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 Cape Collinson (), also Hak Kok Tau (), is a cape located near Ngan Wan between Siu Sai Wan and Big Wave Bay at the eastmost point of Hong Kong Island. It faces Tathong Channel. Name The cape is named for Major-General Thomas Bernard Collin ...

, Hong Kong Island :(Male young offenders undergoing training under the Training Centres Ordinance) *Chi Lan Rehabilitation Centre,

Shek O Shek O is an area of the south-eastern part of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It can refers to Shek O village or Shek O Peninsula or Shek O Headland. Administratively, they are part of Southern District. Geography The name "Shek O" literal ...

, 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 Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...

, Hong Kong Island : (Male adult prisoners) * Stanley Prison,

, Hong Kong Island : (Male adult convicted prisoners and male adult remand prisoners) *Tung Tau Correctional Institution,

, 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) *Green Island Reception Centre, Green Island : (Currently closed) * Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution,

Tai Tam Tai Tam or ''Tytam'' is an area in Southern District on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Tai Tam means a ''big pool'' in the Chinese language which illustrates a triangular bay, namely Tai Tam Bay between Stanley Peninsula, D'Aguilar Peak an ...

, Hong Kong Island : (Currently closed) *

Victoria Prison Victoria Prison, was the first and longest-running prison to date in Hong Kong. It is located on Old Bailey Street in Central, Hong Kong Island. Named in honour of Queen Victoria, it was originally known as Victoria Gaol and was renamed in ...

, Central, Hong Kong Island : (Closed Permanently in 2006. Now redeveloped into a cultural and shopping destination generally called

Tai Kwun Tai Kwun, or the Former Central Police Station Compound (CPS Compound) includes three declared monuments in Central, Hong Kong: the former Central Police Station, the Former Central Magistracy, and the Victoria Prison. Surrounded by Hollywood ...

) ;Kowloon *

Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre () is a prison in Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is operated by the Correctional Services Department and is one of the largest prisons in the territory. History The Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre was built to rel ...

Lai Chi Kok Lai Chi Kok is a neighbourhood in Kowloon, Hong Kong, east of Kwai Chung and west of Cheung Sha Wan. Mei Foo Sun Chuen is the largest housing estate in the area and also the largest in Hong Kong with 99 blocks. Administratively, it belongs t ...

, New 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 Tai or TAI may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Tai (comics) a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain *Tai Fraiser, a fictional character in the 1995 film '' Clueless'' *Tai Kamiya, a fictional character in ''Digimon'' Businesses and organisatio ...

, New Kowloon : (Male young offenders who completed Phase I training in Lai Chi Rehabilitation Centre under the Rehabilitation Centres Ordinance) *Phoenix House,

, New Kowloon : (Young male inmates discharged from Detention Centre, Training Centre & Drug Addiction Treatment Centre) *Pelican House,

, New Kowloon : (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 Lai King, or Lai King Hill, is the colloquial name for a residential area including a number of private housing and public housing estates, located on Mo Shek Shan (), east of Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is centred on Lai King Estat ...

, New Territories :(Young female prisoners, remand prisoners, training Centre inmates, drug addiction treatment centre inmates) * Lo Wu Correctional Institution,

Lo Wu Lo Wu or Lowu is an area in North District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies on the border between Hong Kong and mainland China, specifically the Luohu District of Shenzhen in mainland China. The area is most notable as the location of th ...

, New Territories :(Female adult prisoners) *Pik Uk Correctional Institution,

Pik Uk Pik Uk () is a small village in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Location Pik Uk is located on Clear Water Bay Road, roughly halfway between Ping Shek Estate and the Hang Hau Road roundabout, adjacent to Razor Hill, and not far from ...

, New Territories :(Male young remands and male young prisoners) *Pik Uk Prison,

, 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) *

Tai Lam Centre for Women Tai Lam Centre for Women is a maximum security women's prison in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is operated by Hong Kong Correctional Services and currently has a capacity of 391 prisoners. It was established in 1969. As of 1992 illega ...

Tai Lam Tai Lam () or Tai Lam Chung () is an area of Tuen Mun District, in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Village Tai Lam Chung Tsuen () is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the 36 villages represented wi ...

, New Territories :(Adult female prisoners, remands and inmates) *Tai Lam Correctional Institution,

, New Territories :(Male adult recidivists with short term or balance of sentence) *Wai Lan Rehabilitation Centre,

, New Territories :(Female young offenders who completed Phase I training in Chi Lan Rehabilitation Centre under the Rehabilitation Centres Ordinance) ; Lantau Island *Sha Tsui Detention Centre,

Shek Pik Shek Pik () is an area located along the southwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. When the Shek Pik Reservoir was built, villages at Shek Pik were demolished and the villagers were relocated to other parts of Lantau Island and to Tsue ...

Lantau Island Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located West of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands ...

, New Territories :(Young male offenders) * Shek Pik Prison,

, New Territories :(Adults serving medium to long-term sentences, including life imprisonment) *Tong Fuk Correctional Institution,

, New Territories : (Male adult prisoners) *Chi Sun Correctional Institution (Chi Ma Wan Drug Addiction Treatment Centre), Chi Ma Wan,

, New Territories :(Currently closed) *

Chi Ma Wan Correctional Institution Chi Ma Wan () is a bay on southeastern Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. Chi Ma Wan Peninsula () is where Chi Ma Wan, as well as Cheung Sha Wan, Tai Long Wan, Yi Long Wan and Mong Tung Wan are located. The Peninsula is located within ...

, Chi Ma Wan,

, New Territories :(Currently closed) ; Hei Ling Chau *Hei Ling Chau Correctional Institution,

Hei Ling Chau Hei Ling Chau, formerly Hayling Chau, is an island of Hong Kong, located east of Silver Mine Bay and Chi Ma Wan of Lantau Island. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District. Geography Hei Ling Chau is located south of Peng Chau and ...

, New Territories *

Hei Ling Chau Addiction Treatment Centre The Hei Ling Chau Addiction Treatment Centre is a government-run drug rehabilitation centre located on the island of Hei Ling Chau in Hong Kong. The Centre is operated by the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department and reserved for male de ...

, New Territories *Lai Sun Correctional Institution,

, New Territories *Nei Kwu Correctional Institution,

Imprisonment rates

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

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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