Laogai
Sign in to savethumb|Locations of laogai camps in the 1990s, according to Harry Wu
Key facts
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- Laogai
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- 勞改
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- 劳改
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- láogǎi
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- Full name
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- 勞動改造
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- 劳动改造
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- láodòng gǎizào
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- reform through labor
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- Maoist era
- Market reform era
- Modern era
- Conditions in Laogai camps
- Clothing
- Food
- Living quarters and sanitation
- Disease and pests
- "Reform through labor"
- Estimated number of deaths
- References
thumb|Locations of laogai camps in the 1990s, according to Harry Wu
Laogai (), short for laodong gaizao (), which means reform through labor, is a criminal justice system involving the use of penal labor and prison farms in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Láogǎi () is different from láojiào (), or re-education through labor, which was the abolished administrative detention system for people who were not criminals but had committed minor offenses, and was intended to "reform offenders into law-abiding citizens". Persons who were detained in the laojiao were detained in facilities that were separate from those which comprised the general prison system of the laogai. Both systems, however, were based on penal labor.