Xizang Autonomous Region (Tibet)

Xizang Autonomous Region (Tibet)

Province ID Enterprise Name Prison Name Location Population Comments

Xizang Aut. Region
1
Unknown Xigaze Prison 7 km NW of Xigaze City 400 Tibetan name: Xigaze Nyari

Xizang Aut. Region
2
Chayu Farm Unknown Chayu County Unknown No longer a prison.

Xizang Aut. Region
3
Unknown Zedang Prison Zedang County A Tibetan name: Tsethang, Lhoka Nyadong Co.

Xizang Aut. Region
4
Yigong Farm Unknown Pomi County Unknown No longer a prison.

Xizang Aut. Region
5
Fuduolang Farm Unknown Lhasa City A No longer a prison.

Xizang Aut. Region
6
Unknown Gazha Prison 10 km E. of Lhasa City 400 Some female prisoners.

Xizang Aut. Region
7
Unknown Shengyiepo Prison; Xizang Prison
(may also be known as Lhasa Municipal Prison) 5 km N. of Lhasa City 1,200 A prison complex containing at least two main prisons (New Seitru, Outhridu), includes juvenile prisoners. Chinese official reports say 75% of inmates are Tibetan, 8% women, 8% convicted of "crimes involving breaches of national security. Site of reported demonstration on May 4, 1998. Visited by Danish delegation in August 1998. Tibet Information Network (TIN) reports that additional cell blocks constructed in Outhridu indicate doubling of inmate population.

Xizang Aut. Region
8
Unknown Situola Prison 12 km NE of Lhasa City 700 Tibetan name: Seitru

Xizang Aut. Region
9
Unknown Xizang No. 1 Prison;
Drapchi Prison 3 km north of Barkor, Lhasa City 800 Includes a cement works and greenhouses, where prisoners labor to meet production quotas. Reports indicate that prisoners are exposed to health risks from hard labor and unprotected exposure to cement dust, chemicals used in production process and pesticides.. Visited by UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in October, 1997 and by an EU delegation on May 4, 1998. Site of repeated protests by inmates and reported subsequent beatings and torture by prison officials. TIN reports at least ten inmates dead after May 1998 protests, including four nuns who supposedly committed suicide while in solitary confinement. Some female prisoners. At least 270 inmates are political prisoners.

Xizang Aut. Region
10
Unknown Xizang No. 2 Prison (Powo Tramo) 550 km E. of Lhasa in Kongpo area (known as Linzhi in Mandarin) 400 Extensions: an agricultural group in Powo Chudo; a brickyard at Gushang; an apple cultivation group and carpentry group in Tralung. Holds some political prisoners, including musicologist Ngawang Choepel.

Xizang Aut. Region
11
Unknown Xizang No. 2 LRD Linchi County Unknown Operations include a wood processing group and an apple cultivation group.

Xizang Aut. Region
12
Unknown Naidong Prison Naidong County Unknown

Xizang Aut. Region
13
Unknown Xizang RTL;
Trisam Prison 10 km. east of Lhasa in Troelung Dechen County Unknown Est. 1991. Most labor consists of agriculture, emptying septic pits, cutting stone blocks and construction. TIN reports that ince opening has held at least 150 political prisoners. Hold juvenile prisoners.

Province	ID	Enterprise Name	Prison Name	Location	Population	Comments
Xizang Aut. Region	1	Unknown	Xigaze Prison	7 km NW of Xigaze City	400	Tibetan name: Xigaze Nyari
Xizang Aut. Region	2	Chayu Farm	Unknown	Chayu County	Unknown	No longer a prison.
Xizang Aut. Region	3	Unknown	Zedang Prison	Zedang County	A	Tibetan name: Tsethang, Lhoka Nyadong Co.
Xizang Aut. Region	4	Yigong Farm	Unknown	Pomi County	Unknown	No longer a prison.
Xizang Aut. Region	5	Fuduolang Farm	Unknown	Lhasa City	A	No longer a prison.
Xizang Aut. Region	6	Unknown	Gazha Prison	10 km E. of Lhasa City	400	Some female prisoners.
Xizang Aut. Region	7	Unknown	Shengyiepo Prison; Xizang Prison (may also be known as Lhasa Municipal Prison)	5 km N. of Lhasa City	1,200	A prison complex containing at least two main prisons (New Seitru, Outhridu), includes juvenile prisoners. Chinese official reports say 75% of inmates are Tibetan, 8% women, 8% convicted of "crimes involving breaches of national security. Site of reported demonstration on May 4, 1998. Visited by Danish delegation in August 1998. Tibet Information Network (TIN) reports that additional cell blocks constructed in Outhridu indicate doubling of inmate population.
Xizang Aut. Region	8	Unknown	Situola Prison	12 km NE of Lhasa City	700	Tibetan name: Seitru
Xizang Aut. Region	9	Unknown	Xizang No. 1 Prison; Drapchi Prison	3 km north of Barkor, Lhasa City	800	Includes a cement works and greenhouses, where prisoners labor to meet production quotas. Reports indicate that prisoners are exposed to health risks from hard labor and unprotected exposure to cement dust, chemicals used in production process and pesticides.. Visited by UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in October, 1997 and by an EU delegation on May 4, 1998. Site of repeated protests by inmates and reported subsequent beatings and torture by prison officials. TIN reports at least ten inmates dead after May 1998 protests, including four nuns who supposedly committed suicide while in solitary confinement. Some female prisoners. At least 270 inmates are political prisoners.
Xizang Aut. Region	10	Unknown	Xizang No. 2 Prison (Powo Tramo)	550 km E. of Lhasa in Kongpo area (known as Linzhi in Mandarin)	400	Extensions: an agricultural group in Powo Chudo; a brickyard at Gushang; an apple cultivation group and carpentry group in Tralung. Holds some political prisoners, including musicologist Ngawang Choepel.
Xizang Aut. Region	11	Unknown	Xizang No. 2 LRD	Linchi County	Unknown	Operations include a wood processing group and an apple cultivation group.
Xizang Aut. Region	12	Unknown	Naidong Prison	Naidong County	Unknown
Xizang Aut. Region	13	Unknown	Xizang RTL; Trisam Prison	10 km. east of Lhasa in Troelung Dechen County	Unknown	Est. 1991. Most labor consists of agriculture, emptying septic pits, cutting stone blocks and construction. TIN reports that ince opening has held at least 150 political prisoners. Hold juvenile prisoners.