Prisons in Hong Kong – Wikipedia
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This is a list of prisons in Hong Kong managed (or previously managed) by the Correctional Services Department.
- Hong Kong Island
- Cape Collinson Correctional Institution, Cape Collinson, Hong Kong Island
- (Male young offenders undergoing training under the Training Centres Ordinance)
- Chi Lan Rehabilitation Centre, Shek O, Hong Kong Island
- (Female young offenders undergoing Phase I training under the Rehabilitation Centres Ordinance)
- Ma Hang Prison, Ma Hang, Hong Kong Island
- (Male adult prisoners and clinically old prisoners of low security risk)
- Pak Sha Wan Correctional Institution, Stanley, Hong Kong Island
- (Male adult prisoners)
- (Male adult convicted prisoners and male adult remand prisoners)
- Tung Tau Correctional Institution, Stanley, Hong Kong Island
- (Male adult prisoners of low security risk)
- Queen Mary Hospital Custodial Ward, Hong Kong Island
- (Male inmates who are suffering from illness and referred out by the Medical Officers of various penal institutions)
- (Currently closed)
- (Currently closed)
- (Closed Permanently in 2006. Now redeveloped into a cultural and shopping destination generally called Tai Kwun )
- Kowloon
- (Male adult persons who are: (a) prisoner on remand in any category; (b) judgement respited prisoners; (c) detainees under the provisions of the Immigration Ordinance; (d) civil debtors; (e) appellants (except under life sentence); (f) Star and Ordinary Class adult prisoners (except under life sentence); or (g) persons remanded under the Drug Addiction Treatment Centres Ordinance)
- Lai Hang Rehabilitation Centre, Tai Wo Ping, New Kowloon
- (Male young offenders who completed Phase I training in Lai Chi Rehabilitation Centre under the Rehabilitation Centres Ordinance)
- (Young male inmates discharged from Detention Centre, Training Centre & Drug Addiction Treatment Centre)
- (Male adult inmates released under supervision from Drug Addiction Treatment Centre, and male adult inmates under the Release Under Supervision Scheme, Pre-Release Employment Scheme, Conditional Release Scheme, Post-Release Supervision of Prisoners Scheme)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital Custodial Ward, Kowloon
- (Male and female inmates who are suffering from illness and referred out by the Medical Officers of various penal institutions)
- New Territories
- Bauhinia House, Tai Lam Chung, New Territories
- (Female inmates released under supervision from Training Centre or Drug Addiction Treatment Centre, and female adult inmates released under supervision of Release Under Supervision Scheme, the Pre-Release Employment Scheme or the Post-Release Supervision of Prisoners Scheme)
- Chi Lan Rehabilitation Centre, New Territories
- (Female young offenders undergoing Phase I training under the Rehabilitation Centres Ordinance)
- Lai King Training Centre, Lai King, New Territories
- (Young female prisoners, remand prisoners, training Centre inmates, drug addiction treatment centre inmates)
- (Female adult prisoners)
- Pik Uk Correctional Institution, Pik Uk, New Territories
- (Male young remands and male young prisoners)
- Pik Uk Prison, Pik Uk, New Territories
- (Male Star Class adult prisoners)
- Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre, Siu Lam, New Territories
- (Male and female prisoners in all categories (sentenced or on remand) and detainees who require psychiatric observation, treatment, assessment or special psychological care)
- (Adult female prisoners, remands and inmates)
- Tai Lam Correctional Institution, Tai Lam, New Territories
- (Male adult recidivists with short term or balance of sentence)
- Wai Lan Rehabilitation Centre, Tai Lam, New Territories
- (Female young offenders who completed Phase I training in Chi Lan Rehabilitation Centre under the Rehabilitation Centres Ordinance)
- Lantau Island
- (Young male offenders)
- (Adults serving medium to long-term sentences, including life imprisonment)
- Tong Fuk Correctional Institution, Lantau Island, New Territories
- (Male adult prisoners)
- Chi Sun Correctional Institution (Chi Ma Wan Drug Addiction Treatment Centre), Chi Ma Wan, Lantau Island, New Territories
- (Currently closed)
- (Currently closed)
- Hei Ling Chau
Imprisonment rates[edit]
Hong Kong has one of the highest rates of imprisonment in the region at around 163 per 100,000. Imprisonment rates have declined from levels above 200 per 100,000 during 1991-1996 due to fluctuations in the numbers of illegal immigrants.
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