HC Deb 29 May 1956 vol 553 cc5-7W
67. Mr. Benn

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many persons were serving prison sentences in each of the Colonial Territories at the latest date for which figures are available.

Mr. Hare

The following is the answer:

Territory Date or Year Number of Prisoners
Aden 1954 †196
Bahamas 1954 *212
Barbados 1953 †153
Bermuda 31.12.1953 †104
British Guiana 1954 †561
British Honduras 31.12.1954 139
Brunei Figures being obtained
Cyprus 31.12.1954 †375
Falkland Islands Figures being obtained
Federation of Malaya 31.12.1954 2,196
Federation of Nigeria 1953 *14,040
(includes Native Authority prisons)
Fiji 31.12.1954 ‡233
Gambia 31.12.1952 123
Gibraltar 1953 *14
Gold Coast … 31. 3.1954 3,170
(excludes Native Authority prisons)
Hong Kong 1955 *2,766
Jamaica 31.12.1954 ‡2,696
Kenya 1954 †27,044
Leeward Islands
Antigua 31.12.1954 ‡100
Montserrat 31.12.1954 ‡18
St. Kitts-Nevis 31.12.1954 ‡85
Virgin Island 31.12.1953 ‡3
Malta 1954–5 *110
Mauritius 1954 ‡396
North Borneo 31.12.1954 ‡146
St. Helena 31.12.1953 1
Sarawak 31.12.1954 ‡125
Seychelles 1954 *33
Sierra Leone 31.12.1954 1,097
Singapore 31.12.1953 877
Somaliland 1954 †402
Tanganyika 31.12.1954 ‡19,227
Trinidad 1954 †838
Uganda 31.12.1955 3,910
(excludes Native Authority prisons)
Western Pacific Gilbert and Ellice Islands 1953 †31
Windward Islands Dominica 1954 *72
Grenada 1953 †115
St. Lucia 1953 †122
St. Vincent 1954 *99
Zanzibar … … 1954 †357
72,186
* Daily average, including remands, etc.
† Daily average, excluding remands, etc.
‡ Includes remands, etc.

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