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Chiayi Old Prison
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Background
Chiayi Old Prison (traditional Chinese: å義èç£ç; simplified Chinese: åä¹æ§çç±; pinyin: JiÄyì Jiù JiÄnyù) is a former prison located at 140 Wei Hsin Road, East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. It underwent restoration and reopened as the Chiayi Prison Museum (traditional Chinese: çæ¿åç©é¤¨; simplified Chinese: ç±æ¿åç©é¦; pinyin: Yùzhèng BówùguÇn) in 2011. It was designated as a historic monument of Taiwan in 2005.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1922
Operational
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Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1922
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q10924158)
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- Wikimedia Commons
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Chiayi Old Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chiayi-old-prison
Chicago
"Chiayi Old Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chiayi-old-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-chiayi-old-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Chiayi Old Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chiayi-old-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}