely, &c.

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

Questions,

Answers.

I. If the Prison is on a sepurate system, is the separation complete ? And, if mit, 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 ?

II-How many vells are there; and how many associated wards ?

IV. Taking the overage number of prisoners in Gaol, how many cubic feet of space are there for each prisoner during the hours of step?

V.-How are the prisoners classified ?

The Victoria Guad is nearly in the separato system. The Branch Prison at Lai Chi Kok is not on the separate system, Prisoners work and sleep in asso- riation. The Female 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 seen by the officers patrolling the wands. 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 Branch Prison, officers patrol behind grilles at night, Female Prison. C'ells have inspection holes. Ward- res-es patrol at night during the day the prisoners #re under the supervision of the Matrous ami Wardres-es.

Vietoris Grol:— 633 cells on the separate system, At assomatinu molly, I couleurund cell and 1 paddið vell, Lai Chi Kok:- 9 association Halle-with accom- molation for a total of 1942 prisoners,

Vuterin Guol:

In -xpurate.

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......................5564 cubic feet. In association .............{approximate) 200 Loi Chi Kok:-There are 102 cubic feet to encl prisoper nui vach one bas 54 sq. feet of window cap- able of being #pencil.

Female Prison, 394 cubic feet to each prisoner. In classification their sentences and nationality are taken into consideration; they are classified as follows, riz,:~

Females.

Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.

Couvicted adult prisonārs,

Debtors.

MisdemeauMILIE.

Oo remigod and

wwaiting trial.

All the prisoners of the above classes are saparato

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

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