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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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Facility profile
Operator
Ministry of Home AffairsPopulation held
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Death-row facility
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Notable inmates
Tin Moe1933–2007 · poetU Tin Moe (Burmese: áááºááá¯á¸, MLCTS: tangmui:; [tɪÌÉ°Ì mó]) (1933-2007) was a Burmese poet.
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Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q1549105)
- Wikipedia
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Insein Prison. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/insein-prison
Chicago
"Insein Prison." World Prisons. Accessed August 30, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/insein-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-insein-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Insein Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/insein-prison},
urldate = {2026-08-30}
}