List of prisons in Xinjiang
This is a list of prisons within Xinjiang region of the People's Republic of China.
| Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District/Prefecture | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A'ertai Prison | A'ertai Gold Mine | ||||
| Autonomuous Region No. 4 Prison | Ürümqi | ||||
| Baicheng Prison | Baicheng Coal Mine | Baicheng County | |||
| Buya Prison | |||||
| Changji Prison | Xiabahu Farm; Cement Mill; Quarry; Changji Prison Coal Mine; Xingwang Knitting Factory | Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture | |||
| Donggebi Prison | Donggebi Farm; Xinjiang Prov. Plant for Zinc and Lead | Ürümqi | |||
| Fuhai Prison | Fuhai Prison Grain and Oil Processing Factory; Fuhai Coal Mine | Fuhai County, Altay Prefecture and Tacheng Prefecture | |||
| Halabula Prison | Künes County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture | Halabula | |||
| Halihuqi Prison | Halihuqi Farm | Kashgar Prefecture | |||
| Ili Juvenile Offender Detachment | Ili JOD, Chicken Farm | ||||
| Ka'erdun Prison | Ka'erdun Farm | Aksu Prefecture | |||
| Kashgar Juvenile Offender Detachment | Shufu County | Shaiman | |||
| Keriya Prison | Keriya Farm | Keriya County | 1,400 inmates with sentences of 15 years or less | ||
| Kuchar Prison | Kuchar Prison Farm Ginnery; Kuchar Prison Coal Mine | Kuqa County, Aksu Prefecture | Qiman | ||
| Pailou Prison | Pailou Farm Brickyard | Yarkant County, Kashgar Prefecture | Dunbage | ||
| Reform Through Labor Prison[1] | Korla | ||||
| Shayar Prison | Shayar Talimu Farm | Xayar County, Aksu Prefecture | |||
| Talimu Prison | Talimu Livestock Farm; Cotton Processing Plant; Brickyard | Xayar County, Aksu Prefecture | |||
| Turpan Prison | Cement Plant | Turpan, Turpan Prefecture | Daheyan | ||
| Urumqi Juvenile Offender Detachment | Urumqi JOD Yucai Industrial Trade Company | Xinshi District, Ürümqi | 1956 | Ethnic groups present include Mongolians, Han, Hui and Uyghurs | |
| Wusu Prison | Wusu Prison Coal Mine | Wusu | |||
| Xinjiang No. 1 Prison | Xinjiang No. 3 Machine Tool Works; Cement Plant; Xinjiang No. 1 Prison Paper Products Plant; Xinjiang No. 1 Prison Prison Cashmere Workshop | Ürümqi | 1958 | A third are ethnic minorities | |
| Xinjiang No. 5 Prison | Xinjiang No. 5 Xieli Sand Plant | Ürümqi | |||
| Xinjiang Prod. & Const. Corps 6th Agricultural Div. Fangcaohu Prison | Fangcaohu Farm | Hutubi County | |||
| Xinjiang Prod. & Const. Corps 6th Agricultural Div. Xinhu Prison | Yuxin Cotton Ginnery; Xinhu Farm | Manas County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture | |||
| Xinjiang Prod. and Const. Corps Xishan Prison | Xishan Compound Fertilizer Plant | 1991 | |||
| Xinjiang Prod. & Const. Corps 7th Agricultural Div. Kuitun Prison | Kuitun Hongshan Coal Mine | Karamay and Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture | Gongqing and Kuytun | ||
| Xinjiang Uyghur Aut. Region Hotan Prison | Xinjiang Hotan Prison Internal Power Plant | Tashkurgan Town | |||
| Xinjiang Women's Prison | Urumqi Commodity Chemical Plant; Xinjiang Women's Prison Embroidery Workshop | Ürümqi | 1953 | ||
| Yi'ning Prison | Puli Uranium Mine | Ghulja |
Sources[edit]
- "Laogai Handbook 2007-2008" (PDF) (in Chinese and English). Washington, D.C.: Laogai Research Foundation. October 2008. pp. 467–486. ISBN 978-1-931550-25-3. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
References[edit]
- ^ "Xinjiang Authorities Jail Uyghur Imam Who Took Son to Unsanctioned Religious School". Radio Free Asia. May 10, 2018.
According to the secretary, Ahmet is serving his sentence in Bayin'gholin (Bayinguoleng) Mongol Autonomous Prefecture at the Reform Through Labor Prison in Korla (Kuerle) city.