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CONDITIONS IN LOCAL PRISONS.

FULL TEXT OF SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT: GAOLS. TOO CROWDED.

COLONY'S PECULIAR CRIMINAL

POPULATION.

In his report for 1930, "the Superintendent of Prisons states as follows:-

The number of prisoners received into prison during the year and the corresponding number for 1929 wero as follows:--

1929. 1930.

4,773 8,024.

Convicted by ordinary

Courts Convicted by High

Court, Windiwei.....

Debtors'

00

On remind

or ins

default of finding surety

033

73

700

Total...8,770 6,493

Victoria Gaol, (Male Prison).

A DIRTY BAKE-HOUSE.

LICENSEE OF ALEXANDRA

·CAFE SUMMONED.

Mr. Schofield at the Central. Palico Court, yesterday, fined the licensee of the Alexandra Cafe 8CD for failing to maintain the bakı house of the cafe in a sanitary con dition.

absent from the

14,001,535 forms were printed and

The defendent stated that at the issued to various Government do time of the Sanitary Inspector's partments and 77,701 books bound visit, both ho and the person res or repaired, as, compared with

ponsible were 15,011,413 forms and 101,884 books

Colony," in 1029. During the year type to the value of $2,500.00 was cast::

A linotype machine was installed in October and is a most useful addition to the equipment of the printing department.

Owing to the demolition of the printing shop which was considered unante, a temporary' shop was creat ed in one of the yards. This trans for and the strike caused a falling

There was a decrease in the aum-off in the output for the year. ber of prisoners convicted for lar- ecay during the year under review, the number being 1,987 against 11,410 for the previous year.“

.Detalin of Offences.

Other work done in the Prison included matmaking, tailoring, ear pentering, tinsmithing, painting, laundering, shoemaking, soapmak ing, netmaking and basketmaking in addition to the necessary upkeep work of cooking, cleaning and minor, building repairs.

in consequence.

The goal was again overcrowded and until a new prison is built it is likely to continue to be over- crowded,

In August, a European warder was stabbed and soverely wounded

sentenced to seven years' hard labour.

Sanitary Inapbotor Allen told the court that the bako house was ina pected on June 28 and the place was found to be a dirty and un sanitary condition. Decomposed

the table and ants were swarming. dough was found in the cracks of over the table. The house fu sen- eril was in a dirty condition. Since the inspection the house han been cleared and the table envers ed.

Superintendent's Remarks.

With reference to the Secretary. of State despatch of November 12, 1930, enclosing a copy of the re solution of the Colonial Office Con ference in regard to Prison Ad- ministration and Prison Services and drawing attention to commenta in the Committee's report, I have the honour to state that:-

1.-The Police and Prison De. partments in the Colony are kept na recommended by the Committee.

2. There is no Discharged Pri soners Aid Society in this Colony. Such an institution might do useful work in assist- ing recommended cases after .discharge.

-Given better accommodation educational classes could be held and lectures given bit until it is possible to segic gate the different classes and to separate the hopeful cases from the habitual, the pros pect of reforming the criminal in prison is remote.. Schemes are under consideration for the building of a new prison. Until that institution is occupied tively to separate the different little or nothing can be done effec-

classes. ญี่ป

The number of revenue grade: prisoners admitted to prison was 3,200 male up as follows:

Convicted under the Opium Ordi-

In consequnece of the removal of nance, 554; Gambling Ordinance, the printing department rearrange 86; Arms and Ammunition Ordi.ment of parties was necessary which Dance, 3; Vehicle Ordinance, 82; added to the congestion in, the Harbour Regulations, 34; Water yards, and industrial work suffered Works Ordinance, 4 Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 15; Chinese. Wine and Spirit Ordinance, 101; Societies Ordinance, 6: Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 37; Truck Or dinance, 1; Women and Girls (Pro- tection) Ordinance, 11; Tobacco Ordinance, 304: Stowaway Ordi nancé, 137; Offences against the by a prisoner undergoing a sentence Person Ordinance, 5; Police Ro- of 12 months. The prisoner was gulations, Pawn-Brokers' Ordi- tried at the Supreme Court and nance, 2 Indecent Exhibitions Or nance, 1; Emergency Regulations Ordinance, 4; Counterfeit Coins Ordinance, 2; Breach of Wild Birds Protection Ordinance, 2; re

A general strike of convicted maving dead body without permis Frisoners occurred on December 10. sion, 3; committing nuisance in the Labour was resumed generally on street, 1; unlawfully boarding December 24 A special Committee steamers, 28; hawking without of unofficials was appointed to het licence, 618; cruelty to animals, 7; keeping house for prostitution, 60; with the Superintendent of Pribong drunkenness, 4; trespass, 04; dia in dealing with five serious cases of orderly conduct, 8; assault, 39; insubordination arising out of the obstruction, 93; cutting trees, 31; striko, The remainder of the removing sand without permission, strikers were dealt with by the 25; mendicaney, 125; unlawful Superintendent under his possession of lottery tickets, 13; powera. unlawful possession, 310; stealing, Two prisoners escaped on October 408; possession of implement it for. They were recaptured.

purposes, 4 offering Victoria Gaol (Female Frison). unlawful bribe..2; obtaining money by falec pretences, 12: soliciting in a public thoroughfare for the purpose of pro- stitution, 3; unlawful receiving, 16; damaging Government property, 6: During the year the working uttering cries, 9; obeying a call of party of English and Chinese re hature in a public place, 28; fight sident ladies continued to visit the ing, 10; firing crackers without per Prison to instruct the women in mission, 6; felonious intent, 9; sewing raffiawork, etc., and to give keeping a dog without licence, 2 them elementary education. The impersonating police, 1; aiding and prisoners are attentive and appre abetting to commit an offence, 2; ciative and the results gratifying. Leaving the Colony witout clear- Thanks are again due to the visit ance, 4; exposing person in a publicing ladies for their voluntary, and plave, 1: depositing rubbish in willing efforts. public street, 21: warning inmates The female prisoners took no part of brothel of Police approach, 1 unlawfully picking rubbish in public place, 29; embezzlement, 1; ex hibiting notices without permission, 1; provoking a breach of peace, 3; being absent from House of Detention, 2. Total 3,290.

Fifty-nine per cent of the total admissions to prison were revenue grade prisoners.

Juvenile Offenders. Forty-four boys were admitted as juveniles, ie, under 18 years of age, during the year, with sentences varying from 48 hours detention to 12 months' hard labour, but only 19 were treated as juvenile offen. ders; the others in the opinions of the Superintendent and Medical Officer being over 18 years of age.

Own

This prison was also overcrowded. The ground for a new female prison is being prepared.

in the strike..

I

Lai Chi Kok Prison

useful employment.

Garden work continues to give done at Lai Chi Kok, apart from Other work

cooking, cleaning, etc., are string the necessary upkeep duties of and net making, basket and broom making and grass matmaking. Dar- ing the year coir matmaking was successfully added to this list,

Prisoner No. 3226 escaped on June 2, 1930. He has not been re captured.

The conduct of prisoners general- ly was very, good...

1.

Breaches of Prison Descipline. Three hundred and eighty-eight

In three cases corporal punishment punishments were awarded for was awarded by courts in addition breaches of prison discipline as to sentences of imprisonment.

compared with 493 for the preced-

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4-Except in a few cases where unproductive labour is used as a deterrent, every convicted prisoner in Hong Kong is now employed on some form of useful work. Many develop into good tailors, carpenters matmakers and, printers, and j with better facilities I am confident better working re- sults would be obtained. Year ago the majority turn- ed the handles of, machines known as "cranks," or car- ried. shot, and stone, both forms of labour producing no result except perhaps the de- velopment of certain muscles and dull discontent.

Peculiar Situation.

This Colony's criminal popula tion is peculiar insomuch as 84 per cent of the prisoners convicted are not British born and 23 per cent, are banished for periods vary from 3 years to life after completing their sentences in prison. It is doubtful whether any system of educational or "voontional" training would havà 'much value in these cases The only way to judge would be by the numbers of benishces returning to the Colony. A falling off in these numbers might indicate that instruction in prison had enabled them to become useful members of society, in their own country- or it might not. The number of banished criminals who re- turn to Hong Kong varies with the conditions in the ad jacent Chinese provinces. Expenditure and Income,

-EXPENDITURE. and allowance of officers including uni- form, ets..

The percentage of convicted pri-ing year. Corporal punishment was Par soners admitted to prison with pre- inflicted in twenty-five cases for vious convictions recorded against Prison offences. them was 22.8 as compared with

23.6 for: 1920,

One, hundred and sixty prisoners were whipped by order of courte, Two hundred prisoners convicted There were 16 deaths (14 natural, by Police Courts in the New Ter-causes and two axecutions). The ratories, against 120 for the previous conduct of the staff, with some ex- Drear,

ceptions, was very good. The following table shows the general health of the stall was number of convicts in, custody on good. Existing fire appliances are December 31 for the past ten in good condition.

years

Convicte.

Average

Number of

The

į.

.8480,207.21- Victualling of prisoners 70,811.26. Fuel, light, soap, and

dry earth Clothing, of

|----The-rules-inid-down for the Gor: ernment of prisons were complied with. A Food Committee was ap-m

1929

40,444.64 prisoners, hedding, and furniture. 79,142.00

·Total,

#077,585,10

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:INCOME. w fea

618-60

41.00

351240)

350.76

338,978.08

8677,565.162

pointed to enquire into this diet for Earning of prisoners...$130,008.0 Prisoners and a temporary improv Debtors subsistence...

ed scale of diets was approved as from December, 7"pending further

consideration of the matter:

·Captain H., F. Bloxham, “AsSINT, 88ant Superintendent et Privaat, was .2,060 transferred to the Gold Coast on 874,420 394 *1,118 August" 16. "Mr." CD. "Melbourne acted as. Superintendent of Prisoni from September 16 to 28 during the absence on sick leave of Mr. J. W. Franks

1921

085,350 231

764

1022

082,200

JP93

1024

$209,550 345

1023:

1928

1027

1928

1929

1930

409 1,054 800, 400 302 1,189 1,070,000 332 1,071; 1073, 231. 1,075 1,143,810 260 1,175

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