The prisoners' living environment and CSD' s policies in different weather
Dear Sir/Madam,
According to these news (Hot weather petition with 100,000 signatures pours heat on Hong Kong prison bosses (https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/poli... Judicial review filed for female prisoners' right to wear shorts (https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-...) ), the issue of prisoners’ welfare is once again in the public eye, and thus it arousing my classmates and my concern about the prisoners’ living environment. So I went to look up the relevant information but had doubts about the relevant regulations. Hence, we are going to do research based on prisoner’s living conditions and we are sincerely requesting the relevant data and information from you.
Q1. Refer to some known info about this CSD Q&A Corner Q.28, we want to know that will each PIC be provided with pre-winter materials? How will pre-winter materials (such as quilts) be distributed? And what materials is the pre-winter made of？
Q2. In what situation, the correctional service department will provide the prisoners with hot water for showers and drinking?
Q3. What is the average temperature inside the cells in every season? Refer to the article A Smart Prison — One Bite Design Studio, there are some complaints about the cells. They mentioned that the ventilation systems need to be improved. And this news aroused my concern about the temperature inside the prison cells in the summer/winter.
Q4.According to CSD Q&A corner Q86, it mentioned that each inmate will be given a daily shower for once. Could the PICs have more than one times shower a day if the temperature is very high or the prisons are very humid?
I’m eager to receive your feedback on these questions under the Code on Access to Information. Hopefully, the questions above could help us review and further discuss how to improve Prison's living conditions to create a more reasonable environment for prisoners. Thanks in advance for your information.
Yours faithfully,
Zou Xiang Wei
Hong Kong Baptist University
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Dear Correctional Services Department,
I am writing to remind you to handle the request ' The prisoners' living environment and CSD' s policies in different weather'. Could you take some time to answer my request?
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address:
https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/the_pri...
Yours faithfully,
Zou Xiang Wei
Dear Xiang-wei,
Your email of 13.10.2021 refers.
With reference to our previous reply to you dated 8.10.2021. Please be
informed that your request is currently being handled, pursuant to
paragraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our department will
inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before
22.10.2021. In the meantime, please contact Offr(PO)1 CHAN, Yu-hin via
2582 5192 should you have any enquiry.
Correctional Services Department
HKSAR
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From: "Zou Xiang Wei" <[FOI #802 email]>
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Date: 13.10.2021 14:19
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - The
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Dear Correctional Services Department,
I am writing to remind you to handle the request ' The prisoners' living
environment and CSD' s policies in different weather'. Could you take some
time to answer my request?
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[3]https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/the_pri...
Yours faithfully,
Zou Xiang Wei
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From: email CSD/CSD/HKSARG
To: "Xiang Wei ZOU" <[email address]>
Date: 08.10.2021 10:15
Subject: A follow up email for sincere request for the information
in AccessInfo (2)
Dear Correctional Service Department,
My classmates and I are from Hong Kong Baptist University and we are doing
research based on the prisoners' welfare. I am writing a follow-up email
(2), which was also sent in the AccessInfo, to seek information about the
government program-Smart Prison, and other information about the complaint
mechanism. You can just reply to me via AccessInfo and it would be great
if you can cc all of us
Here is the link to the request in the AccessInfo
[5]https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/the_pri...
Here are the questions for the department to answer under the Code on
Access to Information
Q1. Refer to some known info about this [6]Q&A Corner Q.28, we want to
know that will each PIC be provided with pre-winter materials? How will
pre-winter materials (such as quilts) be distributed? And what materials
is the pre-winter made of？
Q2. In what situation, the correctional service department will provide
the prisoners with hot water for showers and drinking?
Q3. What is the average temperature inside the cells in every season?
Refer to the article [7]A Smart Prison — One Bite Design Studio, there are
some complaints about the cells. They mentioned that the ventilation
systems need to be improved. And this news aroused my concern about the
temperature inside the prison cells in the summer/winter.
Q4.According to [8]CSD Q&A corner Q86, it mentioned that each inmate will
be given a daily shower for once. Could the PICs have more than one times
shower a day if the temperature is very high or the prisons are very
humid?
Thank you in advance for your kindly help.
Yours faithfully,
Zou Xiang Wei
Hong Kong Baptist University
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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6. https://www.csd.gov.hk/english/info/qa/q...
7. https://www.onebitedesign.com/journal/20...
8. https://www.csd.gov.hk/english/info/qa/q...
Dear Xiang-wei,
I refer to your application for access to information under the Code on
Access to Information ("the Code") to this Department on 2.10.2021 and our
interim reply to you on 8.10.2021.
As regards your request for information in regard to "pre-winter
materials" (such as quilts), please be informed that every person in
custody ("PIC") would be provided with a complete outfit of clothing and
blankets ("clothing items") adequate for warmth in accordance with
statutory requirements. The clothing items would be distributed to each
PIC by the institutions. In general, the clothing items are made of
materials including but not limited to cotton, wool, laminated fleece etc.
In respect of the provision of hot water for showers, all institutions of
CSD have installed water heaters. Hot water of appropriate temperature
will be provided to PICs for shower according to seasonal changes and air
temperature. Should PICs request to take additional shower, their
requests would be considered on a case-by-case basis. Further, adequate
drinking water would be provided to PICs.
However, we do not maintain relevant information in regard to the average
temperature inside the cells in every season. Pursuant to paragraph 1.14
of the Code, we are unable to provide the relevant information as
requested.
You may also wish to note that, pursuant to paragraph 1.25 of the Code,
any person who believes that a department has failed to comply with any
provision of the Code may ask the department to review the situation.
Furthermore, pursuant to paragraph 1.26 of the Code, any person who
believes that a department has failed to properly apply any provision of
the Code may also complain to The Ombudsman. The Ombudsman's address is-
30/F, China Merchants Tower,
Shun Tak Centre,
168-200 Connaught Road Central,
Hong Kong
Telephone: 2629 0555
Fax: 2882 8149
Correctional Services Department
HKSAR
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From: email CSD/CSD/HKSARG
To: "Zou Xiang Wei" <[FOI #802 email]>
Date: 15.10.2021 14:54
Subject: A follow up email for sincere request for the information
in AccessInfo (2)
Dear Correctional Services Department,
I am writing to remind you to handle the request ' The prisoners' living
environment and CSD' s policies in different weather'. Could you take some
time to answer my request?
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[5]https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/the_pri...
Yours faithfully,
Zou Xiang Wei
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From: email CSD/CSD/HKSARG
To: "Xiang Wei ZOU" <[email address]>
Date: 08.10.2021 10:15
Subject: A follow up email for sincere request for the information
in AccessInfo (2)
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Dear Sir/ Madam,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
2.10.2021. Your application is now under processing. According to
paragraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our department will
inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before
22.10.2021. In the meantime, please contact Offr(PO)1 CHAN, Yu-hin via
2582 5192 if you have any enquiry.
Correctional Services Department
HKSAR
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From: "Xiang Wei ZOU" <[email address]>
To: [Correctional Services Department request email], [email address],
[email address], [email address], "Simon H WANG"
<[email address]>
Date: 02.10.2021 13:56
Subject: A follow up email for sincere request for the information
in AccessInfo (2)
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Dear Correctional Service Department,
My classmates and I are from Hong Kong Baptist University and we are doing
research based on the prisoners' welfare. I am writing a follow-up email
(2), which was also sent in the AccessInfo, to seek information about the
government program-Smart Prison, and other information about the complaint
mechanism. You can just reply to me via AccessInfo and it would be great
if you can cc all of us
Here is the link to the request in the AccessInfo
[7]https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/the_pri...
Here are the questions for the department to answer under the Code on
Access to Information
Q1. Refer to some known info about this [8]Q&A Corner Q.28, we want to
know that will each PIC be provided with pre-winter materials? How will
pre-winter materials (such as quilts) be distributed? And what materials
is the pre-winter made of？
Q2. In what situation, the correctional service department will provide
the prisoners with hot water for showers and drinking?
Q3. What is the average temperature inside the cells in every season?
Refer to the article [9]A Smart Prison — One Bite Design Studio, there are
some complaints about the cells. They mentioned that the ventilation
systems need to be improved. And this news aroused my concern about the
temperature inside the prison cells in the summer/winter.
Q4.According to [10]CSD Q&A corner Q86, it mentioned that each inmate will
be given a daily shower for once. Could the PICs have more than one times
shower a day if the temperature is very high or the prisons are very
humid?
Thank you in advance for your kindly help.
Yours faithfully,
Zou Xiang Wei
Hong Kong Baptist University
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
References
Visible links
5. https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/the_pri...
6. https://accessinfo.hk/en/help/officers
7. https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/the_pri...
8. https://www.csd.gov.hk/english/info/qa/q...
9. https://www.onebitedesign.com/journal/20...
10. https://www.csd.gov.hk/english/info/qa/q...
Dear Officer of the Correctional Department,
I am writing to you for a follow-up letter to the previous email which was sent in the Accessinfo. We hope to seek more information about prisoner welfare and the infrastructure as well as material under cold weather. You can just reply to me via AccessInfo and it would be great if you can cc all of us
1. Are there any principles and standards to consider for giving prisoners second times of shower? For example, the temperature of the prison is around 30 degrees celsius, will CSD allow prisoners to take additional showers?
2. If the temperature of the prison is around 13 degrees celsius, will CSD provide hot water to prisoners? How many liters of hot water will be delivered to every prisoner's hands?
3. What is the standard of adequate drinking water?
4. As for the mental health of the prisoners, except for the mental health service, do you adopt any other policies to protect the prisoners’ mental health?
Thanks in advance for your information.
Yours faithfully,
Zou Xiang Wei
Dear Correctional Services Department,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of the Correctional Services Department's handling of my FOI request 'The prisoners' living environment and CSD' s policies in different weather'.
I hope you can handle the follow-up request ' The prisoners' living environment and CSD' s policies in different weather' which is delivered on 23/10. Could you take some time to answer my request as soon as possible? You may miss my follow-up request and you even do not send me the acknowledgment of receiving my follow-up request.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/the_pri...
Yours faithfully,
Zou Xiang Wei
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
23.10.2021. Your application is now under processing. According to
paragraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our department will
inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before
12.11.2021. In the meantime, please contact Principal Officer WU Yu-shing
via 2582 5234 if you have any enquiry.
Correctional Services Department
HKSAR
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From: "Zou Xiang Wei" <[FOI #802 email]>
To: "email CSD" <[Correctional Services Department request email]>
Date: 23.10.2021 22:18
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - The
prisoners' living environment and CSD' s policies in different weather
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
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From: email CSD/CSD/HKSARG
To: "Xiang Wei ZOU" <[email address]>
Date: 08.10.2021 10:15
Subject: A follow up email for sincere request for the information
in AccessInfo (2)
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Dear Sir/ Madam,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
2.10.2021. Your application is now under processing. According to
paragraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our department will
inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before
22.10.2021. In the meantime, please contact Offr(PO)1 CHAN, Yu-hin via
2582 5192 if you have any enquiry.
Correctional Services Department
HKSAR
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official document. Please notify the sender immediately if you have
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From: "Xiang Wei ZOU" <[email address]>
To: [Correctional Services Department request email], [email
address],
[email address], [email address], "Simon H WANG"
<[email address]>
Date: 02.10.2021 13:56
Subject: A follow up email for sincere request for the information
in AccessInfo (2)
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Dear Correctional Service Department,
My classmates and I are from Hong Kong Baptist University and we are doing
research based on the prisoners' welfare. I am writing a follow-up email
(2), which was also sent in the AccessInfo, to seek information about the
government program-Smart Prison, and other information about the complaint
mechanism. You can just reply to me via AccessInfo and it would be great
if you can cc all of us
Here is the link to the request in the AccessInfo
[7][6]https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/the_pri...
Here are the questions for the department to answer under the Code on
Access to Information
Q1. Refer to some known info about this [8]Q&A Corner Q.28, we want to
know that will each PIC be provided with pre-winter materials? How will
pre-winter materials (such as quilts) be distributed? And what materials
is the pre-winter made of？
Q2. In what situation, the correctional service department will provide
the prisoners with hot water for showers and drinking?
Q3. What is the average temperature inside the cells in every season?
Refer to the article [9]A Smart Prison — One Bite Design Studio, there are
some complaints about the cells. They mentioned that the ventilation
systems need to be improved. And this news aroused my concern about the
temperature inside the prison cells in the summer/winter.
Q4.According to [10]CSD Q&A corner Q86, it mentioned that each inmate will
be given a daily shower for once. Could the PICs have more than one times
shower a day if the temperature is very high or the prisons are very
humid?
Thank you in advance for your kindly help.
Yours faithfully,
Zou Xiang Wei
Hong Kong Baptist University
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
References
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5. [7]https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/the_pri...
6. [8]https://accessinfo.hk/en/help/officers
7. [9]https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/the_pri...
8. [10]https://www.csd.gov.hk/english/info/qa/q...
9. [11]https://www.onebitedesign.com/journal/20...
10. [12]https://www.csd.gov.hk/english/info/qa/q...
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4. https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/the_pri...
5. https://accessinfo.hk/en/help/officers
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7. https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/the_pri...
8. https://accessinfo.hk/en/help/officers
9. https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/the_pri...
10. https://www.csd.gov.hk/english/info/qa/q...
11. https://www.onebitedesign.com/journal/20...
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Dear Xiang-wei,
I refer to your application for access to information under the Code on
Access to Information ("the Code") to this Department on 23.10.2021 and our
interim reply to you on 1.11.2021.
As regards requests for second times of shower, persons in custody (PICs)
could raise such requests and the institutional management would consider
it on a case-by-case basis. Meanwhile, it is reiterated that hot water of
appropriate temperature will be provided to PICs for shower according to
seasonal changes and air temperature. Concerning the standard of adequate
drinking water, sufficient quantity will be readily available and provided
to the PICs with due regard to seasonal changes and their personal needs.
As regards mental health of PICs, relevant information can be found on CSD
website via the below hyperlink.
https://www.csd.gov.hk/english/about/abt...
Correctional Services Department
HKSAR
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From: email CSD/CSD/HKSARG
To: "Zou Xiang Wei" <[FOI #802 email]>
Date: 01.11.2021 17:15
Subject: Re: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - The
prisoners' living environment and CSD' s policies in different
weather
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
23.10.2021.? Your application is now under processing.? According to
paragraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our department will
inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before
12.11.2021.? In the meantime, please contact Principal Officer WU Yu-shing
via 2582 5234 if you have any enquiry.
Correctional Services Department
HKSAR
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Please notify the sender immediately if you have received this official
document in error.”
From: "Zou Xiang Wei" <[FOI #802 email]>
To: "email CSD" <[Correctional Services Department request email]>
Date: 23.10.2021 22:18
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - The
prisoners' living environment and CSD' s policies in different
weather
Dear Officer of the Correctional Department,
I am writing to you for a follow-up letter to the previous email which was
sent in the Accessinfo. We hope to seek more information about prisoner
welfare and the infrastructure as well as material under cold weather. You
can just reply to me via AccessInfo and it would be great if you can cc all
of us
1. Are there any principles and standards to consider for giving prisoners
second times of shower? For example, the temperature of the prison is
around 30 degrees celsius, will CSD allow prisoners to take additional
showers?
2. If the temperature of the prison is around 13 degrees celsius, will CSD
provide hot water to prisoners? How many liters of hot water will be
delivered to every prisoner's hands?
3. What is the standard of adequate drinking water?
4. As for the mental health of the prisoners, except for the mental health
service, do you adopt any other policies to protect the prisoners’ mental
health?
Thanks in advance for your information.
Yours faithfully,
Zou Xiang Wei
