List of re-education through labor camps in China
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Re-education through labor (RTL; in Chinese, laodong jiaoyang 劳动教养, abbreviated láojiào 劳教) is a system of administrative detentions in the People's Republic of China. The estimated number of detainees in re-education through labor camps is anywhere from 300,000 (China Labor Bulletin, 2007)[1] to 2 million (Laogai Research Foundation, 2006).[2] There are at least 310 camps in China (China Daily, 2007).[3]
Anhui province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Anqing RTL | Anqing Xinsheng Kiln Works | Anqing City | |||
Baofeng RTL | Baofeng General Industrial Company | Xuanzhou City | |||
Hefei City RTL | Hefei City | Yicheng Town | 1983 | Moved in 2003. Capacity of 600 inmates. | |
Huaibei RTL | Huainan City | Formerly called Huainan City Independent LRC; adopted current name in 1989 | |||
Provincial No. 2 RTL | Shangzhangwei Farm | Hefei City | 1983 | Capacity of 600 inmates. | |
Provincial RTL for Drug Rehabilitation | Unknown |
Beijing municipality
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Beijing Municipal RTL Transfer Facility | Daxing District | Facility for "implementing" decisions of RTL committees (sorting detainees and transferring them to appropriate facilities or releasing them) | |||
Beijing Tiantanghe RTL | Daxing District | 1960 | Facility mainly for medical treatment and "re-education" of sick female detainees. Originally called Tiantanghe Farm. | ||
Beijing Women's RTL | Tiantanghe Farm | Daxing County | 1960 | ||
Beijing Xin'an RTL | Daxing District | 5 km south of Huangcun Town | 1980 | Most inmates are either female, or male drug offenders. | |
Beijing Xinhe RTL, also called Tuanhe RTL | Daxing District | 1955 | Formerly named Tuanhe Farm. Called Tuanhe RTL in 2007–2008 Laogai Handbook[2] | ||
Shuanghe RTL | Gannan County, western Heilongjiang Province | 1968 | Prisoners are from Beijing.[4] |
Chongqing municipality
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Chongqing RTL | Xinsheng Horticultural Farm | Jiangbei District | 21-1 Wujiang Road | Also called Maojiashan Women's RTL and Jiangbei RTL | |
Chongqing Women's RTL No. 2 | Nan'an District | Changshengqiao Town | |||
Fuling RTL | Fuling District | ||||
Xishanping RTL | Xishanping Farm | Beibei District | Dongyang Town | "Reported to hold Falun Gong followers," |
Fujian province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Fuzhou RTL | Processing plant; Lifting equipment plant; Garment factories; Fire machinery plant; Fire services security technologies | Fuzhou City | Qianqi Road[2] | ||
Fuzhou Rujiang RTL | Fuzhou Rujiang Clothing, Footwear, and Hat Factory | Fuzhou City | 47 Kuai'an Road | 1980 | Also called Rujiang Forced Drug Abstinence RTL |
Longyan RTL | Longyan Farm | Longyan City | Longmenkou | ||
Nanping RTL | Nanping Xingguang Sodium Silicate Factory; Nanping Xingguang Aluminum Product Decoration Plant | Nanping City | 3 Jinfeng Road | ||
Provincial Juvenile RTL | Fuzhou City | Sept. 2003 | Inmates 18 years old or younger | ||
Provincial Women's RTL | Fuzhou Yanshan Clothing Factory; Fuzhou Yanshan Handicraft Plant | Jin'an District, Fuzhou City | 236 Qianheng Road | ||
Longyan RTL | Longyan Farm | Longyan City | Longmenkou | ||
Quanzhou RTL | Quanzhou No. 7 Plastics | Fengze District, Quanzhou City | Puren Beimenwai | 1986 | |
Sanming RTL | Sanming Xinsheng Plant | Sanming City | |||
Xiamen RTL | Xiamen City | Jiangtou Garden | |||
Zhangzhou Forced Drug Abstinence RTL | 1997 | ||||
Zhangzhou RTL | Zhangzhou Xinxing Plastics Plant | Zhangzhou City | Shixia District | 1987 |
Gansu province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Provincial No. 1 RTL | Lanzhou City | Also called Lanzhou City Ping'antai RTL | |||
Provincial No. 2 RTL | Anning District, Lanzhou City | Beibinhe West Road | 1991 | Housed 2,000 detainees in 2003 | |
Provincial No. 3 RTL | Zhangye City | ||||
Heshui County RTL | Heshui County, Qingyang City |
Guangdong province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Cencun RTL | Guangzhou City Dongsheng Mine Works | Tianhe District, Guangzhou City | Cencun, Wushan | 1984 | |
Chatou RTL | Guangzhou Yuqing handicraft plant; previously Chatou Farm[2] | Baiyun District, Guangzhou City | Chatou Island, Shijing Town | 1986 | |
Chatou Women's RTL | Baiyun District, Guangzhou City | Chatou | |||
Dongkeng RTL | Guangzhou City Dongkeng Stone Mine | Guangzhou City | Dongkeng, Tonghe | July 1982 | |
Foshan RTL | Foshan City | 7 Laixiang Road, Shiwan Town | Had over 2,000 detainees in 2001 | ||
Guangzhou No. 1 RTL | Chini Stone Quarry | Huadu District | Hexi Village, Chini Town | Also called Huadu Chini RTL | |
Guangzhou No. 2 RTL | Stone Mine | Huadu District | Buxi Village, Tanbu Town | May 1974 | Moved to present location in June 2002 |
Guangzhou No. 3 RTL | Guangzhou Chini Cement Factory | Huadu District | Gangmeitou, Hengsha Village, Chini Town | ||
Hengshanguo RTL | Sanshui District, Foshan City | ||||
Huizhou Municipal RTL | Huizhou City | Huicheng District, Sandong Town | |||
Jiangmen RTL | Jiangmen City | southwest corner | May 1982 | Designated an RTL in February 1986 | |
Meizhou RTL | Meizhou City | Meijiang District | 1983 | Moved outside the city in 1985 | |
Municipal Juvenile RTL | Guangzhou | Baiyun District | |||
Municipal RTL for Drug Users | Guangdong | Baiyun District | |||
Provincial Juvenile RTL | |||||
Provincial No. 2 RTL for Drug Users | Unknown | ||||
Provincial RTL for Drug Offenders | Official became an RTL specifically for drug offenders on July 1995 | ||||
Sanshui RTL | Hengshengwo Farm; Sanshui Farm | Sanshui County | 3 kilometers east of Huangtang | 1955 | RTL for women |
Shanwei Municipal RTL | Shanwei City, Lufeng District | Beiyang Town | March 2003 | Construction began in 1999, but didn't accept inmates until 2003 | |
Shenzhen No. 1 RTL | Luohu District, Shenzhen City | North Jinbi Road, Shangbu | 1981 | ||
Shenzhen No. 2 RTL | Shenzhen City | Also called Longhuazhen RTL | |||
Tan'gang RTL | Tan'gang Fire Hose Factory; Construction Materials Factory | Guangzhou City | Xingcha Road, Tan'gang, Chatou | ||
Yingde RTL | Makou Farm | Yingde County | Makou | ||
Zengcheng RTL | Zengcheng City | 1950 | Originally called Labu RTL. First RTL established in Guangdong. Capacity of 3,500. | ||
Zhongshan RTL | Zhongshan City | Dahuantang, Maling | 1993 | Didn't have any detainees until 1997 | |
Zhuhai Municipal RTL | Zhuhai City | Oct 2003 |
Guangxi province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Autonomous Region No. 1 RTL | Nanning City | 8 Xi'an Road | |||
Autonomous Region No. 2 RTL | Western suburb of Liuzhou City | 1300 detainees as of June 2003 | |||
Autonomous Region No. 4 RTL | Guilin City | ||||
Autonomous Region No. 5 RTL | Outskirts of Guilin City | ||||
Guangxi No. 2 Drug Rehabilitation RTL | Beihai City | North-South Highway | 2003 | ||
Guangxi Women's RTL | Yongning County, Nanning City | Jingji Zoulang Development District #40, Yudong Dadao Road | Has female Falun Gong practitioners, according to 2007–2008 Laogai Handbook.[2] Formerly known as Guangxi No.1 RTL | ||
Liuzhou RTL | Xinxing Farm | Liuzhou City | 1951 | Over 130,000 mu in area. |
Guizhou province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Anshun RTL | Anshun City | ||||
Anshun Juvenile RTL | 2003 | ||||
Bijie District RTL | Bijie District | Zhujiawan | |||
Fuquan RTL | Fuquan Phosphate Fertilizer Plant | Fuquan City, Qiannanzhou | Longchang Town | 1965 | |
Guizhou Province Women's RTL | Qingzhen City | 26 June 1997 | |||
Huagong RTL | Huagong Farm | Unknown | Moved in 2003 from Qinglong County to an unknown location. | ||
Qiandong Rehabilitation RTL | Unknown | ||||
Sanjiang RTL | Sanjiang Farm | Guiyang City | As of May 2004, had over 2000 detainees, over half of whom were drug offenders. | ||
Zhongba RTL | Zhongba Farm, Zhuhai Chili Electronic, Ltd. | Qingzhen City | |||
Zunyi RTL | Zunyi Brickyard | Zunyi City | |||
Zunyi Rehabilitation RTL | Unknown | 1999 | RTL for repeat drug offenders |
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Provincial No. 1 RTL | Qiongshan | Mailbox #66, Xindazhou Road | |||
Provincial No. 2 RTL | Haikou City | 1989 | Also called Hainan Province Women's Drug Rehabilitation Center. | ||
Provincial No. 3 RTL | Sanya City | Also called Hainan Provincial Drug Rehabilitation RTL. |
Hebei province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Balizhuang RTL | Baoding City | 1995 Lianchi Street | |||
Baoding RTL | Baoding RTL Printing Shop | Baoding City | Zhi'nong Road | ||
Chengde RTL | Chengde City | ||||
Handan RTL | Handan City | Mailbox 5 | 1985 | ||
Hebei Women's RTL | Luquan | Tongye Town, southwest of Xiliangxiang Village | under construction as of 2008 | Planned to hold 1500 detainees | |
Kaiping RTL | Xinsheng Fireproof Materials Plant | Kaiping District, Tangshan City | Number 27 Brickfield | Also called Provincial No. 1 RTL | |
Qinhuangdao RTL | Shanhaiguan Machine Plant | Shanhaiguan District, Qinhuangdao City | Xuanyangdong Road | ||
Shijiazhuang RTL | Zhenhua Porcelain Enamel Factory; Shijiazhuang City Xinsheng Shoe Manufacturer | Shijiazhuang City | 22 Beijiao Street | ||
Shijiazhuang Women's RTL | Shijiazhuang City | 8 South Gaoji Road, Zhaolingpu | |||
Tangshan RTL | Lu'nan District, Tangshan City | 35 Hehuakeng Road | Also called Hehuakeng RTL | ||
Wanzhuang RTL | Langfang City | ||||
Xingtai RTL | Xingtai City | ||||
Zhangjiakou RTL | Zhangjiaokou City |
Heilongjiang province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Changlinzi RTL | Daowai District, Harbin City | Tuanjie Town | |||
Daqing RTL | Daqing City | 54 No. 22 Lane, Jingyi Street | Began holding Falun Gong detainees in 1999[2] | ||
Fularji RTL | Fularji, Qiqihar | Also spelled Fulaerji or Fula'erji | |||
Jixi RTL | Jixi City | Daodong Station | |||
Hegang RTL | Hegang City | ||||
Huayuan RTL | Frozen sucker plant; Repair shop; Brickyard | Harbin City | |||
Jixi RTL | Jixi City | Daodong Station | |||
Mudanjiang RTL | Mudanjiang City | ||||
Provincial RTL | Taiping District, Harbin City | 239 Xianfeng Road | |||
Qianjin RTL | Harbin City | ||||
Qiqihar RTL | Qiqihar City | October 2003 | Formerly Qiqihar Shuanghe RTL and Fuyu RTL, combined in October 2003. According to 2007–2008 Laogai Handbook, has housed over 200 Falun Gong detainees and has conducted "brainwashing."[2] | ||
Shuangyashan RTL | Xinsheng Coal Mine | Shuangyashan City | 1974 | ||
Suihua RTL | Xinglong Automobile Repair and Supply Plant; Brickyard | Suihua District | North Zhongzhi Road | ||
Tielu RTL | Qiqihar City | 385 Longhua Road | Takes care of Harbin railways; is the only railway RTL in China | ||
Wanjia RTL | Daoli District, Harbin City | Xinnong Village | 1984 | Houses Falun Gong detainees, according to 2007–2008 Laogai Handbook | |
Yichun RTL | Cuiluan Forestry Center | Yichun City | |||
Yimianpo RTL | Shangzhi City | ||||
Yong'an RTL | Longwei Plastic Goods Factory | Wangkui County, Suihua City | |||
Yuquan RTL | Harbin City | 1984 |
Henan province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Anyang RTL | Longquan Farm | Anyang City | |||
Baimiao RTL | Tongyong Electric Control Plant; Zhengzhou Gerui Gas Automatic Fire Fighting Plant | Zhengzhou City | 62 Wenhua road | Originally a "Labor Reform Detachment," became an RTL in the 1980s | |
Haobi RTL | Haobi City | 1979 | |||
Huangheqiao RTL | Luoyang City | 1981 | Held "many religious prisoners" in 1983[2] | ||
Jiaozuo RTL | Jiaozuo City | 1979 | |||
Kaifeng RTL | Kaifeng City | ||||
Leihe RTL | Leihe City | ||||
Luoyang RTL | Chunhui Crane Factory | Luoyang City | Wugu Road | 1979 | |
Nanyang RTL | Pushan Stone Quarry | Nanyang City | |||
Pingdingshan RTL | Pingdingshan City | December 1986 | Merger of Bailou RTL and Yaomeng RTL | ||
Provincial No. 1 RTL | Zhengzhou City | ||||
Provincial No. 2 RTL | Xinhe Farm; Henan Ruyang Cast Stone Factory; Henan Ruyang Rock Wool Fiber Factory | Ruyang County, Luoyang City | Da'an Village (1 kilometer west) | 1952 | |
Provincial No. 3 RTL | Baitiaohe Farm | Suburbs of Xuchang City | Near Bayi plant | Also called Xuchang RTL | |
Puyang RTL | Puyang City | 1985 | |||
Qiliyan RTL | Zhengzhou Jinhua Abrasive Factory; Zhengzhou Jinhua Abrasive Factory Printing and Binding Subsidiary Factory | Zhengzhou City | |||
Sanmenxia RTL | Sanmenxia City | ||||
Shangqiu RTL | Shangqiu City | ||||
Shibalihe Women's RTL | Guancheng District, Zhengzhou City | Shibalihe Town | Also called Provincial No. 1 Women's RTL | ||
Shifo RTL | Zhengzhou Zhongyuan General Hoisting Machinery Factory | Zhengzhou City | |||
Xinxiang RTL | Xinxiang City | ||||
Xinyang RTL | Xinyang RTL Plastic Bag Factory | Xinyang City | 1981 |
Hubei province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Baiquan RTL | Wuhan City | ||||
Denglin RTL | Denglin Farm | Xiangbei County | 1990 | Originally called Xiangbei RTL | |
Guanbuqiao RTL | Xianyang City | ||||
Haiyang RTL | Hanyang District, Wuhan City | Xin'nong Street | |||
Hannan RTL | Hannan District, Wuhan City | Huangjiadun | |||
Hewan RTL | Hankou District, Wuhan City | Luojiazui, Gushaoshu | Also called Hubei Provincial RTL. According to 2007&2008 Laogai Handbook, work goes on from 6am to 2am (20 hours a day)[2] | ||
Huangshi RTL | Huangshi Electromagnetic Wire Plant | Huangshi County | 1980 | ||
Hubei Women's RTL | Wuchang District, Wuhan City | Hongshan District | January 2005 | Formerly called Shayang Qilihu Women's RTL | |
Mianhudun RTL | Dongxihu District, Wuhan City | Wuzhigou | 1980s | ||
Shashi RTL | Shashi City | 1983 | |||
Shayang RTL | Shayang Farm | Zhongxiang City | Qilihu Town | Also called Qilihu RTL and Hanyang RTL | |
Shiyan RTL | Shiyan County | 1985 | |||
Shizishan RTL | Wuhan City | Held male and female Falun Gong detainees, according to 2007–2008 Laogai Handbook | |||
Xiangfan RTL | Xiangfan City | ||||
Yichang RTL | Yichang City |
Hunan province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Bainihu RTL | Xiangyin County | Gaolin Xincheng Development District | 1972 | Only RTL farm in Hunan | |
Baimalong Women's RTL | Zhuzhou City | Baimalong, Baifeng | 1958 | Only women's RTL in Hunan | |
Changde RTL | Changde City Xinsheng Switchgear Plant | Changde City | Jubaocun, Wuling District | 1983 | Receives both local RTL inmates, and drug offenders from neighboring areas |
Changqiao RTL | Changqiao Horticultural Farm | Changsha City | Across from Changsha Police School (Changsha Yuanda Road) | 1963 | Formerly located at Changqiao, Changsha City. Since establishment, has held over 40,000 detainees. |
Changsha City Drug Rehabilitation RTL | Changsha City | Yuanda Road | |||
Changsha Women's RTL | Hunan Silk Mill | Changsha City | 6 Dongfeng Roa | 1950 | |
Chenzhou RTL | Chenzhou City | 7 Shiliuwan | 1981 | ||
Hengyang RTL | Hengyang City | Huaxin Development District | Construction began in 1950. | ||
Huaihua RTL | Huaihua City | Xichong Village | Construction began in 1981. | ||
Hunan Juvenile Offender Detachment | Yuhua District, Changsha City | North Tiyuan Road | September 2003 | Only RTL in Hunan with juvenile detainees | |
Loudi RTL | Louxing District, Loudi City | 11 Groups Xiaoke Residence Committee Dake Office | December 1983 | ||
Pingtang RTL | Hunan Provincial Xinsheng Cement Factory | Hexi District, Changsha City | Pingtang Town | 1979 | Prisoners are drug offenders, those who have escaped from other RTLs, or those who have been labelled "difficult." |
Shaoyang RTL | Shaoyang City | Chengdong Guanyin Tang | |||
Xiangtan RTL | Xiangtan Jianshe Farm | Xiangtan City | Jiuhua Economic District | 1972 | |
Xinkaipu RTL | Hunan Switch Factory | Changsha City | 174 Xinkaipu Road, Jincha | 1952 | |
Yiyang RTL | Yiyang City suburbs | Yangshu Village, Changchun Town | 1983 | ||
Yongzhou RTL | Yongzhou City | Near Yonglian Highway | |||
Yueyang RTL | Linxiang City, west suburbs | Sanjiaoping | 1984 | Originally called Junshan Farm | |
Xiangxi Prefecture RTL | Jishou City | Yaxi Village, Yangjiaping | November 1981 | ||
Zhuzhou RTL | Hetang District, Zhuzhou City | Songjia Qiaoyou Pu'ao | November 1983 |
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Baotou RTL | Baotou City | Xishuiquan | |||
Chifeng City RTL | Chifeng City | Qiaoxidajie Street | 1958 | ||
Hailar RTL | Hailar District, Hulun Buir City | Jindun Road | 1955 | ||
Hohhot Women's RTL | South Harbin City | Shuaijia Yingzijie Village, Xiaoheihe District Government | 1995 | Also called Inner Mongolia RTL | |
Tumuji RTL | Pasture | Hinggan League | Jalaid Banner | ||
Wuhai RTL | Calcium Carbide Plant | Wuhai City | 21 kilometers from Hai District | ||
Wuyuan RTL | Dongtucheng Farm | Wuyuan County, Byannur League | Originally called Dongtucheng RTL, adopted present name in 2001 | ||
Xi League RTL | Carton plant; Milk cow breeding | Xilin Gol League | Bilingual in Mandarin and Mongolian; only bilingual RTL in Inner Mongolia |
Jiangsu province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Donghai RTL | Donghai County | 1987 | Established in 1958 as a labor reform detachment, later became a laogai camp; current RTL center established in 1987 | ||
Fangqiang RTL | Fangqiang Farm | Yancheng City | Dafeng | 1951 | |
Judong RTL | Jurong City | 1979 | Established in 1958 as a labor reform detachment and juvenile offender detachment; became an RTL in 1979, adopted current name in 1986 | ||
Nanjing Dalianshan RTL | Dalianshan Cement Factory | Jiangning District, Nanjing City | Dalianshan, Chunhua Town | 1958 | |
Provincial Women's RTL | Jurong City | Jan. 2003 | |||
Taihu RTL | Jiangsu Provincial Taihu Quarry Companies | Wuxi City | 1980 | Established in 1959 as a labor reform detachment; became an RTL in 1980. Provincial government decided in 2008 to close this RTL, and the process of closing it is underway. | |
Wuxi RTL | Wuxi City | Dec. 2004 | |||
Yangmeitang RTL | Nanjing City | Holds female and juvenile detainees. |
Jiangxi province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Jiujiang RTL | Saihu Farm | Ruichang County, Jiujiang City | Majialong Saihu | 1951 | Also called Majialong RTL. Closed in 1968, and reopened in 1984. |
Nanchang RTL | Nanchang City | Maiyuan Road | |||
Nanchang RTL for Drug Offenders | Nanchang City | Caojiaqiao | 1996 | Moved to present address in 2007 | |
Provincial Juvenile RTL | Nanchang City | Jianxin County | 1956 | Originally established in Yichun City, moved to outskirts of Nanchang City in 1987. Changed name to Jiangxi Provincial Juvenile Offender Detachment in 2003. | |
Provincial No. 1 RTL | Yongqiao Farm | Jinxian County | 1956 | ||
Provincial No. 2 RTL | Gao'an City | Bajing Town | Also called Gao'an RTL |
Jilin province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Baicheng District RTL | Baicheng | ||||
Baicheng RTL | Baicheng City RTL Labor Services Company | Baicheng | |||
Baishan RTL | Chemical material plant | Baishan | |||
Beijiao RTL | Changchun City | 1984 | |||
Chaoyanggou RTL | Dongfang Petrochemical Factory | Changchun City | Chaoyanggou | 1982 | |
Fenjin RTL | Piano parts factory | Kuancheng District, Changchun City | Caijiacun, Fenjinxiang | 1975 | Originally Diaojiashan RTL. Moved to current name and location in 1997. |
Hunjiang RTL | Hunjiang | ||||
Jilin City RTL | Jilin City | ||||
Jilin RTL | Jilin City | 1984 | |||
Jiutai RTL | Changchun City | 1984–5 | Also called Jiutai Yinmahe RTL | ||
Liaoyuan RTL | Dongliao County, Liaoyuan | Baiquan Town | 1985 | Also called Baiquan RTL | |
Mudanjiang RTL | Mudanjiang City | 1981 | Also called Sidao RTL | ||
Provincial Women's RTL | Changchun City | Heijuzi | 1981 | Also called Heijuzi RTL | |
Siping RTL | Siping City | 1984 | |||
Tonghua RTL | Tonghua RTL Wangou Steel Factory | Tonghua | 150 Yuquan Rd. | ||
Weizigou RTL | Changchun City | Weizigou Village, Xinlongshan Town | 1989 | ||
Yanji RTL | Yanji | ||||
Yanbian Autonomous Prefecture RTL | Yanji | Beiqing Road | 1984 |
Liaoning province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Anshan RTL | Wuqianshan District, Anshan City | Yuemingshan, Qianyuxiang | 1979 | ||
Benxi RTL | Benxi | ||||
Chaoyang RTL | Xinsheng Asbestos Mine | Chaoyang County | Taizi Village | ||
Dalian RTL | Ganjingzi District, Dalian | 175 Nanlin St. | May 1980 | ||
Fushun RTL | Fushun | Early 1990s | |||
Fuxin RTL | Fuxin | 1980 | |||
Jinzhou RTL | Jinzhou | ||||
Masanjia RTL | Masanjia Xinsheng Farm | Shenyang | 1957 | Considered one of the largest centers of Falun Gong detainees in China[2] | |
Qinhuangdao RTL | Qinhuangdao | ||||
Shenyang RTL | Shenyang | Includes Yijia RTL, Zhangshi RTL, Wangjiazhuang RTL and Longshan RTL | |||
Tieling RTL | Tieling | ||||
Huludao City Correctional Camp[5] | Inmate Zhang Bin's death in April 2003 sparked widespread calls to reform the re-education through labor system[5] |
Ningxia region
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Autonomous Region RTL | Wuzhong City | Formerly called Lingwu Baitugangzi RTL | |||
Shizuishan RTL | Shizuishan | ||||
Xincheng RTL | Yinchuan |
Qinghai province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Duoba RTL | Nantan Farm | Huangzhong County,
Xining || Duoba Town || May 1983 || Also called Provincial Men's RTL and Qinghai Province No. 1 RTL | |||
Ge'ermu RTL | Unknown | Nov 2000 | |||
Qinghai Women's RTL | Xining | 62 Bayi East Rd. | Nov 2000 |
Shaanxi province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Hanzhong RTL | Hantai District, Hanzhong | Shangshuidu Village | |||
Jinhe RTL | Baoji | Baoping Rd. | 1971 | Renamed as an RTL in 1982 | |
Luyang RTL | Brick factory | Fuping County | Zhangqiao Town | 1982 | |
Provincial Women's RTL | Xi'an City | 6 Beixuanwu Rd., Fangxincun | |||
Xinzhou RTL | Unknown | Early 1950s | Also classified as an ankang (asylum) | ||
Yan'an RTL | Machine brickyard | Yan'an | Chengzigou Liulin village | ||
Yulin RTL | Yulin City | ||||
Zaozihe RTL | Fengxiang County, Baoji | Dongjiahe Town |
Shandong province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Handan RTL | Xinsheng Machine Factory | Handan City | |||
Ji'nan RTL | Ji'nan City Yujin Building Equipment Factory | Ji'nan City | 24 Liuchangshan Rd. | Also called Liuchangshan RTL. Reported to hold Falun Gong practictioners.[2] | |
Ji'ning RTL | Ji'ning City 80 Motor Repair Shop | Ji'ning City | |||
Provincial No. 1 RTL | Shandong Shengjian 83 Factory | Zhoucun District, Zibo | Southwest of Wangcun Town | 1958 | Also called Shandong Shengjian Basan RTL. Designated as "open to the public" in February 1982. Reported to mine clay for export to Japan.[6] |
Provincial No. 1 Women's RTL | Jinan | 20 Jiangshuiquan Rd. | Also called Jiangshuiquan RTL; adopted present name in 2001. Reported to hold Falun Gong practictioners.[2] | ||
Provincial No. 2 RTL | Zhoucun, Zibo | Basan Factory, Wangcun Town | Reported to hold Falun Gong practictioners.[2] | ||
Provincial No. 2 Women's RTL | Zhoucun, Zibo | Wangcun Town | Nov 2003 | Reported to hold Falun Gong practictioners.[2] | |
Shandong Provincial RTL | Wangcun District, Zibo | Also called Shandong Provincial Zibo Wangcun RTL; its four branches are Provincial No. 1 RTL, Provincial No. 1 Women's RTL, Provincial No. 2 RTL, and Provincial No. 2 Women's RTL | |||
Qingdao RTL | Longyuan Steel Pipe Works; Qingdao Auto Damper Work | Licang District, Qingdao | 2 Shangyuan Rd. | Reported to hold Falun Gong practictioners.[2] | |
Weifang RTL | Weifang Jinfan Chemical Plant; Weifang Changle Rock Material Plant | Weifang City | Also called Changle RTL. Reported to hold Falun Gong practictioners; has a production contract with a Chinese/American business.[2] | ||
Zaozhuang RTL | Zaozhuang Shengjian Coal Mine | Zaozhuang | 1984 | ||
Zibo RTL | Boshan Tool Factory | Boshan District, Zibo | Qiugucun | Jan 1981 |
Shanghai municipality
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Shanghai Juvenile RTL | Qingpu District | 1997 | |||
Shanghai No. 1 RTL | Shanghai Farm | Dafeng City, Jiangsu Province | Sichahe | Became an RTL in 1981. | |
Shanghai No. 2 RTL | Shanghai Chuandong Farm | Dongtai City, Jiangsu Province | 1950s | ||
Shanghai No. 3 RTL | Qingdong Farm | Qingpu District | Tianshengzhuang | Jan 1959 | Also called Qingpu RTL |
Shanghai Municipal Women's RTL | Qingpu District, Shanghai | Tianshengzhuang | |||
Shanghai RTL Receiving Center |
Shanxi province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Changzhi RTL | Daxinzhuang Farm | Changzhi | Became an RTL in 1988. | ||
Datong City RTL | Datong City RTL Coal Mine | Datong | 1981 | Also called Heiliushui RTL, Luozhenying RTL | |
Provincial RTL | Taiyuan Xinxin Industrial Corporation | Xinghualing District, Taiyuan | 5 Xindian Street | Also called Xindian Men's RTL | |
Provincial RTL for Drug Offenders | |||||
Provincial Women's RTL | Taiyuan | Xindian | Also called Taiyuan Xiandan RTL | ||
Taiyuan City RTL | Taiyuan RTL Gujiao Center for Coking | Jiancaoping District, Taiyuan | North of Zhencheng Village, Baibanxiang | 1984 | |
Yangquan RTL | Pingding County | December 1984 | |||
Yongji Dongcun RTL | Dongcun Farm | Yongji | 1955 | ||
Yuxiang RTL | Yongji | Became an RTL in 1979. |
Sichuan province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
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Dayan RTL | XX Brickyard | Ziyang City | |||
Panzhihua RTL | Renhe District, Panzhihua City | Shagou | |||
Provincial Women's RTL | Longquanyi District Luodai Wen'an Town Tianqin Clothing Factory | Zizhong County | Gongmin Town | ||
Shaping RTL | Dongbo District, Meishan City | Taoyuan East Road | 1955 | Adopted present name in 1987. | |
Sichuan Chengdu RTL for Drug Offenders | Chengdu | Airport Development Zone | |||
Xinhua RTL | Mianyang City | 135 East Section, 1 Circle Road | 1970s | Also called Xinhua RTL for Drug Rehabilitation. |
Tianjin municipality
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dasuzhuang RTL | Dagang District | Dasuzhuang | |||
Jianxin RTL | Hexi District, Tianjin Municipality | Has been disbanded, detainees sent to Tianjin Women's RTL. | |||
Qingbowa RTL | Qingbowa Farm | Xiqing District, Tianjin Municipality | 1980 | ||
Shuangkou RTL | Beichen District, Tianjin Municipality | ||||
Tianjin Municipal Banqiao RTL | Banqiao Farm Machinery Parts Factory | Dagang District, Tianjin Municipality | Oct 1955 | Adopted current name in November 2003. Reported to hold Falun Gong practitioners.[2] | |
Tianjin Women's RTL | Dagang District, Tianjin | 2001 | |||
Yushan RTL | Jixian County |
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changdu RTL | Unknown | ||||
Duilong RTL | Doilungdêqên County, Lhasa | ||||
Lhasa RTL | Lhasa | ||||
Ngari RTL | Ngari Prefecture | Ali, Tibet | July 2004 | ||
Rikaze RTL | Unknown | ||||
Trisam RTL[7] | West or southwest of Lhasa | ||||
Xizang RTL | Troelung, Dechen County, 10 km. east of Lhasa | Sept 1991 |
Xinjiang province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bole RTL | Bole County | 1983 | |||
Changji RTL | Wujiaqu City | About 5 kilometers outside the city | |||
Hami RTL | Kumul | Oct 1983 | |||
Jiyinchuan RTL | Aksu | after 2000 | |||
Kashi RTL | Kashgar | 30 kilometers outside the city | Dec 1983 | ||
Xinjiang Turpan RTL | Turpan City | ||||
Urumqi RTL | Urumqi Artificial Diamond Factory | Ürümqi | 1973 | ||
Wusu RTL | Wusu | Dec 1983 | |||
Xihu RTL for Drug Abusers | Wusu | June 1999 | |||
Xinjiang Aksu RTL | Aksu Prefecture | 74 Chaoyang Street, Yin-a-wa-ti Road | Oct 1983 | ||
Xinjiang Women's RTL | Sweater workshop | Ürümqi | 22 Donggebi Rd. | Dec 2002 | Also called Urumqi Women's RTL |
Yining RTL | Ghulja | 1983 |
Yunnan province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anning RTL | Anning Bajie Farm | Anning | Bajie | ||
Dali RTL | Dali City | Tianjingshan | 1992 | Has some former drug users acting as staff | |
Dehong Prefecture RTL | Disposable Chopsticks Processing Plant | Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture | 1993 | ||
Kunming Drug Rehabilitation Center | Kunming | Wang Bridge | |||
Mojiang RTL | Mojiang Hani Autonomous County | ||||
Provincial No. 2 RTL | Lufeng County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture | Renxing Town | 1951 | ||
Provincial No. 3 RTL | Mosha Subtropical Horticultural Farm; Food products factory; Beverage factory; Brown sugar factory | Mosha District, Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County | 1956 | ||
Qujing City RTL | Yinsheng Textile Factory | Qilin District, Qujing City | Poshi Street | Nov 2000 | |
Yunnan Province Drug Rehabilitation RTL | Sept 2002 | ||||
Yunnan Women's RTL | Guandu District, Kunming | Dabanqiao Town | Dec 1996 |
Zhejiang province
Name | Enterprise name | City/County/District | Village/Town | Established | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hangzhou No. 1 RTL | Hangzhou | ||||
Hangzhou No. 2 RTL | Hongken Farm | Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou | Xinjie Town | ||
Huzhou RTL | Huzhou | Zhaowan Yangjiabu T. W. | |||
Jiaxing RTL | Jiaxing | ||||
Moganshan RTL | Deqing County | Wukang | 1994 | Only women's RTL in the province | |
Ningbo RTL | Ningbo | ||||
Shaoxing RTL | Shaoxing | ||||
Shiliping RTL | Shiliping Farm | Jinhua | |||
Tangxi RTL | Hangzhou City | ||||
Zhoushan RTL | Xinsheng Auto Repair Plant | Dinghai District, Zhoushan City | 1983 |
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- "Laogai Handbook (2007–2008)" (PDF). The Laogai Research Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2010.