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Hỏa Lò Prison

Closed 1994Low
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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1896

Closed 1994

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1896

Region

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Security level

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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.

Notable inmates

  • Nguyễn Đức Cảnh
    Nguyễn Đức Cảnh
    1908–1932 · political activist
  • Hoàng Văn Thụ
    1909–1944 · revolutionary
  • John McCain
    John McCain
    1936–2018 · politician

    John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and naval officer who represented Arizona in the United States Congress for over 35 years, first as a U.S.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

Official site

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Data completeness

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