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Xinning Detention center (Chinese: 赤山监狱), also known as Hunan No.1 Prison (Chinese: 湖南省第一监狱), is a prison in Hunan of the People's Republic of China. China's prisons are used to hold individuals who have been sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment, life imprisonment, or the death penalty. These prisons are managed by local prison administrations, which are overseen by the CCP's Prison Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Justice.
Xinning Detention center (Chinese: 赤山çç±), also known as Hunan No.1 Prison (Chinese: æ¹åç第ä¸çç±), is a prison in Hunan of the People's Republic of China. China's prisons are used to hold individuals who have been sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment, life imprisonment, or the death penalty. These prisons are managed by local prison administrations, which are overseen by the CCP's Prison Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Justice.
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Figures from official sources · verified 6 Jul 2026 · methodology
Population held
Mixed/unknown
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Region
Hunan
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Death-row facility
No
Named as a detention venue in 3 political/religious-prisoner cases documented by the Dui Hua Foundation's Prisoner Updates series (2018–Q1 2019). No individual case details are stored here in line with detainee-privacy discipline. (per Dui Hua Foundation Political Prisoner DB)
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No major issues documented in our database.
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This facility scores 0. The national average across 1,005 scored China facilities is 3 — 3 points below national average.
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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World Prisons. (2026). Chishan Prison. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chishan-prison
"Chishan Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chishan-prison.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Chishan Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chishan-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}