Jieyang Prison
prison in Guangdong, China
Jieyang Prison (Chinese: 揭阳监狱; pinyin: Jiēyáng jiānyù) is a prison in Guangdong province, China. It was formerly named Dongjing Labor Reform Detachment. The prison is governed by the Guangdong Prison Administrative Bureau. In 1982 the prison housed around 700 inmates, and in late 1995 the number of inmates was approximately 3,900.
Website
Jieyang Prison has a unique website that was the "first of its kind" in China, which provides information for the public, inmates and the families of inmates. In October 2014, the website received over 30,000 requests for inmate information and 270,000 page views. Family members of inmates can access the site using a username and password, and can obtain information about inmate health, prison terms, paroling, sentence reductions and how personal funds are spent in the prison. Reservations for visiting inmates can also be placed using the website.
In April 2014, the prison implemented a video conferencing meeting system that is used for inmates to communicate with relatives who live far from the area or who are too ill to visit in person. The meeting system is coordinated through the prisons website.
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