THE REPORT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS. THE FIRST IS A GENERAL REVIEW OF THE PRISONER POPULATION AND INCLUDES INFORMATION ON SUCH SUBJECTS AS PLACE OF BIRTH, RESIDENCE, EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, CONJUGAL STATUS, OFFENSE, TYPE AND LENGTH OF SENTENCE AND TRIAD/GANG MEMBERSHIP. THE SECOND SECTION FOCUSES ON PERSONS WHO ARE DRUG DEPENDENT INDICATING THE AGE RANGE, PATTERN OF DRUG USE, OFFENSE, EMPLOYMENT, PERIOD OF TIME ADDICTED TO DRUGS AND CAUSATION FACTORS. IN THESE TWO SECTIONS, SOME FIGURES HAVE BEEN CROSS-TABULATED TO FURTHER ELABORATE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A NUMBER OF VARIABLES. SECTION THREE CONSISTS OF COMPARATIVE TABLES FOR 1973 AND 1974. COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR DIFFERENT YEARS HIGHLIGHT THE PATTERN OF CRIME AND SENTENCING PATTERNS WHICH CAN BE GLEANED FROM WITHIN THE PRISONER POPULATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)