page_title: Green Island, Taiwan
section_title: Prisons
hierarchical_section_title: Green Island, Taiwan / History / Prisons
caption_attribution_description: English: This photo taken by Prince Roy.中文（中国大陆）‎: 这张图由Prince Roy所拍摄。中文（繁體）‎: 這張圖由Prince Roy所拍攝。
context_page_description: Green Island, also known by other names, is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean about 33 km off the eastern coast of Taiwan. It is 15.092 km² at high tide and 17.329 km² at low tide, making it the Republic of China's seventh-largest island. The island is administered as Lüdao Township, a rural township of Taitung County and one of the county's two offshore areas. The island once served as a penal colony for political prisoners during Taiwan's period of martial law, although today it is primarily known as a tourist hotspot.
context_section_description: Green Island first served as an isolated spot and place of exile for political prisoners during the martial law period of Taiwanese history under the Kuomintang, and especially in the White Terror. After their release, many of the prisoners jailed between the late 1940s and the late 1980s went on to establish the Democratic Progressive Party, most notably Shih Ming-teh. Cartoonist Bo Yang served his prison terms there.
  The place where most of the political prisoners (such as Shih Ming-teh) were held was "Green Island Lodge" (Lǜ Dǎo Shānzhuāng). "Oasis Village" was the main penal colony. The prison was later closed, and its interior is now open to the public. "Green Island Prison" (Lǜdǎo Jiānyù) is also on the island and has housed prisoners considered to be among Taiwan's most dangerous criminals and gangsters. However, this has changed in recent years.
caption: Green Island Prison
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