(Minghui.org) The Qianjin Prison in Beijing, also known as the Chadian Prison, is located in the Qinghe Farm in Ninghe District, Tianjin. It’s under the administration of the Qinghe Branch of the Beijing Prison Administration Bureau. Since 2000, a large number of male Falun Gong practitioners have been detained there and most of them were sentenced to lengthy prison terms from five years to eleven years. The prison guards instigate the inmates to torture the practitioners to gain a reduction of their prison terms.

The common torture methods used in the prison include beating, electric shocks, sleep deprivation, starvation, and denied restroom use, as well as various brainwashing tactics. Guard Liu Guanghui was promoted to the prison’s deputy warden for his active participation in the torture. He introduced the torture method of forcing the practitioners to sit on a small plastic stool for long hours motionless. Many practitioners’ buttocks festered as a result.

The first ward and the third ward are mainly designated to detain Falun Gong practitioners. The first ward is for practitioners who refused to renounce Falun Gong. A guard named Gao Chuang threatened to harvest the practitioners’ internal organs and announce to the outside world that they died from practicing Falun Gong. For each meal, the practitioners are often given two pieces of bread and some water only. They aren’t only starved, but also deprived of sleep. 

After the practitioners are forced to renounce Falun Gong against their will, they are transferred to the third ward. Mr. Wang Zicheng, who is serving a 5.5-year term, is now held in the third ward. The prison has denied his correspondence with his family or visitation for over a year. It’s also been more than a year since his family could make cash deposits for him to buy daily necessities in prison. He is in low spirits and also struggles with some physical conditions due to torture and mental distress. Prior to his latest term, he has already served three terms for a total of 14 years.