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Tilanqiao Prison

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Originally the British-built 'Ward Road Gaol'. One of China's largest and oldest prisons; holds foreign nationals and long-sentence inmates.

Capacity

8,000

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

1903

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Shanghai Prison Administration Bureau

Population held

male

Opened

1903

Region

Shanghai

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

Holds foreign nationals in dedicated section; non-foreign Chinese long-sentence prisoners housed separately.

Visiting

Monthly family visit; pre-approval required from the prison administration.

Mailing

Mail screened; outgoing limited to two letters per month.

Practical info

Consular visits for foreign nationals arranged via embassy/consulate.

Known issues

Limited transparency; foreign consular access has been granted in select cases.

Contact & address

Changyang Rd, Shanghai 200082

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

Compared to other facilities in China

975 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 0/100 · peers avg: 5/100 (100%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in China.

Data completeness

86%

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