Panyu Prison


Panyu Prison is a prison in Huijiang Village, Dashi Subdistrict, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.

History

The prison began accepting inmates in 1997.

Inmate population

The prison reportedly began taking foreign inmates in 2009, and by 2013 housed "more than 100 foreign inmates".

Prison SWAT

Panyu prison operates the Guangdong Panyu prison SWAT team, a police tactical unit which is in charge of armed patrols in the prison perimeter, responding to high risk incidents and security. It was established in January 10, 2017 and consists of 9 full-time members and 12 part time members as of 2018. The team achieved first place in the Guangdong Prison Administrative Bureau's shooting contest.

Transport

Panyu Prison is located a short walk south of Huijiang station, served by Line 2 of the Guangzhou Metro.