Incarceration of women
Within the last decade, the rate of incarceration for women in China has increased by 46%. Women make up only 6% of the total population of individuals in prison within the country. While it is difficult to correctly evaluate the statistic regarding the total number of women incarcerated due to the underreporting of these cases, China is on track to imprison more women than the United States.
Chaohu Prison
Chaohu Prison is a prison in Chaohu, Anhui, China. It was established in 1959. It is the province's 3rd largest prison currently employing over 1200 guards and other employees. Most of the inmates here are sentenced to life or serving commuted death sentences. The factory was established in 1959 and is a national key enterprise in the machinery industry. It is also a special enterprise designated by the Ministry of Railways to produce railway parts. Products made here are used in all railway engineering departments throughout China.