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Chiayi Old Prison
Chiayi Old Prison. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Chiayi Old Prison (pinyin: Jiāyì Jiù Jiānyù) is a former prison located at 140 Wei Hsin Road, East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. It underwent restoration and reopened as the Chiayi Prison Museum (pinyin: Yùzhèng Bówùguǎn) in 2011. It was designated as a historic monument of Taiwan in 2005.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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