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Côn Đảo Prison

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  • Bút tích của Đảng viên LÆ°u Chí Hiếu ở Nhà tù Côn Đảo khẳng định không li khai Đảng.jpg

    Photo by Phương Huy (thảo luận) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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    Photo by TDA at Vietnamese Wikipedia via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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    Photo by TDA at Vietnamese Wikipedia via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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    Photo by TDA at Vietnamese Wikipedia via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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    Photo by TDA at Vietnamese Wikipedia via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Cochinchine. Cochinchine. Poulo-Condor (bagne). N°9 Trinh-van-De, tonkinois de Hanoï, 33ans (43m-m), 5 ans de prison pour voies de fait envers un supérieur. N°10 Phan-van-Chan, Cochinchinois de Can tho... - btv1b53013215z (1 of 2).jpg

    Photo by Salles, André (1860-1929). Photographe via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Cochinchine. Cochinchine. Poulo-Condor (bagne). N°9 Trinh-van-De, tonkinois de Hanoï, 33ans (43m-m), 5 ans de prison pour voies de fait envers un supérieur. N°10 Phan-van-Chan, Cochinchinois de Can tho... - btv1b53013215z (2 of 2).jpg

    Photo by Salles, André (1860-1929). Photographe via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1861

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1861

Region

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Côn Đảo Prison. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/con-ao-prison
Chicago
"Côn Đảo Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/con-ao-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-con-ao-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Côn Đảo Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/con-ao-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}