* Wary China readies for the patriot Games Aug 1, 2008
Another rights defender, Hou Wenzhou (P), was kept without trial for 18 days in Qincheng prison. There was no arrest warrant. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Nothing to chance Jul 13, 2008
Human rights activist Hou Wenzhuo said she was locked up in Beijing's notorious Qincheng Prison last month. The 38-year-old says she was interrogated for 18 days - without being charged - before being released. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
* Former Shanghai mayor given 18-year prison term Apr 12, 2008
According to Xinhua, Chen has been held in Beijings Qincheng prison, which has long housed Chinas political prisoners. The last wife of former revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, Jiang Qing (C), a member of the infamous Gang of Four, was held there when she committed suicide in 1991. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Chinese drug czar went from reform to graft Jul 13, 2007
But last March, locked up in the Qincheng Prison here, he wrote a short confession. "Why are the friends who gave me money all the bosses of pharmaceutical companies?" he wrote in his letter. (Houston Chronicle)
