香港的第一座監獄(下)

The First Prison in Hong Kong (3)

香港原本沒有監獄,只有幾間早年建於中區山坡臨時羈押囚犯的草棚,英國强佔香港之後在建造了第一座監獄。從1841年建造到2015年關閉的170年多年裏,這座監獄在留下很多飽含屈辱和血泪的殖民痕迹的同時,也見證了香港懲教文明的孕育和發展。

There were originally no prisons in Hong Kong, but only a few thatched huts built on the hillsides of Central District in the early years to temporarily detain prisoners. The first prison was built after Britain seized Hong Kong. During the more than 170 years (1841-2015), the prison has left many colonial traces full of humiliation and tears, while witnessing the gestation and development of Hong Kong correctional services.