Huadu Prison
prison in China
Guangdong Province Guangzhou Huadu Prison (Chinese: 广东省广州花都监狱), more commonly known as Huadu Prison (花都监狱) is a prison in Guangdong Province. It is located in 2 Hexihu Road, Chini Town of Huadu district, Guangzhou. It is under the dual administration of the Guangzhou Municipal Justice Bureau and Guangdong Prison Administrative Bureau.
History
In April 1952, the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau Laogai Division's 5th Team (广州市公安局劳改处第五大队), also known as the Xinshengshi Quarry (新生石矿场) was established by the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government for mining purposes.
In 1984, Xinshengshi Quarry was renamed to Guangzhou 1st Re-education-Through-Labor Facility (Chinese: 广州市第一劳动教养管理所) during justice system reforms, and was handed to the Guangzhou Municipal Justice Bureau.
On February 1, 2005, during Laogai abolishment efforts, the Guangzhou 1st RTL facility added the name of Guangzhou 2nd Detention Center (广州市第二看守所), with the goal to gradually convert it into a prison.
The project of conversion into a prison was approved by the Guangzhou Municipal Government in July 2010, with the construction project beginning in August 2012. The Guangzhou 1st RTL facility was officially renamed to Guangzhou Municipal Prison (广州市监狱) on January 10, 2013. It was then renamed again to Guangdong Province Huadu Prison (广东省花都监狱) on September 18, 2013.
The conversion project was completed in April 2016 with the new prison being operational.
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