Historic prison site in Shanghai to get new look

Former jail premises may be repurposed as hub for retail, education and leisure

The Shanghai Bureau of Justice and the Shanghai Prison Administration announced the relocation of Shanghai's Tilanqiao Prison in early July, with the successful transfer of all inmates.

The original site, which was built in 1901, was located in the downtown Hongkou district. The new site is in Qingpu district on the city's outskirts. The Tilanqiao Prison name will be retained after the relocation, authorities said.

There had been calls for a number of years for the prison to be relocated due to it being too close to a dense urban area.