Taipei Detention Center, Agency of Corrections, Ministry of Justice explained

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Taipei Detention Center, Agency of Corrections, Ministry of Justice, commonly known as the Tucheng Detention Center, is a prison in Taiwan. On 1 July 1952, after the Taiwan Taipei Detention Center was separated from the Taiwan Taipei Prison, its official name changed to "Detention Center of the Taipei District Court, Taiwan". In 1975 it was relocated to Tucheng District, New Taipei City. Many political prisoners were held here and it became known as the "First Lockup Under Heaven."^[1]

Notable detainees

• Chi Chia-wei, the LGBT rights activist, was incarcerated here for approximately 6 months in 1986 after he requested that the Legislative Yuan allow him to marry his boyfriend.^[2]
• Chen Shui-bian, future president of Taiwan, was detained here in 1986 as a political prisoner. He also referred to detention center as the Bastille, and asked for his grandchildren to be told he had gone to Robben Island.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historical Sites of InjusticeTaiwan Taipei Detention Center . 2022-07-12 . Historical Sites of Injustice . en.
2. Web site: I Was Immediately Arrested And Held For More Than Six Months . 2022-07-12 . Radio Free Asia . en.
3. Book: Chen, Shuibian . Taiwan de shi zi jia . 陳水扁 . 2009 . Cai tuan fa ren Kaidagelan ji jin hui . 978-986-85051-0-0 . Chu ban . Taibei Shi . 316432199.