List of prisons in Shanxi province

This is a list of prisons within Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China.

Name Enterprise name City/County/District Village/Town Established Notes
Changzhi Prison Changzhi
Datong Prison Datong
Fenyang Prison Fenyang Valve Factory Fenyang 1950
Huozhou Prison Huozhou, Linfen 1952
Jincheng Prison Jinpushan Coal Mine Zezhou County, Jincheng About 2,000 prisoners
Jinzhong Prison Shanxi Aluminum Products Factory; Zhiqing Carton Factory; Automobile Repair Plant Qi County, Shanxi More than 2,000 male prisoners, aluminum magnesium teapot of Fenshui brand
Linfen Prison Fenhe Automobile Manufacturing Works Linfen 1955 80% have death sentences, life sentences or long-term sentences. In 2003, about 100 prisoners were paroled, compared to 229 in 2002
Lucheng Prison Lucheng, Changzhi
Pingyao Prison Pingyao Prison Machine Factory Pingyao, Jinzhong 1954
Provincial Juvenile Offender Detachment Pingyao Match Factory
Prov. No. 2 Prison Qixian Textile Mill; New Materials Factory Qi County, Shanxi
Prov. No. 5 Prison Changzhi Machine Repair Works Changzhi
Shanxi Women’s Prison Yuci Chemical Works; Taiyuan Garment Factory Yuci District 1970 Total 541 prisoners in 2000
Taiyuan No. 1 Prison Xiyu Coal Mine; Taiyuan Pneumatic Tool Works Taiyuan 1951
Taiyuan No. 2 Prison Taiyuan Brickyard (Dongtaibao Brick Works); Shanxi Prov. New Type Building Materials Factory Nanzheng County
Taiyuan No. 3 Prison Taiyuan Gas Compressor Factory Boming 1952
Xinzhou Prison Jiecun Farm, Cattle Farm Xinzhou, Shanxi Boming
Yangquan No. 1 Prison Yinying Coal Mine Yangquan Yinying 1952 7,000 prisoners in 1992
Yangquan No.2 Prison Guzhuang Coal Mine Yangquan Hedi 1965 Area of 12.33 km2
Yongji Prison Wuxinghu Farm Yongji, Shanxi
Yuanping Prison Yuanping, Shanxi, Xinzhou, Shanxi

Sources

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  • "Laogai Handbook 2007-2008" (PDF) (in Chinese and English). Washington, D.C.: Laogai Research Foundation. October 2008. pp. 423–436. ISBN 978-1-931550-25-3. Retrieved 24 May 2017.