Guangdong Prison Administrative Bureau

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Guangdong Prison Administrative Bureau
Simplified Chinese 广东省监狱管理局
Traditional Chinese 廣東省監獄管理局

Guangdong province has over 24 prisons. [4]

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References

  1. "联系我们" (Archive). Guangdong Prison Administrative Bureau. Retrieved on December 24, 2015. "地址:广东省广州市白云区广园中路298号"
  2. 1 2 "Guangdong to put inmate information online" (Archive). Xinhua at China Daily . September 25, 2014. Retrieved on December 24, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Zhang, Yan. "Guangdong submits proposals to fill loopholes in prisons" (Archive). China Daily . March 11, 2015. Retrieved on December 24, 2015.
  4. Bischoff, Paul (September 24, 2014). "Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". Tech in Asia. Retrieved May 11, 2016.