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World Prisons

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24 facilities with photographs. All images sourced from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses (attribution shown on each detail page).

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Columbia Country Club Camp

China

Drapchi Prison

China

Fushun War Criminals Management Centre

China

Green Island Reception Centre

China

Hoten prisoner-of-war camp

China

LÃ¼shun Prison

China

Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre

China

Lo Wu Correctional Institution

China

Ma Hang Prison

China

Pik Uk Correctional Institution

China · Sai Kung

Pik Uk Prison

China

Qincheng Prison

China · Beijing

San Uk Ling Holding Centre

China

Sham Shui Po Barracks

China

Shanghai Juntianhu Prison

China

Shek Pik Prison

China

Shenyang No. 1 Detention Center

China

Stanley Prison

China

Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution

China

Tilanqiao Prison

China · Shanghai

Victoria Prison

China

Weixian Internment Camp

China

Xinjiang internment camps

China

Zhazidong

China