Taipei Detention Center, Agency of Corrections, Ministry of Justice ( ) commonly known as the Tucheng Detention Center (). In 1952 on July 1 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
Tucheng District () is a district in the southwestern part of New Taipei City, Taiwan.
History
On 26 June 1993, Tucheng was upgraded from rural township to a county-administered city of Taipei County. On 25 December 2010, Taipei County was up ...
,
New Taipei City. Many political prisoners were held here and it became known as the "First Lockup Under Heaven.”
Notable detainees
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Chi Chia-wei
Chi Chia-wei (; born 2 August 1958) is a Taiwanese gay rights activist.
In 2020, he was included on ''Time''s list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Activism
In March 1986, Chi became the first person in Taiwan to come out a ...
the LGBT rights activist was incarcerated here for approximately 6 months in 1986 after requested that the
Legislative Yuan
The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...
allow him to marry his boyfriend.
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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.
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Buildings and structures in New Taipei
Prisons in Taiwan