List of prisons in Guangdong

This is a list of prisons and detention centres within the Guangdong province of China.

Guangzhou

Prisons

Name	Name	City/county/district	Village/town	Established	Notes
Guangzhou Prison 广州监狱		Liwan District, Guangzhou,		1980	Has ten prison sections [1]
Panyu Prison 番禺监狱		Panyu District, Guangzhou	Huijiang, Dashi, Panyu	1995	Has 15 prison sections [1]
Conghua Prison 从化监狱		Conghua, Guangzhou		1952
Huadu Prison 花都监狱		Huadu District, Guangzhou		1952
Guangdong Juvenile Offender Detachment 广东未成年犯管教所		Baiyun District, Guangzhou			Holds 4,000 prisoners [1]
Guangdong Women's Prison 广东省女子监狱		Baiyun District, Guangzhou	Zhuliao	2003	Holds nearly 5,000 prisoners. [2]
Guangzhou Women's Prison 广州女子监狱		Huadu District, Guangzhou

Detention centres

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Name	Name in simplified Chinese	City/county/district	Village/town	Established	Notes
Guangdong Detention Center	广东省看守所	Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Guangzhou No. 1 Detention Center	广州市第一看守所	Baiyun District, Guangzhou
Guangzhou No. 2 Detention Center	广州市第二看守所	Zengcheng District, Guangzhou
Guangzhou No. 3 Detention Center	广州市第三看守所	Baiyun District, Guangzhou
Guangzhou State Security Bureau Detention Center [4]	广州市国家安全局看守所	Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Guangzhou Railway Public Security Department Detention Center	广州市铁路公安处看守所	Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Yuexiu Detention Center	越秀区看守所	Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Zengcheng Detention Center	增城区看守所	Zengcheng District, Guangzhou
Tianhe Detention Center	天河区看守所	Tianhe District, Guangzhou
Baiyun Detention Center	白云区看守所	Baiyun District, Guangzhou
Conghua Detention Center	从化区看守所	Conghua District, Guangzhou
Guangzhou Port Detention Center	广州港看守所	Huangpu District, Guangzhou
Haizhu Detention Center	海珠区看守所	Haizhu District, Guangzhou
Huadu Detention Center	花都区看守所	Huadu District, Guangzhou
Huangpu Detention Center	黄埔区看守所	Huangpu District, Guangzhou
Liwan Detention Center	荔湾区看守所	Liwan District, Guangzhou
Nansha Detention Center	南沙区看守所	Nansha District, Guangzhou
Panyu Detention Center	番禺区看守所	Panyu District, Guangzhou

Dongguan

Prisons

Name	Name	City/county/district	Village/town	Established	Notes
Dongguan Prison 东莞监狱		Shilong, Guangdong	Shilong	1988	Formerly known as Xinzhou Prison, began detaining foreigners in 1989. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Detention centres

Name	Name in simplified Chinese	City/county/district	Village/town	Established	Notes
Dongguan Detention Center	东莞市看守所	Dongcheng Subdistrict, Dongguan
Dongguan No. 2 Detention Center [11]	东莞市第二看守所	Dongcheng Subdistrict, Dongguan
Dongguan No. 2 Detention Center Branch (Dongguan No. 3 Detention Center)	东莞市第二看守所分所(东莞市第三看守所)	Dalang, Dongguan

Qingyuan

Prisons

Name	Name	City/county/district	Village/town	Established	Notes
Qingyuan Prison 清远监狱	Shanhe Sulphur Iron Mine	Qingxin, Qingyuan		1952

Detention centres

Name	Name	City/county/district	Village/town	Established	Notes
Qingyuan Detention center清远市看守所(清城区看守所)		Qingcheng, Qingyuan
Yangshan Detention center阳山县看守所 [12]		Yangshan County, Qingyuan
Lianzhou Detention center连州市看守所		Lianzhou, Qingyuan
Yingde Detention center英德市看守所		Yingde, Qingyuan
Fogang Detention center佛冈县看守所		Fogang County, Qingyuan
Liannan Detention center连南县看守所 [13]		Liannan Yao Autonomous County, Qingyuan
Lianshan Detention center连山县看守所		Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County, Qingyuan
Qingxin Detention center清新区看守所 [14]		Qingxin, Qingyuan

Other

Prisons

Name	Name	City/county/district	Village/town	Established	Notes
Beijiang Prison	Huanggang Cement Plant			1951	Includes detention facilities at Huanggang, Shanjiao, and Shichang, with 15 sections in total. [1]
Foshan Prison	Fuwan Xijiang Manganese Mine	Gaoming District, Foshan	Fuwan	1958	Originally called Xijiang Mengjiang Laogai Farm [1]
Gaoming Prison	Xi'an Farm			1957	Has 13 sections [1]
Huaiji Prison	Wentang Farm	Huaiji County, Zhaoqing	Wentang	1978	Holds 4,000 prisoners [1]
Jiangmen Prison	Yingding Tea Factory; Minhai Clothing Factory	Jiangmen	Heshan, Guangdong	1951
Jieyang Prison	Clothing Factory	Jiedong County	Yujiao	1951	Originally known as the Dongjing Labor Reform Detachment. In May 1995, it was renamed Jieyang Prison. [15] [16]
Lechang Prison		Lechang		1951
Lianping Prison	Lianping Prison Tea Manufacturing Plant	Heyuan, Lianping County	Zhongxin	1972	Has 2 detention centres: Prison Detention Center and Yangtang Detention Center. [1]
Maoming Prison		Huazhou	Shitanchang	1952
Meizhou Prison	Jiaying Machine Factory			1951
Pingshi Prison	Luojiadu Coal Mine; Guangbei Tea Farm	Lechang	Pingshi
Shaoguan Prison	Shaocheng Industrial Plant			1942	Has 12 sections [1]
Shenzhen Prison		Longgang District, Shenzhen	Tiantou, Pingshan,
Sihui Prison	Sihui City Jiguang tang Farm	Sihui	Jiguangtang		Formerly called Jiguangtang Labor Reform Detachment and Dahuang Reeducation Through Labor, two detention facilities established in Luotang and Jiguang in 1995. [1]
Wujiang Prison	Wujiang Farm; Car Repair Plant	Huanggang		1954	Has 13 sections and includes Dongshan Labor Reform Company [1]
Yangchun Prison		Yangchun	Songbai	1970
Yangjiang Prison		Yangdong County, Yangjiang	Nalong	1959
Yingde Prison	Yingde Tea Farm	Yingde	Yunling	1952

Detention centres

Name	Name in simplified Chinese	City/county/district	Village/town	Established	Notes
Bao'an District Detention Centre	宝安区看守所	Bao'an District, Shenzhen
Futian District Detention Centre	福田区拘留所	Futian District, Shenzhen
Longgang District Detention Centre	龙岗区拘留所	Longgang District, Shenzhen
Luohu District Detention Centre	罗湖区拘留所	Luohu District, Shenzhen
Nanshan District Detention Centre	南山区拘留所	Nanshan District, Shenzhen
Shenzhen Municipal Detention Centre	深圳市拘留所	Nanshan District, Shenzhen
Yantian District Detention Centre	盐田区拘留所	Yantian District, Shenzhen
Zhongshan Municipal Detention Centre		Nanqu Subdistrict, Zhongshan	Maling

See also

• Penal system in China

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