Panyu Prison
{{short description|Prison in Guangdong, China}}
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Panyu Prison ({{zh|s=番禺监狱|p=Pānyú Jiānyù}}) is a prison in Huijiang Village ({{lang|zh|会江村}}), Dashi Subdistrict, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
History
The prison began accepting inmates in 1997.{{cite book |title=Laogai Handbook, 2007-2008 |date=2008 |publisher=Laogai Research Foundation |isbn=978-1-931550-25-3 |page=93}}
Inmate population
The prison reportedly began taking foreign inmates in 2009, and by 2013 housed "more than 100 foreign inmates".{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Wenfang |title=1st anniversary for Panyu Prison inmates' journal |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-03/19/content_16320708.htm |work=China Daily |date=13 March 2013}}{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Wenfang |title=Prison journal spells out good news |url=http://en.people.cn/90882/8232041.html |work=China Daily |date=3 May 2013}}
Prison SWAT
Panyu prison operates the Guangdong Panyu prison SWAT team (广东省番禺监狱特警队), a police tactical unit which is in charge of armed patrols in the prison perimeter, responding to high risk incidents and security. It was established in January 10, 2017 and consists of 9 full-time members and 12 part time members as of 2018.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-02 |title=防暴处突 英姿飒爽——走近广东省番禺监狱特警队 |url=https://news.cri.cn/2018-03-02/1da8613c-223c-9c60-2de8-c87d794f6d5d.html |website={{ill|CRI online|zh|國際在線}}}} The team achieved first place in the Guangdong Prison Administrative Bureau's shooting contest.
Transport
Panyu Prison is located a short walk south of Huijiang station, served by Line 2 of the Guangzhou Metro.{{cite web |title=广东省番禺监狱概述 |trans-title=Overview of Guangdong Province Panyu Prison|url=http://pyjy.gd.gov.cn/dwgk/jyjj/content/post_2876913.html |publisher=Panyu Prison |accessdate=29 January 2020}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://pyjy.gd.gov.cn/}} (not secure)
{{Panyu District}}
{{China prisons}}