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Beijing State Security Bureau Detention Center
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The Beijing State Security Bureau Detention Center (BSSBDC; Chinese: 北京市国安局看守所) is a prison located in Fengtai, Beijing, China. The facility houses politically sensitive inmates: political prisoners, foreigners, disgraced Communist Party officials, individuals charged with crimes relating to state security, and allegedly, prisoners of conscience. The detention center is operated by the Beijing State Security Bureau (BSSB), the Beijing branch of the Ministry of State Security (MSS), China's foreign...
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 6 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
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Region
Beijing
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Data completeness
18%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Beijing State Security Bureau Detention Center — Wikipedia
- Category: Prisons in China -- Wikipedia — Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Beijing State Security Bureau Detention Center. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/beijing-state-security-bureau-detention-center
"Beijing State Security Bureau Detention Center." World Prisons. Accessed October 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/beijing-state-security-bureau-detention-center.
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