Myanmar · Yangon Region
Insein Prison
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Background
Insein Prison (Burmese: á¡ááºá¸á áááºáá±á¬ááº) is located in Yangon Division, near Yangon (Rangoon), the old capital of Myanmar (formerly Burma). From 1988 to 2011 it was run by the military junta of Myanmar, named the State Law and Order Restoration Council from 1988 to 2003 and the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) from 2003 to 2011, and was used largely to repress political dissidents. The prison is notorious worldwide for its inhumane conditions, corruption, abuse of inmates, and use of mental and physical torture.
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Capacity
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Year opened
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Operational
Facility profile
Operator
Ministry of Home Affairs
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
Yangon Region
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
ttps://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/two-political-prisoners-die-of-medical-neglect-in-jail.html) in Insein prison due to reported lack of medical treatment for long-term head injuries she sustained from torture. The security forces have arbitrarily arrested activists, journalists, humanitarian workers, lawyers, and religious leaders. Authorities also detain family members—including children—and friends of activists as a form of coercion and collective punishment. The junta uses a sweeping counterterrorism law to crack down on aid workers, journalists, and activists. Journalist Than Htike Myint was arrested in February, beaten during interrogation, and sentenced to five years in prison in April on terrorism charges for having contacts of opposition force members in his phone. (per Human Rights Watch)
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
Tin Moe1933–2007 · poetU Tin Moe (Burmese: áááºááá¯á¸, MLCTS: tangmui:; [tɪÌÉ°Ì mó]) (1933-2007) was a Burmese poet.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 1/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 3/10
What the score is responding to:
- · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years
- · Severe-conditions keyword in sources
Reports
- HRW1 Jan 2026
ttps://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/two-political-prisoners-die-of-medical-neglect-in-jail.html) in Insein prison due to reported lack of medical treatment for long-term head injuries she sustained from torture. The security forces have arbitrarily arrested activists, journalists, humanitarian workers, lawyers, and religious leaders. Authorities also detain family members—including children—and friends of activists as a form of coercion and collective punishment. The junta uses a sweeping counterterrorism law to crack down on aid workers, journalists, and activists. Journalist Than Htike Myint was arrested in February, beaten during interrogation, and sentenced to five years in prison in April on terrorism charges for having contacts of opposition force members in his phone. (per Human Rights Watch)
Data completeness
38%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Prisons in Myanmar — Wikipedia — Wikipedia
- Wikidata (Q1549105)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.