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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
Anqing Xinsheng Kiln Works
Anqing City
Baofeng General Industrial Company
Xuanzhou City
Hefei City
Yicheng Town
1983
Moved in 2003. Capacity of 600 inmates.
Huainan City
Formerly called Huainan City Independent LRC; adopted current name in 1989
Shangzhangwei Farm
Hefei City
1983
Capacity of 600 inmates.
Unknown
Beijing municipality[ ]
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Daxing District
Facility for "implementing" decisions of RTL committees (sorting detainees and transferring them to appropriate facilities or releasing them)
Daxing District
1960
Facility mainly for medical treatment and "re-education" of sick female detainees. Originally called Tiantanghe Farm.
Tiantanghe Farm
Daxing County
1960
Daxing District
5 km south of Huangcun Town
1980
Most inmates are either female, or male drug offenders.
, also called
Daxing District
1955
Formerly named Tuanhe Farm. Called Tuanhe RTL in 2007–2008 Laogai Handbook[2]
Gannan County , western Heilongjiang Province
1968
Prisoners are from Beijing.[4]
Fujian province[ ]
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Processing plant; Lifting equipment plant; Garment factories; Fire machinery plant; Fire services security technologies
Fuzhou City
Qianqi Road[2]
Fuzhou Rujiang Clothing, Footwear, and Hat Factory
Fuzhou City
47 Kuai'an Road
1980
Also called Rujiang Forced Drug Abstinence RTL
Longyan Farm
Longyan City
Longmenkou
Nanping Xingguang Sodium Silicate Factory; Nanping Xingguang Aluminum Product Decoration Plant
Nanping City
3 Jinfeng Road
Fuzhou City
Sept. 2003
Inmates 18 years old or younger
Fuzhou Yanshan Clothing Factory; Fuzhou Yanshan Handicraft Plant
Jin'an District , Fuzhou City
236 Qianheng Road
Longyan Farm
Longyan City
Longmenkou
Quanzhou No. 7 Plastics
Fengze District , Quanzhou City
Puren Beimenwai
1986
Sanming Xinsheng Plant
Sanming City
Xiamen City
Jiangtou Garden
1997
Zhangzhou Xinxing Plastics Plant
Zhangzhou City
Shixia District
1987
Gansu province[ ]
Guangdong province[ ]
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Guangzhou City Dongsheng Mine Works
Tianhe District , Guangzhou City
Cencun, Wushan
1984
Guangzhou Yuqing handicraft plant; previously Chatou Farm[2]
Baiyun District , Guangzhou City
Chatou Island, Shijing Town
1986
Baiyun District , Guangzhou City
Chatou
Guangzhou City Dongkeng Stone Mine
Guangzhou City
Dongkeng, Tonghe
July 1982
Foshan City
7 Laixiang Road,
Had over 2,000 detainees in 2001
Chini Stone Quarry
Huadu District
Hexi Village, Chini Town
Also called Huadu Chini RTL
Stone Mine
Huadu District
Buxi Village, Tanbu Town
May 1974
Moved to present location in June 2002
Guangzhou Chini Cement Factory
Huadu District
Gangmeitou, Hengsha Village, Chini Town
Sanshui District , Foshan City
Huizhou City
Huicheng District, Sandong Town
Jiangmen City
southwest corner
May 1982
Designated an RTL in February 1986
Meizhou City
Meijiang District
1983
Moved outside the city in 1985
Guangzhou
Baiyun District
Guangdong
Baiyun District
Unknown
Official became an RTL specifically for drug offenders in July 1995
Hengshengwo Farm; Sanshui Farm
Sanshui County
3 kilometers east of Huangtang
1955
RTL for women
Shanwei City , Lufeng District
Beiyang Town
March 2003
Construction began in 1999, but didn't accept inmates until 2003
Luohu District , Shenzhen City
North Jinbi Road, Shangbu
1981
Shenzhen City
Also called Longhuazhen RTL
Tan'gang Fire Hose Factory; Construction Materials Factory
Guangzhou City
Xingcha Road, Tan'gang, Chatou
Makou Farm
Yingde County
Makou
Zengcheng City
1950
Originally called Labu RTL. First RTL established in Guangdong. Capacity of 3,500.
Zhongshan City
Dahuantang, Maling
1993
Didn't have any detainees until 1997
Zhuhai City
Oct 2003
Guangxi province[ ]
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Anshun City
2003
Bijie District
Zhujiawan
Fuquan Phosphate Fertilizer Plant
Fuquan City , Qiannanzhou
Longchang Town
1965
Qingzhen City
26 June 1997
Huagong Farm
Unknown
Moved in 2003 from Qinglong County to an unknown location.
Unknown
Sanjiang Farm
Guiyang City
As of May 2004, had over 2000 detainees, over half of whom were drug offenders.
Zhongba Farm, Zhuhai Chili Electronic, Ltd.
Qingzhen City
Zunyi Brickyard
Zunyi City
Unknown
1999
RTL for repeat drug offenders
Hainan [ ]
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Qiongshan
Mailbox #66, Xindazhou Road
Haikou City
1989
Also called Hainan Province Women's Drug Rehabilitation Center.
Sanya City
Also called Hainan Provincial Drug Rehabilitation RTL.
Hebei province[ ]
Henan province[ ]
Hubei province[ ]
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Wuhan City
Denglin Farm
Xiangbei County
1990
Originally called Xiangbei RTL
Xianyang City
Hanyang District , Wuhan City
Xin'nong Street
Hannan District, Wuhan City
Huangjiadun
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 Electromagnetic Wire Plant
Huangshi County
1980
Wuchang District , Wuhan City
Hongshan District
January 2005
Formerly called Shayang Qilihu Women's RTL
Dongxihu District, Wuhan City
Wuzhigou
1980s
Shashi City
1983
Shayang Farm
Zhongxiang City
Qilihu Town
Also called Qilihu RTL and Hanyang RTL
Shiyan County
1985
Wuhan City
Held male and female Falun Gong detainees, according to 2007–2008 Laogai Handbook
Xiangfan City
Yichang City
Hunan province[ ]
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Xiangyin County
Gaolin Xincheng Development District
1972
Only RTL farm in Hunan
Zhuzhou City
Baimalong, Baifeng
1958
Only women's RTL in Hunan
Changde City Xinsheng Switchgear Plant
Changde City
Jubaocun, Wuling District
1983
Receives both local RTL inmates, and drug offenders from neighboring areas
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
Yuanda Road
Hunan Silk Mill
Changsha City
6 Dongfeng Roa
1950
Chenzhou City
7 Shiliuwan
1981
Hengyang City
Huaxin Development District
Construction began in 1950.
Huaihua City
Xichong Village
Construction began in 1981.
Yuhua District, Changsha City
North Tiyuan Road
September 2003
Only RTL in Hunan with juvenile detainees
Louxing District, Loudi City
11 Groups Xiaoke Residence Committee Dake Office
December 1983
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 City
Chengdong Guanyin Tang
Xiangtan Jianshe Farm
Xiangtan City
Jiuhua Economic District
1972
Hunan Switch Factory
Changsha City
174 Xinkaipu Road, Jincha
1952
Yiyang City suburbs
Yangshu Village, Changchun Town
1983
Yongzhou City
Near Yonglian Highway
Linxiang City, west suburbs
Sanjiaoping
1984
Originally called Junshan Farm
Jishou City
Yaxi Village, Yangjiaping
November 1981
Hetang District, Zhuzhou City
Songjia Qiaoyou Pu'ao
November 1983
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Baotou City
Xishuiquan
Chifeng City
Qiaoxidajie Street
1958
Hailar District , Hulun Buir City
Jindun Road
1955
South Harbin City
Shuaijia Yingzijie Village, Xiaoheihe District Government
1995
Also called Inner Mongolia RTL
Pasture
Hinggan League
Jalaid Banner
Calcium Carbide Plant
Wuhai City
21 kilometers from Hai District
Dongtucheng Farm
Wuyuan County , Byannur League
Originally called Dongtucheng RTL, adopted present name in 2001
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
Donghai County
1987
Established in 1958 as a labor reform detachment, later became a laogai camp; current RTL center established in 1987
Fangqiang Farm
Yancheng City
Dafeng
1951
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
Dalianshan Cement Factory
Jiangning District , Nanjing City
Dalianshan, Chunhua Town
1958
Jurong City
Jan. 2003
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 City
Dec. 2004
Nanjing City
Holds female and juvenile detainees.
Jiangxi province[ ]
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Saihu Farm
Ruichang County , Jiujiang City
Majialong Saihu
1951
Also called Majialong RTL. Closed in 1968, and reopened in 1984.
Nanchang City
Maiyuan Road
Nanchang City
Caojiaqiao
1996
Moved to present address in 2007
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.
Yongqiao Farm
Jinxian County
1956
Gao'an City
Bajing Town
Also called Gao'an RTL
Jilin province[ ]
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Baicheng
Baicheng City RTL Labor Services Company
Baicheng
Chemical material plant
Baishan
Changchun City
1984
Dongfang Petrochemical Factory
Changchun City
Chaoyanggou
1982
Piano parts factory
Kuancheng District, Changchun City
Caijiacun, Fenjinxiang
1975
Originally . Moved to current name and location in 1997.
Hunjiang
Jilin City
Jilin City
1984
Changchun City
1984–5
Also called Jiutai Yinmahe RTL
Dongliao County, Liaoyuan
Baiquan Town
1985
Also called Baiquan RTL
Mudanjiang City
1981
Also called Sidao RTL
Changchun City
Heijuzi
1981
Also called Heijuzi RTL
Siping City
1984
Tonghua RTL Wangou Steel Factory
Tonghua
150 Yuquan Rd.
Changchun City
Weizigou Village, Xinlongshan Town
1989
Yanji
Yanji
Beiqing Road
1984
Liaoning province[ ]
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Wuqianshan District, Anshan City
Yuemingshan, Qianyuxiang
1979
Benxi
Xinsheng Asbestos Mine
Chaoyang County
Taizi Village
Ganjingzi District , Dalian
175 Nanlin St.
May 1980
Fushun
Early 1990s
Fuxin
1980
Jinzhou
Masanjia RTL
Masanjia Xinsheng Farm
Shenyang
1957
Considered one of the largest centers of Falun Gong detainees in China[2]
Qinhuangdao
Shenyang
Includes , , and
Tieling
[5]
Inmate Zhang Bin's death in April 2003 sparked widespread calls to reform the re-education through labor system[5]
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Wuzhong City
Formerly called Lingwu Baitugangzi RTL
Shizuishan
Yinchuan
Qinghai province[ ]
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Nantan Farm
Huangzhong County ,
Xining || Duoba Town || May 1983 || Also called Provincial Men's RTL and Qinghai Province No. 1 RTL
Unknown
Nov 2000
Xining
62 Bayi East Rd.
Nov 2000
Shaanxi province[ ]
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Xinsheng Machine Factory
Handan City
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 City 80 Motor Repair Shop
Ji'ning City
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]
Jinan
20 Jiangshuiquan Rd.
Also called Jiangshuiquan RTL; adopted present name in 2001. Reported to hold Falun Gong practictioners.[2]
Zhoucun , Zibo
Basan Factory, Wangcun Town
Reported to hold Falun Gong practictioners.[2]
Zhoucun , Zibo
Wangcun Town
Nov 2003
Reported to hold Falun Gong practictioners.[2]
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
Longyuan Steel Pipe Works; Qingdao Auto Damper Work
Licang District , Qingdao
2 Shangyuan Rd.
Reported to hold Falun Gong practictioners.[2]
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 Shengjian Coal Mine
Zaozhuang
1984
Boshan Tool Factory
Boshan District , Zibo
Qiugucun
Jan 1981
Shanghai municipality[ ]
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Qingpu District
1997
Shanghai Farm
Dafeng City , Jiangsu Province
Sichahe
Became an RTL in 1981.
Shanghai Chuandong Farm
Dongtai City , Jiangsu Province
1950s
Qingdong Farm
Qingpu District
Tianshengzhuang
Jan 1959
Also called
Qingpu District , Shanghai
Tianshengzhuang
Shanxi province[ ]
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Daxinzhuang Farm
Changzhi
Became an RTL in 1988.
Datong City RTL
Datong City RTL Coal Mine
Datong
1981
Also called ,
Taiyuan Xinxin Industrial Corporation
Xinghualing District, Taiyuan
5 Xindian Street
Also called Xindian Men's RTL
Taiyuan
Xindian
Also called Taiyuan Xiandan RTL
Taiyuan RTL Gujiao Center for Coking
Jiancaoping District, Taiyuan
North of Zhencheng Village, Baibanxiang
1984
Pingding County
December 1984
Dongcun Farm
Yongji
1955
Yongji
Became an RTL in 1979.
Sichuan province[ ]
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
XX Brickyard
Ziyang City
Renhe District, Panzhihua City
Shagou
Longquanyi District Luodai Wen'an Town Tianqin Clothing Factory
Zizhong County
Gongmin Town
Dongbo District, Meishan City
Taoyuan East Road
1955
Adopted present name in 1987.
Chengdu
Airport Development Zone
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
Dagang District
Dasuzhuang
Hexi District , Tianjin Municipality
Has been disbanded, detainees sent to Tianjin Women's RTL.
Qingbowa Farm
Xiqing District , Tianjin Municipality
1980
Beichen District , Tianjin Municipality
Banqiao Farm Machinery Parts Factory
Dagang District , Tianjin Municipality
Oct 1955
Adopted current name in November 2003. Reported to hold Falun Gong practitioners.[2]
Dagang District , Tianjin
2001
Jixian County
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Unknown
Doilungdêqên County , Lhasa
Possibly the same location as Trisam, known under an alternate name.
Lhasa
Ngari Prefecture
Ali, Tibet
July 2004
Shigatse Prefecture
[7]
West or southwest of Lhasa
1991-1992
Believed to now be a mandatory education or rehabilitation centre. It has been proposed to now operate as Duilong Compulsory Isolation and Rehabilitation Centre.[8] Trisam, known colloquially after a bridge nearby, is situated around 14 kilometres west of Lhasa city centre in the western suburbs, just inside Toelung Dechen (Chinese: Duilong Deqing) county. Under the RTL system, detainees could be imprisoned there by administrative order for up to three years, carrying out various labour tasks ranging from tending vegetables and emptying septic pits to performing construction labour. Four Trisam prisoners are known to have died between 1987-1998 due to abuse at Trisam and earlier places of detention, three of them within three months after release and one while in custody.
, Dechen County , 10 km. east of Lhasa
Sept 1991
Possibly the same location as Trisam, known under an alternate name.
Further information: Xinjiang re-education camps
Name
Enterprise name
City/County/District
Village/Town
Established
Notes
Bole County
1983
Wujiaqu City
About 5 kilometers outside the city
Kumul
Oct 1983
Aksu
after 2000
Kashgar
30 kilometers outside the city
Dec 1983
Turpan City
Urumqi Artificial Diamond Factory
Ürümqi
1973
Wusu
Dec 1983
Wusu
June 1999
Aksu Prefecture
74 Chaoyang Street, Yin-a-wa-ti Road
Oct 1983
Sweater workshop
Ürümqi
22 Donggebi Rd.
Dec 2002
Also called Urumqi Women's RTL
Ghulja
1983
Yunnan province[ ]
Zhejiang province[ ]
Sources [ ]
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